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Oil prices go down—crashing—good news or bad news?

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HARGA MINYAK DUNIA JATUH GILA  WORLD OIL PRICES CRASHING The oil prices are crashing. WTI hit US$82.95 per barrel yesterday.  Down almost US$12 per barrel.  Or down 12.40% from the day before. June oil futures are trading even lower at US$81.38 per barrel. The Dow Jones is going up, up and away.  The Dow hit 49,546 yesterday Friday 17 April 2026.  Compared to the day before: 48,463 on Thursday. That is a 993 point jump in the Dow in one day!!  There is going to be a resolution in the Middle East. CL = Crude oil (specifically West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures) M = Contract month code for June 6 = The year ending in 6 (context determines the decade, e.g., 2016, 2026, etc.) Tuan Syed Akbar Ali wrote in his blog, OutSyed The Box yesterday, Friday 17 April 2026. End © Permadu Visit Permadu Malaysia blog at  permadumalaysia.blogspot.com By  Fauzi Kadir Chief Editor Assistant Editor Jamaliah Mohd Salleh Final editing and brought to you by Fauzi K...

Hishammuddin, Khairy and Syed Hamid accepted back into the fold of UMNO

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Malaysiakini reported late last night that the UMNO Supreme Council (MKT) meeting held last night decided that the party has agreed to accept back its former leaders, including Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Mr. Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, and Tan Sri Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar. UMNO Secretary-General, Datuk Seri Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, said the Supreme Council fully supports the "Rumah Bangsa" (House of the Nation) initiative, proposed by its President, Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, to accept back, without conditions, any members who were suspended, expelled, or left the party. "Among the names of applicants decided upon by the Supreme Council include Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar, and 6,252 former leaders and members at the UMNO Division and Branch levels throughout Malaysia," he said in a statement. In 2023, the UMNO Supreme Council (MKT) sacked Khairy, who is also the former UMNO Youth chief, and ...

Hishammuddin, Khairy dan Syed Hamid diterima kembali ke pangkuan UMNO

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Malaysiakini sebentar tadi melaporkan Mesyuarat Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) UMNO yang berlangsung malam ini memutuskan bahawa parti itu bersetuju menerima semula bekas pemimpinnya termasuk Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Encik Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar dan Tan Sri Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar. Setiausaha Agung UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, berkata, MKT menyokong penuh gagasan Rumah Bangsa yang dicetuskan Presidennya, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi untuk menerima kembali tanpa syarat mana-mana ahli yang digantung, dipecat atau keluar parti. "Antara nama-nama pemohon yang telah diputuskan oleh MKT termasuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar dan 6,252 bekas pimpinan serta ahli di peringkat UMNO Bahagian dan Cawangan seluruh Malaysia," katanya dalam kenyataan. MKT UMNO pada 2023 memecat Khairy yang juga bekas ketua Pemuda UMNO dan Ahli Majlis Tertingginya, Tan Sri Noh Omar. Beberapa pimpinan lain pula digantun...

Myanmar ringankan hukuman bekas pemimpin Aung San Suu Kyi, membebaskan bekas presiden

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Di YANGON, Reuters melaporkan Myanmar telah mengurangkan hukuman penjara bekas pemimpin Cik Aung San Suu Kyi, peguamnya memberitahu agensi berita antarabangsa itu hari ini, Jumaat 17 April 2026, sebagai sebahagian daripada pengampunan oleh presiden baharu yang menggulingkan kerajaannya dalam rampasan kuasa lima tahun lalu. Suu Kyi, 80, sedang menjalani hukuman 27 tahun kerana beberapa kesalahan yang dikatakan sekutunya bermotifkan politik untuk menghalangnya, bermula daripada hasutan dan rasuah kepada penipuan pilihan raya dan melanggar undang-undang rahsia negara. Hukuman itu telah dipotong satu perenam, tetapi masih tidak jelas sama ada pemenang Hadiah Keamanan Nobel itu akan dibenarkan menjalani baki hukumannya di bawah tahanan rumah, kata peguam itu. Suu Kyi yang sangat popular, yang telah menolak tuduhan terhadapnya sebagai "tidak masuk akal", tidak pernah dilihat di khalayak ramai sejak tamat perbicaraan berpanjangan, dan di mana dia berada tidak diketahui. Sebelum ini...