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Daily Express
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Express
Baby rape video sales is 'madness': Saifuddin
Published on: Thursday, July 17, 2025 Published on: Thu, Jul 17, 2025 By: Elill Easwaran, FMT Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail ( pic ) on Wednesday revealed that a three-month-old baby had been raped, with video footage of the abuse reportedly distributed for sale. 'I was briefed at 12.30am. If you're being briefed at midnight, it's definitely a major issue, not a minor one,' he said in his speech at his ministry's monthly assembly. Advertisement 'A three-month-old baby was raped, recorded on video, and the video was sold. That's madness.' Speaking to reporters later, Saifuddin declined to provide further details, saying such cases could trigger unnecessary public alarm. 'If it's splashed on the front page, the public reaction becomes something else entirely, even though it may be just a single incident. So I'm not going to give much detail on that,' he said. - FMT * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
09-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Express
Malaysia won't strike a trade deal just for the sake of it, Tengku Zafrul says
Published on: Wednesday, July 09, 2025 Published on: Wed, Jul 09, 2025 By: Elill Easwaran, FMT Text Size: Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said any tariff reduction must be matched with a careful analysis of what Malaysia would be giving in return. Kuala Lumpur: Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz today said that Malaysia would not accept a trade deal with the US for the sake of it, and that any agreement must ultimately benefit the country. 'If we can strike a deal that benefits Malaysia, its companies and the economy, then we will say yes. 'But if the deal doesn't benefit us, we must be firm. Negotiations should not begin with the intention of conceding everything. That's not how negotiations work,' he said at a press conference today. Tengku Zafrul was asked about negotiations with the US to reduce the 25% tariff on Malaysian goods effective Aug 1. He said any tariff reduction must be matched with a careful analysis of what Malaysia would be giving in return, and that 'trade-offs' must be factored in. He said the US would not reduce tariffs without reciprocal concessions. 'So we need to evaluate if we give in to a request, what is the impact on Malaysia? If the balance is positive, we may proceed. But if the impact is negative, we must say no.' He also said that Malaysia was taking a long-term view, with negotiations focused on issues vital to the country's future competitiveness. 'Whatever we offer the US must be consistent with what we offer others,' he said, referring to Malaysia's other trade partners. 'We must be fair and balanced – it's not as simple as just reducing tariffs.' MORE TO COME * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
