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EPF rolls out new retirement guide and savings plan to help Malaysians prepare for the future
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has launched the Belanjawanku 2024/2025 guide and a new Retirement Income Adequacy (RIA) Framework to help Malaysians plan more effectively for retirement and better manage their monthly living costs. In a statement
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PM Anwar launches national AI office to turn Malaysia into regional digital hub
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Malaysia launched on Thursday a national artificial intelligence office aimed at shaping policies and addressing regulatory issues, as it looks to establish itself as a regional hub for AI development. The Southeast Asian country has
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Health minister defends move to up nurses’ working time from 42 hours a week to 45
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The move to increase the working hours of nurses in hospital wards by three hours under the new Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) directive underwent multiple rounds of engagement, including with seven trade unions and
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Transport minister says new terminals, fourth runway for KLIA on the cards
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is planning to add a fourth runway and several new terminals at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the
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Denmark reopens embassy in KL ahead of Malaysia’s chairmanship of Asean to deepen trade ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The reopening of the Danish Embassy in Malaysia marks a pivotal milestone in the bilateral relations between the two nations, especially as Malaysia gears up to chair ASEAN in 2025, said Denmark’s Minister of Foreign
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Police believe decomposed body found in trolley bag in Cheras Perdana is a foreigner, no BCG scar
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Police have not ruled out the possibility that the decomposed body found in a trolley bag in Taman CP6, Cheras Perdana, belongs to a foreign male, due to the absence of a BCG vaccination scar.
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AG drops appeal against DPM Zahid’s foreign visa acquittal
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 12 — The Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) has discontinued its appeal against Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s acquittal of 40 corruption charges in the foreign visa system (VLN) contract. Datuk Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim, the deputy
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Sponsor of national shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s kit says sorry for ‘unintended’ upside-down Malaysian flag on jersey at world final
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Online sports store Victor Malaysia has issued an apology for its “oversight” that resulted in an upside-down Jalur Gemilang sewn upside down on the jersey of national badminton player Lee Zii Jia worn at the
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Selangor Sultan grants royal pardon to Kajang Prison inmate who earned PhD in jail
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The first prisoner to earn a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree while in prison has been granted a royal pardon by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, in conjunction with His Royal Highness’s
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Nationwide road repairs from flood damage set to exceed RM300m, works minister reports
SEBERANG PERAI, Dec 12 — Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi announced that the cost of repairing flood-damaged roads has hit approximately RM312.1 million as of December 11. He said the sum was for repair works on several
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