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Mohe instructs universities to assess SST expansion’s impact on students amid concerns of rising costs

SUNGAI PETANI, July 5 — The Ministry of Higher Education (Mohe) has instructed university vice-chancellors to conduct a detailed study to assess the impact of the expanded scope of the Sales and Services Tax (SST) on their students. Higher Education

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PM Anwar arrives in Brazil for Brics summit debut, set to champion Asean’s priorities

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here today to attend the 17th Brics Leaders’ Summit hosted by Brazil. The aircraft carrying Anwar and his delegation landed at the Galeão Air Force Base (BAGL)

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Immigration Dept arrests over 1,000 employers for hiring, harbouring undocumented migrants this year

KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — The Immigration Department (JIM) has detained 1,005 employers for allegedly hiring or harbouring undocumented migrants between January 1 and July 3 this year. JIM director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said the arrests involved employers from various

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Health Minister says Hospital Visitors’ Board appointments under review after Rembau screening error sparks public concern

SEREMBAN, July 5 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) assured that the appointment process for Hospital Visitors’ Board Members (ALPH) nationwide will be reviewed, said its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said that the process will also be

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Federal Court judge Zabariah Mohd Yusof steps in as acting Court of Appeal president

PUTRAJAYA, July 4 — Federal Court Judge Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof will assume the powers and responsibilities of the Court of Appeal president following Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim’s retirement yesterday. In a letter dated yesterday, Chief Judge of

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Treated water from Perak to Penang gets go-ahead as project negotiations set to begin

GEORGE TOWN, July 4 — Perak has agreed to sell treated water to Penang under the Perak-Penang Water Project, said Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the Penang state government received a courtesy visit from the Perak Development

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Malaysia risks becoming terror transit hub as IS-linked Bangladeshis recruit migrant workers via social media

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — A group of Bangladeshi nationals linked to the Islamic State (IS) terror group used social media platforms to spread propaganda and recruit members from within Malaysia’s migrant worker community, said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)

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Anwar hopes Canada reconsiders visa exemption for Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed his hope to his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to reconsider visa exemptions for Malaysians. Malaysian citizens will need a visa for a trip to Canada, as a

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Court of Appeal grants Tommy Thomas’ bid to recuse High Court judge in Shahrir’s malicious prosecution suit

PUTRAJAYA, July 4 — The Court of Appeal today allowed the appeal by former attorney-general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to recuse a High Court judge from presiding over Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad’s malicious prosecution suit against him. A

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Nurse loses RM634,000 in WhatsApp scam after being duped into fake investment scheme

KUANTAN, July 4 — A nurse lost more than RM634,000 after being duped by a non-existent investment scheme. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 39-year-old woman claimed it all started when she befriended an individual through the

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