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No change to govt pension scheme, PSD warns public against false info
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — The Public Service Department (PSD) has denied recent social media claims that the government’s pension scheme changed starting January 1 this year. In a statement on its official Facebook page, the department stressed that pensions
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Fund youth, sports development or risk losing future talent, Hannah Yeoh tells state leaders
SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh urged Chief Ministers and Menteris Besar to provide sufficient funds for youth and sports development for the coming year. Hannah said this step is crucial to help the executive
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Johor woman allegedly micro-sleeps while driving, crashes into motorcycle and drags rider, pillion
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug 6 — A woman is believed to have fallen into micro-sleep while driving, causing her car to crash into a motorcycle and drag its rider and pillion along the Nusajaya Expressway yesterday. Both male victims sustained serious
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Over 400 tonnes of hazardous battery waste found at unlicensed Kedah factory, DOE seizes equiment
ALOR SETAR, Aug 6 — The Kedah Department of Environment (DOE) has enforced Equipment Operation Seizure (POK) provisions against a factory in the Bukit Selambau Industrial Area, Sungai Petani, suspected of conducting unlicensed off-site scheduled waste storage and recovery activities.
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MCMC records statements of trio over video of chicken bones given to homeless man
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded statements from three individuals over a video, widely circulated on social media, showing them handing leftover food to a homeless man, which sparked backlash online. In a
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Lawyer Ahmad Redza named KTMB chairman, tasked with driving corporate reform and governance
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Datuk Ahmad Redza Abdullah, the co-founder of renowned law firm Messrs Shahrizat Rashid & Lee, has been announced as the new chairman of the board of directors of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). KTMB is
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Group says luxury car owners rather pay RM300 fine than insure vehicles
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Luxury vehicle owners are exploiting the outdated Road Transport Act by treating the minimal RM300 fine as a parking fee, willingly paying penalties rather than renewing their road tax and insurance, transport experts warned. The
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Who was Tipu Sultan? Anwar urges Malaysians to look beyond colonial narratives in Asian history
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a deeper appreciation of Asian history that moves beyond colonial narratives, citing Tipu Sultan of Mysore, an Indian ruler who fought against the British East India
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Lawyer confirms Zara Qairina audio clip is real, rejects washing machine theory
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — A lawyer representing the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir has confirmed that a 44-second audio recording of a conversation between the teenager and her mother regarding “Kak M” is genuine. Hamid Ismail, who
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Kelantan teacher pleads not guilty to four charges of sexual offences against 11-year-old male pupil
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A teacher pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, today to four charges of child sexual offences against an 11-year-old male pupil in March and May last year. Syahril Faiza Zakaria,
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