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RM12b in Budget 2026 to boost rural Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) will continue to focus on comprehensive rural development through Budget 2026, which allocates RM12.4 billion, marking an increase of 3.69 per cent compared to the previous year.
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Police say case closed on Telok Panglima Garang school brawl shown in viral video
SHAH ALAM, Oct 17 — Police have confirmed that a fight involving a group of students at a school in Telok Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, has been resolved among the parties concerned. Kuala Langat police chief Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi
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BN finalising candidate list to strengthen comeback bid in Sabah election
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to announce the names of candidates contesting in the 17th Sabah State Election (PRN) one week before the nomination day, said its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The
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MACC to trial AI-based procurement system in Johor for enhanced transparency
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 17 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven procurement system to enhance transparency and integrity in government operations, with a trial run to be carried out in Johor soon. MACC chief commissioner
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Classmate recounts final moments of Bandar Utama school stabbing victim: ‘She asked to go to the toilet and never returned’
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 — A classmate of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, who was fatally stabbed at a school in Bandar Utama, has recounted her final moments, revealing that she had asked to go to the toilet during an examination
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Pentagon journalists walk out as new press curbs spark outrage over US transparency
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — Dozens of journalists who cover the US Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect. The Defense Department had set a Tuesday
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Prince Andrew ‘believed sex was his birthright,’ Virginia Giuffre alleges in posthumous memoir
LONDON, Oct 16 — A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, accuses the Duke of York of being “entitled – as if he believed having sex with me was his birthright,” according to
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Europe races to build a ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats expose costly weaknesses
BRUSSELS, Oct 16 — Just hours after some 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace last month, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it was time for Europe to build a “drone wall” to protect its eastern flank. Drone
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BlackRock-Nvidia-Microsoft consortium buys data centre giant for RM170b
NEW YORK, Oct 16 — A consortium led by asset manager BlackRock, which includes chip giant Nvidia and Microsoft, announced Wednesday it is acquiring data centre specialist Aligned Data Centers from Australian financial services group Macquarie for approximately US$40 billion
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Jelebu MP warns of ‘time bomb’ generation, proposes social media ban for teens under 16 following school incidents
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Malaysia should prevent teenagers from having social media accounts until the age of 16, instead of just those below age 13, Jelebu MP Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said today. Highlighting the various problems in Malaysia’s
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