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‘Very deep poverty’ in Britain hits record high, new report finds
LONDON, Jan 27 — Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released today, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in “very deep poverty”, the highest level in three decades. “Very deep poverty” refers to households with an
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Republicans face election risks in clash with gun rights groups over protester’s killing
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 — Trump administration officials’ suggestion that Alex Pretti should not have brought a legally carried handgun to a Minneapolis protest has opened a rare rift with gun rights groups, creating election-year risks for Republicans with one of
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Anwar announces RM800m to hire extra teachers as part of new Year One policy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament today that his government plans to spend an additional RM800 million to hire 18,000 new teachers, as part of the policy shift to enrol six-year-olds into Year
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After backlash, Anwar tells Parliament ‘diagnostic test’ for Year One enrolment scrapped
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Parliament this morning that the Education Ministry will scrap the proposed “diagnostic test” for six-year-olds to enrol into Year One. The announcement came amid growing concerns that the
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Ringgit opens steady at 3.96 vs greenback as US-Japan intervention talks heat up
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The ringgit steadily opened at 3.96 against the US dollar this morning, amid talks of possible currency intervention by the United States and Japanese authorities intensified. At 8am opening, the ringgit traded at 3.9650/9750, compared
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Gold hits records as US policy rattles investors
LONDON, Jan 27 — Gold prices jumped to fresh records yesterday on rising worries about geopolitics, tariff threats and another potential US government shutdown while Wall Street stocks drifted higher ahead earnings from tech giants. The dollar fell, meanwhile, amid
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Final call for physical road tax: Renew at post office before full digital switch on Feb 1
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Pos Malaysia has issued a final reminder to motorists who still require a physical road tax slip to complete their renewals at post offices nationwide before the upcoming February 1 deadline. Starting from that date,
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DBKL issues 11 compound notices to contractors in overnight road work enforcement blitz
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — City Hall (DBKL) has issued 11 compound notices to six construction contractors for violating standard operating procedures (SOPs) during an overnight enforcement operation targeting road excavation works across the city. The joint operation with the
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Zahid: Malaysia’s 2025 tourist arrivals rise 11.2pc, govt to boost coordination for VM2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Malaysia had 42.2 million visitors in 2025, an 11.2 per cent increase compared to the 38 million in 2024 and 20.4 per cent higher compared to the 35 million in 2019, thus establishing a solid foundation
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MACC freezes 16 accounts involving RM10.2m in e-waste factory probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen 16 bank accounts involving RM10.2 million and seized RM87,000 in cash, vehicles and jewellery worth RM220,000 on Jan 20 under Op Nature, a joint operation by the Selangor MACC
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