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Malaysia Airlines, Firefly offer RM499 festive fares to East Malaysia, add 62 extra flights
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), through Malaysia Airlines and Firefly, is supporting increased travel demand ahead of the upcoming Hari Raya Aidiladha, Kaamatan and Gawai celebrations with subsidised fares on selected East Malaysia routes. In a
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Malaysia smashes first-quarter tourism record with 10.6 million arrivals
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia recorded a new tourism milestone in the first quarter of 2026, welcoming more than 10.6 million international visitors — the highest ever for the period and the second consecutive year the country has crossed
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Malaysia to join BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi this week
HYDERABAD, May 13 — Malaysia will participate in the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting being held in New Delhi on May 14 and15. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is expected to arrive in the Indian capital on Wednesday, a Malaysian
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Police recover stolen jewellery after gold shop heist in Jerantut, two suspected robbers held in Chow Kit
KUANTAN, May 13 — Police have arrested two men suspected of involvement in a jewellery theft case at a gold shop in Jerantut last April 28. Jerantut Acting Police Chief DSP Arshad Ayob said the suspects, aged 23 and 63,
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‘Our work is not over’: Hantavirus remains contained, urges countries to ‘follow advice’, says WHO chief
MADRID, May 12 — World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV
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Indonesia tightens hantavirus screening at Soekarno‑Hatta for arrivals from US, Argentina, Uruguay and Panama
JAKARTA, May 12 — Indonesia has tightened health screening and monitoring at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for travellers arriving from four countries following concerns over potential Hantavirus transmission cases. Head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Health Quarantine Centre Naning Nugrahini said
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Breach of protocol: Dutch hospital quarantines 12 workers after hantavirus samples from cruise ship patient mishandled
AMSTERDAM, May 12 — A Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members in a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols. The hospital staff members will be quarantined for six weeks, the
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Anwar orders all ministries to retarget aid and protect vulnerable Malaysians from rising costs
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a direct order to all ministries to realign their initiatives and assistance programmes, ensuring that government resources are precision-targeted to shield the poor and vulnerable from the
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On final day as MACC chief, Azam Baki rules out politics and business in next chapter
PUTRAJAYA, May 12 — Outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has officially ruled out a career in politics or the private sector, vowing instead to dedicate his retirement to lifelong public service. Speaking to reporters
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National Economic Action Council urges local authorities to cut rental rates for traders
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The National Economic Action Council (MTEN) has urged local authorities and state governments nationwide to immediately reduce rental rates for premises and shops under their management. Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir Akmal said the move
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