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Anwar vows no compromise in anti-corruption fight, backs stronger MACC
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The MADANI Government will continue to empower the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as a credible and respected institution in efforts to eradicate corruption without compromise, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. The Prime Minister
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BNM, World Bank and UNDP release report on nature-related financial risks in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) today released a report entitled “A LEAP for Nature: Advancing Nature-related Financial Risk and Opportunity Assessment in
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No more cash counters: EPF moves contributions to apps, banks and self‑service terminals from July 1
PETALING JAYA, June 11 — The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will discontinue remittance counters at all branches nationwide from July 1, 2026, shifting contribution payments fully to digital and alternative channels. The retirement fund said other service counters would continue
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Police report filed after Albert Tei stages four protests at Menara Komunikasi, J‑KOM cites obstruction
PUTRAJAYA, June 11 — The Community Communications Department (J-KOM) today lodged a police report against activist Albert Tei over allegations that he had disrupted operations at the Ministry of Communications through a series of gatherings held since last month. J-KOM
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Bersatu vows to defend Endau seat as Alwiyah Talib exits, Azmin rallies grassroots support
MERSING, June 11 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is confident that it will continue to retain the Endau state seat in the upcoming Johor election despite the sudden exit of its incumbent Alwiyah Talib from the party earlier this
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Malaysia’s jobless rate edges back to 3.0pc in April, 511,800 unemployed as labour force grows
PUTRAJAYA, June 11 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate returned to 3.0 per cent in April 2026, with 511,800 unemployed persons recorded, according to the Labour Force Statistics for April released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The unemployment rate during
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Politicians come and go, institutions remain: Leaders call for stronger federal-state framework
GEORGE TOWN, June 11 — Malaysia needs a stronger rules-based system to ensure the interests of every state are protected regardless of which political party is in power, state leaders at the Inter-State Forum on State-Federal Relations 2026 said today.
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‘Perikatan does not belong to any single party’: Ahmad Samsuri says PAS a founding member too
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar today stressed that PAS is also a founding member of the opposition coalition, saying PN does not belong exclusively to any single party amid lingering questions
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Tunku Zain named new Tunku Panglima Besar of Negeri Sembilan
KUALA PILAH, June 10 — Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir today proclaimed his second son Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin as the holder of the hereditary title of Putera Yang Empat, Tunku Panglima Besar of Negeri Sembilan,
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India aviation probe faces criticism as Air India 787 crash report remains incomplete
MUMBAI, June 11 — India’s aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. Families of the victims had expected a final
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