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Deputy minister: New QR code-enabled MyKad could replace eCOSS app for subsidised cooking oil scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Malaysia is planning to use its new QR code-enabled MyKad to facilitate purchases of subsidised cooking oil packets, in a move that could eventually replace the need for consumers to use the Cooking Oil Price
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Johor election: Heading home from Singapore to vote? Immigration says border systems are ready
JOHOR BAHRU, July 6 — The Immigration Department (JIM) has intensified its preparedness to the highest level by conducting continuous monitoring of inspection systems at the country’s entry points to facilitate the return of voters ahead of the Johor state
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Security tightened ahead of Johor early voting tomorrow at police and military polling centres
JOHOR BAHRU, July 6 —The Johor contingent of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has mobilised 3,565 personnel to ensure that the early voting process for the 16th Johor state election tomorrow proceeds smoothly, safely and in an orderly manner. Johor
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Nearly 40pc of EPF contributors now meet basic retirement savings target, Parliament told
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Nearly 40 per cent of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors aged between 18 and 60 had achieved the retirement savings target policymakers estimate is sufficient to support a “basic” retirement lifestyle as of May this
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Immigration detains 200 in Taman Maluri night market raid, warns employers and syndicates next in line
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Malaysian Immigration authorities detained 200 foreign nationals during a raid at Kuala Lumpur’s Taman Maluri night market yesterday after complaints from residents prompted two weeks of surveillance, Sinar Harian reported. The operation, dubbed ‘Op Kutip’, was carried
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Social media video sparks outrage as Tawau police probe student bullying, arrest 10 teens
TAWAU, July 6 — Police have arrested 10 teenage boys to assist investigations into the alleged assault of four schoolmates in Merotai Besar on Friday. Acting Tawau Police Chief Supt Wilynton Enchana Watt said the suspects, aged between 14 and
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Johor polls enter second week with Pakatan stressing daily issues, BN leveraging party network
JOHOR BAHRU, July 6 — Campaigning for the 16th Johor State Election, now in its second week, has seen the two main political coalitions intensify their groundwork to reach out to the voters, with each banking on its own unique
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Examinations Board says Year 4 Learning Matrix data meant for intervention, not competition
PUTRAJAYA, July 6 — The Year 4 Learning Matrix 2026, scheduled to be held from October 6 to 8, will be used to identify pupils’ learning needs and facilitate early intervention, and not to compare achievements between pupils or schools,
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Ringgit steady at open as traders weigh US rate hike outlook
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The ringgit opened mostly flat against the US dollar on Monday as traders reassessed the likelihood of a United States (US) interest rate hike following a weaker-than-expected US nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data. At 8am, the
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Tengku Zafrul testifies in Muhyiddin’s RM225m Jana Wibawa corruption trial
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Former Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz testified today in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur during the corruption and money laundering trial of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Tengku Zafrul, 53, the prosecution’s
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