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Johor polls: Free buses, extra ETS seats offered for outstation voters
JOHOR BAHRU, July 9 — A non-governmental organisation, Stesen Pemantauan Rakyat, is providing six free buses to transport 240 voters from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore home to cast their ballots in the Johor state election this Saturday. Its representative, Yong
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Heavyweights mixed: Maybank, Tenaga edge up while Public Bank, CIMB slip in early trade
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, reversing the previous session’s gains as escalating tensions in West Asia weighed on investor sentiment. At 9.10am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 2.20 points, or
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Over 96,000 Form Six students to receive RM14.4m early schooling aid, says Education Ministry
PUTRAJAYA, July 9 — A total of 96,013 Form Six students, comprising both new and existing students, have received or will receive the 2026 Early Schooling Aid (BAP), involving an allocation of RM14.4 million, according to the Ministry of Education
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Home minister says 78 Rohingya granted refugee status, 25 eligible for work under DPP pilot scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — A total of 78 Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity have been granted refugee status under Malaysia’s new Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme, with 25 of them identified as eligible for employment under a pilot work
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Lindung 24 Jam contributions now optional for local employees, mandatory for foreign workers, says HR minister
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The government has decided that contributions to the Non-Employment Injury Scheme (Lindung 24 Jam) under the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) will no longer be mandatory for local workers and will instead be voluntary, with immediate
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Iran braces for Khamenei’s burial in Mashhad as fresh US strikes escalate Middle East war
MASHHAD, July 9 — Iranians were preparing on Thursday to bury their slain leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown of Mashhad in northeast Iran, as new US strikes threatened to trigger a fresh escalation in the Middle East war. The
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Qatar issues emergency alerts as US strikes on Iran trigger Gulf sirens
ISTANBUL, July 9 — Qatar issued emergency security alerts while warning sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait early Thursday after a new wave of US strikes on Iran prompted heightened security measures across the Gulf, Anadolu Ajansi reported. Qatar’s Interior
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Anwar: Leaders must embrace change without compromising their values
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Leaders must continue to learn and adapt to new approaches without neglecting fundamental principles such as trust, values and moral integrity, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post, Anwar said he
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Student group GPMS pushes for regular mental health screening at education institutions after recent stabbing incident
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) has proposed that regular mental health screenings be carried out at all educational institutions to identify at-risk students at an early stage. Its secretary-general, Wafiyuddin Musa, said the
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Local students still dominate public university enrolment in Malaysia, says IPPTN
GEORGE TOWN, July 9 — Local students remain the dominant group in public universities, with 96.56 per cent of undergraduate enrolment comprising Malaysian students, proving that priority for local students remains safeguarded. National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) director Associate
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