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Umno Youth chief’s challenge to prosecution over Facebook post set for June 16 hearing
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has filed a judicial review application challenging the Attorney General’s decision to prosecute him over a Facebook post allegedly capable of causing public fear. The application was
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Bersama urges Selangor to revoke non-Muslim worship guidelines, restart consultations
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) today urged the Selangor government to withdraw newly approved guidelines governing non-Muslim houses of worship and restart consultations with religious groups and other stakeholders. The party, led by former ministers Rafizi
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Will LIKE choke Brickfields? Residents, religious leaders seek answers on RM2.3b proposed highway
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Brickfields community has raised the alarm over the proposed RM2.32 billion Laluan Istana-Kiara Expressway (LIKE), warning that the massive project risks “paralysing” the district’s already congested inner roads. Leaders from local religious institutions and
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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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