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High Court stays Malaysian Bar’s challenge against Zahid’s DNAA pending apex court appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The High Court has granted an interim stay on the Malaysian Bar’s judicial review challenging the Attorney General’s decision to halt corruption proceedings against Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The decision freezes the
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Civil servants effectively banned from using Waze app due to Israel ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Civil servants have been banned from using the Waze navigation app with immediate effect, following a decision by the National Cyber Security Committee (JKSN) at its meeting yesterday. In a letter dated October 20, Chief Secretary to
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Floodwaters destroy Pos Brooke suspension bridge, leaving villagers isolated
GUA MUSANG, Oct 21 — A flash flood, accompanied by surging waters and a mudflow, caused the Kampung Brooke Lama suspension bridge across Sungai Belatop in Pos Brooke here to collapse yesterday afternoon. The collapse cut off the main access
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MCBA chief Shuhaily charged with assaulting Special Branch duo at KLIA
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Malaysian Checkpoints and Borders Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today to two counts of assaulting police personnel at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last
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Closing pig farms could weaken food security
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 21 — Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice-president David Ong has criticised a proposal to shut down pig farms nationwide and rely on imported pork, saying it could undermine Malaysia’s food security, local agriculture and multicultural values. Ong was
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Perak Perhilitan monitoring elephant herd after crop destruction complaints
IPOH, Oct 21 — The Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has received six official complaints this year from oil palm smallholders in Kampung Perlop 1, Sungai Siput, over wild elephants destroying crops and plantation infrastructure. Its director,
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Corporate-creative collaborations vital to boost Malaysian IPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Collaborations between corporate entities and local creative talent are vital in driving the growth of Malaysia’s creative sector and showcasing homegrown intellectual properties (IPs) to a broader audience. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said
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Port Klang raid exposes alleged subsidised cooking oil diversion scheme
SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 — The Selangor Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has successfully uncovered the misappropriation of subsidised controlled goods specifically one-kilogramme (kg) packets of cooking oil following a raid on a premises in the
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More than 1,500 public toilets upgraded under Housing Ministry initiative
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) allocated RM154 million to local authorities (PBT) nationwide from 2023 to 2025 for the maintenance, repair and upgrading of public toilet facilities. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga
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Bukit Aman, Singapore police smash cross-border prostitution ring using Malaysia as base
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Police have dismantled a cross-border prostitution syndicate that used Malaysia as an offshore operational command centre to market sex workers to clients in Singapore, arresting one local and 29 foreign nationals in a coordinated bilateral
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