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More workplace subsidies, tax incentives needed to support breastfeeding mothers, says Yeo Bee Yin
PETALING JAYA, Aug 19 — The government should provide more subsidies and tax incentives to companies to set up breastfeeding rooms and childcare facilities in the workplace. Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Women, Children and Community Development chairman Yeo Bee
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Housing Ministry to nominate award-winning cleaning workers for state honours
PETALING JAYA, Aug 19 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) plans to nominate recipients of the 2026 Cleaning Workers Award for state honours in recognition of their service and sacrifices in keeping public spaces clean. Its Minister Nga
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Saifuddin Nasution hits out at recycled false claims of Home Ministry granting citizenship en masse to foreigners
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has denied claims that the Home Ministry (KDN) granted citizenship en masse to foreign nationals and that 1.2 million Chinese nationals had remained in Malaysia. Saifuddin Nasution said he
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Housing minister urges waste separation to be taught young as Malaysia studies Japan’s recycling model
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia is looking to Japan’s waste separation and recycling practices as it seeks to make environmentally responsible habits part of everyday life and accelerate the country’s transition towards a circular economy. Housing and Local Government
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‘I only wanted to save’: Kajang retiree wins RM1m Bank Rakyat lucky draw
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — A 68-year-old retiree never thought that his decision to save through Bank Rakyat’s Rizq Plus Investment-i Account would bring him such good fortune when he emerged as the winner of the Millionaire Draw, taking home
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Govt must not to replace UUCA with another ‘oppressive’ law, says deputy education minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — The new legal framework to be introduced following the repeal of the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971 must strengthen university autonomy and academic freedom and avoid repeating the shortcomings of the repealed Act,
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Sarawak eyes direct Kuching–Jeju flights as AirBorneo expands regional tourism links
KUCHING, Aug 18 — Sarawak is seeking to establish direct AirBorneo Airways (AirBorneo) connectivity between Kuching and Jeju Island in South Korea as the state moves to expand access to key regional tourism markets. Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts
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RTS Link aims to fast track immigration clearance in a matter of seconds
JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 18 — The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link service is expected to take only several seconds to complete a passenger’s immigration procedure once it isfully operational by early next year. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation’s (MRT
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Finance Ministry says e-invoices, though unpopular, are necessary to rein in shadow economy
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 — The Ministry of Finance today admitted that some of its policies are unpopular but defended them as necessary, as it addressed stakeholders ahead of Budget 2027 tabling in October. Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri Amir
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Abolition of AUKU will foster critical thinking in universities, says G25 civil society group
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — The proposed abolition of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU) would foster a culture of independent and critical thinking within the country’s higher learning institutions, says civil society organisation G25 Malaysia. The group of prominent
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