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Police identify two suspects in alleged forgery of FAM heritage player documents
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have identified two individuals believed to be involved in the forgery of documents involving seven Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) heritage players submitted to the International Federation of Association Football
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Muhyiddin draws line on Perikatan’s future leader, saying chair must come from coalition chiefs
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said the next Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman should come from among the coalition’s party leaders, a stance that has placed renewed pressure on PN as it navigates an
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Fahmi: X confirms Grok can no longer generate or edit pornographic content
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 21 — Social media platform X has confirmed that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok can no longer be misused to generate or edit harmful content involving pornography, sexual material or incest, following tighter regulatory controls on its image
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Customs busts smuggling syndicate in Penang, seizes RM21.88m worth of cigarettes and liquor
BUTTERWORTH, Jan 21 — The Penang branch of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department has busted a cigarette and liquor smuggling syndicate, involving goods and taxes valued at RM21.88 million, following inspections of three containers, at separate locations across the state,
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Aminuddin says Negeri Sembilan ready to revisit two-term limit for MB post
SEREMBAN, Jan 21 — The Negeri Sembilan state government is ready to re-table a motion to limit the tenure of the Menteri Besar to two terms, in line with a proposed bill to cap the Prime Minister’s term expected to be
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Police arrest man suspected of robbing Vietnamese woman at Cheras temple
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Police have arrested a man suspected of robbing a Vietnamese woman at a temple in Taman Sri Bahtera, Cheras, on Monday. Cheras District Police Chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said 1pm incident, the 23-year-old victim,
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Six remanded as MACC probes fake medical reports in Socso invalidity pension scam
KANGAR, Jan 21 — Six individuals, including three women, have been remanded for between three and seven days, starting today, to assist in investigations into a case involving the submission of false medical reports for applications to obtain invalidity pensions
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Anwar: No more ‘sakau’ and ‘songlap’ in defence procurement under new policy aimed at stopping leakages, restoring public trust
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today openly acknowledged that defence procurement has long been a sector vulnerable to abuse and opaque practices, saying the newly launched National Defence Industry Policy (DIPN) was intended to
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Fahmi to meet X today as Malaysia raises concerns over Grok’s misuse and user safety
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil is scheduled to meet representatives from social media platform X later this evening to discuss issues related to online safety, as well as the potential misuse of X’s artificial intelligence
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Over 3,600 overloaded lorries caught in Q4 2025, but fatal crashes are declining, Loke tells Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 — More than 3,600 lorries were caught for overloading in the October-December 2025 period alone, Transport Minister Anthony Loke revealed in Parliament this morning, a number he said reflected a serious safety hazard. The transport ministry
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