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Kelantan police bust drug syndicate, seize RM1.8m worth of cannabis
KOTA BHARU, Jan 11 — Kelantan police have dismantled a drug syndicate, arresting three men and seizing 52kg of cannabis buds worth RM1.82 million in Kuala Krai on January 3. The raids, under Ops Agas, were the result of a
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‘Preventive and proportionate’: MCMC temporarily restricts Grok AI over concerns about harmful content
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Malaysia has temporarily restricted access to X’s Grok artificial intelligence tool after regulators said the platform had failed to implement adequate safeguards to prevent the generation of obscene and harmful content, including non-consensual sexual images
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Foreign Ministry advises Malaysians to defer non-essential travel to Iran amid unrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The Foreign Ministry has urged Malaysians to postpone all non-essential travels to Iran for the time being following the widespread unrest in the country. In a media advisory today, the Ministry also confirmed that all
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Selangor police: Op Samseng Jalanan nets 10 arrests as police crack down on dangerous riding on GCE
SHAH ALAM, Jan 11 — A total of 10 individuals aged between 17 and 26 were arrested in the Special Integrated Operation against Street Thugs (Op Samseng Jalanan) on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) early this morning to combat street
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Malaysia targets 4.6 million Indonesian tourists under VM2026 campaign, says envoy
JAKARTA, Jan 11 — Malaysia aims to attract 4.6 million Indonesian tourists this year as part of the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VM2026) campaign. Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Datuk Syed Mohamad Hasrin Tengku Hussin, said the projection is based on
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RM150 schooling aid for 5.2 million students to be fully paid out by weekend, says Education Malaysia deputy D-G
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 11 — Deputy Director-General of Education Malaysia (School Operations Sector), Zainal Abas, says the RM150 Early Schooling Aid (BAP) for all pupils nationwide should be fully disbursed by the weekend. “We have transferred the funds to the
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Crowdfunding without guardrails: MACC flags legal loophole behind donation misuse
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The absence of clear laws governing online crowdfunding has opened the door to widespread abuse of public donations, Malaysia’s top anti-graft official has warned, as authorities probe alleged misuse linked to high-profile fundraising campaigns. According
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‘Better to get the money back’: MACC recoups RM900m in tax evasion case, opting for recovery over court action
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Malaysia’s anti-graft authorities have quietly clawed back RM900 million from a single company involved in tax evasion, opting for financial recovery over prosecution in what officials say was a pragmatic decision to secure funds for
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Man in Miri cheated of RM253,000 after scammer poses as acquaintance’s relative
KUCHING, Jan 11 — A man in his early 60s in Miri suffered losses amounting to more than RM253,000 after falling victim to a scam involving an individual who posed as a family member of an acquaintance to borrow money.
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Malaysia’s unemployment drops to 2.9pc in November, lowest in 11 years, says Ramanan
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 11 — The unemployment rate fell to 2.9 per cent in November, the lowest in 11 years, signalling that the country’s labour market is on a path to recovery and stable growth, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri
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