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Government subsidy keeps East Malaysia tickets at RM499 instead of nearly RM1,000
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — Malaysians flying home to Sabah and Sarawak during festive seasons would have to pay nearly RM1,000 each way if not for the government’s airfare subsidy programme, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said today. He
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Police arrest fourth suspect after woman found naked and bound by roadside in Seri Kembangan
SERDANG, Nov 4 — Police have arrested a fourth suspect, a woman in her 30s, to assist in the investigation into the murder of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered naked with her hands tied by the roadside near
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King of Malaysia set to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during state visit
RIYADH, Nov 4 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al-Yamamah Palace here today. A state welcome ceremony also awaits the
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Police to arrest suspect soon in murder of Taiwanese influencer last seen with Namewee
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Police expect to make an arrest soon in connection with the murder of Taiwanese influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin, who was found dead at a hotel in the city last month. Kuala Lumpur police chief CP Datuk
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Prosecution links Najib directly to 1MDB deals, says Jho Low merely go-between
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 — Low Taek Jho was just a “messenger” who helped convey then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s instructions over 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) affairs, the prosecution told the High Court today. In Najib’s trial involving RM2
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High Court upholds 10-year jail for businessman who assaulted ex-wife into coma in Johor
JOHOR BARU, Nov 4 — The High Court here today upheld a 10-year jail sentence against a 42-year-old businessman for causing serious injuries to his third ex-wife, leaving her in a coma about four years ago. Judge Atan Mustaffa Yussof
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Electrician, and restaurant worker in Ipoh fined for impersonating police, extorting teenagers
IPOH, Nov 4 — An electrician and a restaurant worker were fined a total of RM7,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for impersonating police officers to extort money from two teenagers. Wong Jiun Wei, 24, and Lim Boon Ping,
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Malaysia on track to achieve AI nation status by 2030, with 2026 as turning point
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Malaysia is aiming to achieve the status of an artificial intelligence (AI) nation by 2030, with the year 2026 marked as a key transition point under the country’s National AI Action Plan. The plan focuses
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Court postpones Juru double murder case involving Nepalese man to Nov 26
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Nov 4 — The mention of a case involving a Nepalese man in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter in Kampung Sekolah Juru last month has been postponed to November 26. Magistrate Nurul Rasyidah
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New mileage‑based fuel quotas for e‑hailing drivers, airport taxis now eligible
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The government today introduced a new tiered monthly fuel subsidy system for e-hailing drivers and officially included airport taxis under its fleet card programme, in a refinement of the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) initiative. The
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