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Group says luxury car owners rather pay RM300 fine than insure vehicles
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Luxury vehicle owners are exploiting the outdated Road Transport Act by treating the minimal RM300 fine as a parking fee, willingly paying penalties rather than renewing their road tax and insurance, transport experts warned. The
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Who was Tipu Sultan? Anwar urges Malaysians to look beyond colonial narratives in Asian history
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a deeper appreciation of Asian history that moves beyond colonial narratives, citing Tipu Sultan of Mysore, an Indian ruler who fought against the British East India
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Lawyer confirms Zara Qairina audio clip is real, rejects washing machine theory
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — A lawyer representing the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir has confirmed that a 44-second audio recording of a conversation between the teenager and her mother regarding “Kak M” is genuine. Hamid Ismail, who
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Kelantan teacher pleads not guilty to four charges of sexual offences against 11-year-old male pupil
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — A teacher pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, today to four charges of child sexual offences against an 11-year-old male pupil in March and May last year. Syahril Faiza Zakaria,
Read MoreEAIC uncovers falsified documents, rule breaches at Pontian District Fisheries Dept in Johor
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has found violations involving breaches of policy and procedure in the application and approval process for base transfer, engine modification and replacement, and licence transfer of a Zone B vessel
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N. Sembilan MACC nabs land broker over RM3.8m false claim, gets seven-day remand to assist probe
SEREMBAN, Aug 5 — The Negeri Sembilan branch of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a land broker for seven days, starting today, to assist in an investigation involving the use of a land title containing false information to secure
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Govt to begin Budget 2026 consultation Thursday, focus on MSMEs, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The government will kick off its Budget 2026 consultation session this Thursday to collect feedback from various stakeholders, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the consultation session will run until the final draft
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Reach consensus first before seeking MP allocations, Anwar tells Opposition
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has advised opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) to first reach a consensus among themselves before making any requests regarding allocations for opposition representatives. Anwar said that if the Opposition
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PM says sudden deficit cuts risk hurting education, STR and healthcare allocations
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Madani government is gradually reducing the fiscal deficit in phases to lessen the national debt burden, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said that if the deficit were to be reduced suddenly,
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Targeted RON95 subsidy plans to be unveiled by end-Sept
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said the detailed implementation plans for targeted subsidies for RON95 petrol will be announced by end-September 2025, in line with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s statement on July 23,
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