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Selangor sets aside RM134m to shield poor, small businesses from global energy crisis
SHAH ALAM, April 16 — The Selangor government today announced a RM134 million “endurance” package to help low-income and small-scale businesses face potential inflationary pressure, as the country faces a global energy crunch wrought by a dragging on war in
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Penang KPDN probes Juru R&R petrol station over viral claim of diesel refusal to lorry drivers
BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 16 — The Penang Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has issued a notice to investigate a fuel station at the Juru northbound Rest and Service (R&R) area here, which allegedly refused to sell
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Shah Alam man arrested over TikTok video showing puppy submerged in water tank at Section 32
SHAH ALAM, April 16 — Police have arrested a local man suspected of committing animal cruelty by submerging a puppy in a water tank at Section 32 here yesterday afternoon. Shah Alam District Police Chief ACP Ramsay Embol said the
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DBKL announces 13-day, 24-hour closure of Lorong Jalan TAR for sewerage repairs
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Motorists and commuters in the capital are advised to plan their journeys ahead as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has temporarily closed Lorong Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) starting yesterday. The closure, which is scheduled
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Fake energy crisis claims: One to be charged, five compounded, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — One individual will be charged in the Sepang Sessions Court over the dissemination of fake news related to fuel price increases following the crisis in West Asia, while five others will be compounded, said Communications Minister
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FT minister Hannah Yeoh says 45 more green spaces now off-limits to development
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh today announced that 45 additional green and open spaces in Kuala Lumpur have been gazetted, bringing the total number of protected areas in the federal capital to 539. The newly
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Fahmi: Finance ministry to review diesel subsidy mechanism, raise biodiesel blend to B15
PUTRAJAYA, April 15 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the government has instructed the Ministry of Finance to review the targeted diesel subsidy mechanism. He said the directive was issued by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during
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Sabah, Sarawak diesel stays at RM2.15, as MoF calls it ‘lifeline’
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The price of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan is maintained at RM2.15 per litre because diesel is not just fuel, but a lifeline for daily activities. The Ministry of Finance
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Meta urges ‘nuanced’ approach as Malaysia eyes social media restrictions for youths
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Meta Platforms has cautioned the Malaysian government that a blanket social media ban for users under the age of 16 risks backfiring, warning that such a move could inadvertently drive young people toward unregulated and
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Sarawak cuts timber royalties, statutory charges by 50pc to ease industry pressure
KUCHING, April 15 — The Sarawak government has approved a 50 per cent reduction in royalty rates and selected statutory charges for natural forest timber under all Forest Timber Licences (FTL) and Forest Plantation Licences (LPF), as part of a
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