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Malaysia drafting new national guidelines for non-Muslim cemeteries, crematoria and columbarium planning
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Malaysia is preparing to roll out a national planning guideline for non-Muslim cemeteries, crematoria and columbarium facilities, in an effort to tighten rules on how such developments are sited and managed. According to The Star, Housing
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In Dewan Rakyat today: State allocation distribution, project announcement ban among key issues
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The fairness of Federal Government allocations to state governments and the status of the ban on announcing government projects after election nomination day are expected to be among the focus at today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.
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Johor state election: EC issues 24,677 postal ballot papers
JOHOR BAHRU, June 30 — The Election Commission (EC) has issued 24,677 postal ballot papers to eligible voters for the 16th Johor State Election. EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the issuance of the postal ballot papers was carried
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Puad claims secret Umno‑PAS talks bred overconfidence, now BN faces precarious situation
JOHOR BAHRU, June 29 — Former Johor assembly speaker Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi claimed that the secret plot between Umno and PAS to form a political partnership for the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections had led to the former
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Anwar unveils Malaysia Digital 2030: Targets 30pc GDP, 500,000 jobs, 95pc services online by 2030
PUTRAJAYA, June 29 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today launched Malaysia Digital 2030 (MD2030), a national action plan for 2026-2030 that marks a major shift in the country’s digital strategy from being a technology consumer to a producer
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Cabinet greenlights MH370 deep-sea search extension with Ocean Infinity for another year, search to resume July 1, says Anthony Loke
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — The government has agreed to extend its agreement with UK-based Ocean Infinity for another 12 months to continue deep-sea efforts to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Transport Minister Loke Siew
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Putrajaya says shielding SMEs from war fallout top priority, RM700m in financial help already given up to June
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Bank Negara Malaysia had approved over RM700 million in relief financing up to June, Economy Minister Akmal Nasir Nasrullah told Parliament this morning, as he pledged to make protection of small and medium businesses from
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Housing mismatch persists as 32,800 unsold homes worth RM16.3b recorded in Q1 2026, Dewan Rakyat told
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Malaysia is facing a continued mismatch in the housing market, with tens of thousands of completed homes remaining unsold even as affordability challenges persist, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government told Dewan Rakyat today.
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LRT3 Phase Two set to add five stations, seven trains under long-term expansion plan, deputy minister says
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 — Phase Two of the Shah Alam Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) project remains part of the government’s long term development plan and will include five additional stations and seven more train sets, the Dewan
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Penang police bust two World Cup betting call centres in Gelugor and Butterworth, nine arrested
GEORGE TOWN, June 29 — Penang police have busted two call centres involved in football betting activities during the 2026 Fifa World Cup following raids in Gelugor and Butterworth, arresting nine individuals. Penang police chief Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng
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