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Closing pig farms could weaken food security
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 21 — Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) vice-president David Ong has criticised a proposal to shut down pig farms nationwide and rely on imported pork, saying it could undermine Malaysia’s food security, local agriculture and multicultural values. Ong was
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Perak Perhilitan monitoring elephant herd after crop destruction complaints
IPOH, Oct 21 — The Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has received six official complaints this year from oil palm smallholders in Kampung Perlop 1, Sungai Siput, over wild elephants destroying crops and plantation infrastructure. Its director,
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Corporate-creative collaborations vital to boost Malaysian IPs
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Collaborations between corporate entities and local creative talent are vital in driving the growth of Malaysia’s creative sector and showcasing homegrown intellectual properties (IPs) to a broader audience. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said
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Port Klang raid exposes alleged subsidised cooking oil diversion scheme
SHAH ALAM, Oct 21 — The Selangor Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has successfully uncovered the misappropriation of subsidised controlled goods specifically one-kilogramme (kg) packets of cooking oil following a raid on a premises in the
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More than 1,500 public toilets upgraded under Housing Ministry initiative
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) allocated RM154 million to local authorities (PBT) nationwide from 2023 to 2025 for the maintenance, repair and upgrading of public toilet facilities. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga
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Bukit Aman, Singapore police smash cross-border prostitution ring using Malaysia as base
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Police have dismantled a cross-border prostitution syndicate that used Malaysia as an offshore operational command centre to market sex workers to clients in Singapore, arresting one local and 29 foreign nationals in a coordinated bilateral
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New MyKad security features, transboundary haze measures among topics in Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The justification for introducing a new-generation MyKad, its security levels, and cooperation between Malaysia and Indonesia in tackling cross-border haze are among topics expected to take center stage during the Dewan Rakyat sitting today. According to the
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22 areas still at ‘Unhealthy’ air quality levels
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Haze continued to blanket much of the peninsula this morning, with 22 of the country’s 68 monitoring stations in the unhealthy range, according to the Department of Environment (DOE). As of 8am, the DOE dashboard
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PKR rejects Mukhriz claim linking party to PN deregistration
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has denied any involvement in the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to cancel the registration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) today. PKR secretary-general Datuk Fuziah Salleh described as defamatory the allegation by Parti Pejuang Tanahair
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Border agency chief Shuhaily in court over alleged KLIA assault of two Special Branch cops
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Malaysia Checkpoints and Border Agency (MCBA) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain arrived at the Sepang Magistrate’s Court this morning to face two charges of assault linked to an altercation with two Special Branch
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