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Bribes, cash and enforcers: MACC cracks down on foreign smuggling racket

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested 27 individuals, including 18 enforcement agency officers, for…
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‘Fear Less’ T-shirt clue: Woman’s body found near KLIA, cops seek info in murder probe

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — Police have appealed to the public to come forward if they have missing family members, following…
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Not a kidnapping: Police clarify autistic girl left Kuala Berang rehab centre unnoticed, found safe

KUALA BERANG, Sept 11 — Police have denied that a six-year-old girl was kidnapped here yesterday morning.Hulu Terengganu district police…
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Overloaded lorries and buses hit with summonses in Melaka sweep

MELAKA, Sept 11 — The Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ) has taken action against 335 commercial vehicles for various offences…
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Got a perfect score? UM says conditional intake isn’t automatic

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — New student admissions into Universiti Malaya (UM) are conducted through the Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU)…
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Why Muslims divorce in Malaysia: Communication breakdown, domestic violence top reasons in Telenisa’s 2024 report

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The top three reasons why Muslims divorce in Malaysia in 2024 are communication breakdown, domestic violence,…
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Man arrested at 1 Utama Shopping Mall, after complaints of him soliciting money

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — 1 Utama Shopping Mall has confirmed the arrest of a man who had reportedly been…
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PM Anwar confirms Trump to visit Malaysia next month, Putin mulls trip too

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that United States President Donald Trump will…
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Parliament launches ‘Stop Bullying’ townhall platform

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Today’s townhall session, ‘Hentikan Buli: Suara Rakyat, Tanggungjawab Kita’, organised by the Parliamentary Special Select…
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Five remanded over fake cattle supply in Johor, graft now valued at RM400,000

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 10 — Five individuals, including three civil servants, have been remanded for six days over allegations of…
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Malaysians urged to delay travel to Nepal as deadly protests rock Himalayan nation

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 — Honorary Consul of Nepal Datuk Huan Cheng Guan has urged Malaysians to defer all non-essential…
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Malaysia committed to engage Muslim leaders via OIC to condemn Israel’s aggression, says PM

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — Malaysia stands ready to engage Islamic world leaders through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to…
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Senate meeting adjourns, passes three bills to strengthen industry, fiscal position

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The Dewan Negara’s Second Meeting of the Fourth Term of the 15th Parliament adjourned sine…
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PM: Govt to give priority to produce highly skilled talents in technology in Budget 2026

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The government will give priority to efforts to produce new, highly skilled talents in the latest…
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On World Suicide Prevention Day, attempting suicide no longer a crime in Malaysia, mental health assists offered instead

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — From today onwards, Malaysia will no longer punish those who try to commit suicide with…
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Federal Court to revisit ruling on death sentence reviews, decide jurisdiction over Pardons Board decision

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The Federal Court has granted the prosecution leave to proceed with a review of the court’s…
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Ministers grounded: Anwar halts overseas trips ahead of Budget 2026, Asean Summit prep

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered all ministers to suspend overseas trips with immediate…
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MACC: Malaysia recovers RM39.1m of 1MDB-linked assets from Jho Low and family

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The Malaysian government has successfully recovered US$8.57 million (RM39.1 million) of assets linked to Malaysian…
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Malaysia to send team to Thailand to finalise border ceasefire monitoring, says Defence Force chief

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Malaysia will soon dispatch a team to Thailand to discuss the Terms of Reference (TOR)…
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Penang-Perak water deal to be signed by year-end, CM says project may finish by 2031

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 — Penang is expected to sign an agreement with Perak within the next two to three…
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MARA has produced 442 technopreneurs with RM120.8m in sales since 2016, Dewan Negara told

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) has successfully produced 442 technopreneurs with cumulative sales of RM120.8 million…
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Five Iranian nationals face multiple charges in Penang, including stealing from tourists

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Three men and two women from Iran were charged in separate Magistrates’ Courts here…
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‘Caghi’ data leak site seemingly still active despite 2022 block, Fahmi says MCMC investigating

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil today said a website named “Caghi”, which allegedly sells Malaysians’ personal…
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MARA produces 442 technopreneurs with RM120.8m in sales since 2016, Dewan Negara told

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) has successfully produced 442 technopreneurs with cumulative sales of RM120.8 million…
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Kuching man who threatened to kill mum over RM20 gets 12 months’ jail

KUCHING, Sept 10 — A 35-year-old man who threatened to kill his mother after she refused to give him RM20…
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MyDigitalID to be mandatory for all prepaid SIM cards by year-end, says comms minister

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The government will make it mandatory for all prepaid SIM card registrations to use MyDigitalID by…
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Fahmi: Putrajaya agrees in principle to separate roles of AG and public prosecutor

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 10 — The Cabinet has agreed in principle to separate the roles of attorney general and public prosecutor,…
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MACC seeks to revoke passport of Muhyiddin’s son-in-law amid graft probe

PETALING JAYA, Sept 11 — Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan, the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin,…