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Putrajaya says concert dress code guidelines apply only to performers, not audience

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The Communications Ministry today clarified that the government’s newly updated concert guidelines do not impose any…
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In Parit, 63-year-old man fined RM2,500 for touching, pinching woman’s cheek at grocery store

PARIT,  Sept 22 —  A 63-year-old man was fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to…
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Court of Appeal upholds 12-year jail term, caning for medium who raped teacher during cleansing ritual

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The Court of Appeal today upheld a 12-year prison sentence and five strokes of the cane…
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Zahid: Monsoon may hit East Malaysia harder this year due to wind surge, climate change

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Early preparedness is crucial in facing the North-east Monsoon (MTL) following wind surges that are shifting…
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Child witness gives closed-door testimony in Zara Qairina inquest after leak delay

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The Kota Kinabalu Coroner’s Court today heard the testimony of a student accused in the…
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Faulty MyKad? Get chips replaced free at JPN from Sept 23–Oct 7 ahead of Budi95 rollout, says home minister (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Malaysians with damaged MyKad chips can get them replaced free of charge from tomorrow until…
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Meta failing to curb online crime on its platforms, says communications minister

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has come under fire from the Malaysian government for failing…
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Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen discharged after undergoing heart treatment, advised to rest

KOTA SAMARAHAN, Sept 22 — Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen has been discharged from the Sarawak Heart Centre here…
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Ex-TV station employee facing 743 charges fit to stand trial for database tampering

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A former employee of a pay-television station, facing 743 charges of modifying the company’s database…
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Budi95 rollout: JPJ to extend counter hours 8.30am-4.30pm nationwide until Oct 26 to help 16 million Malaysians renew licences

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will increase the operating hours of counters handling driving licence and…
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Kelantan mum reports teen daughter over alleged ‘free sex services’ offer on Telegram, cops probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A single mother has filed a police report, alleging she suspects her 15-year-old daughter is…
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63-year-old man fined for touching, pinching woman’s cheek at Parit grocery store

PARIT,  Sept 22 —  A 63-year-old man was fined RM2,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to…
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Families and activists plead for Malaysian govt intervention as loved ones face execution in Singapore soon

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Datchinamurthy Kataiah, who was sentenced to death, has been on death row for 15 years.He…
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RM1.6b haul: MACC-led task force seizes assets, detains 61 since 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — More than RM1.6 billion in funds and assets have been confiscated by the Multi-Agency Task…
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Parit court fines Indonesian mother after tragic death of two-month-old son from suffocation

PARIT, Sept 22 — An Indonesian woman was fined RM2,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to…
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Body of missing Sarawak man found dead near abandoned vehicle in Miri

MIRI, Sept 22 — An elderly man who had been missing from his home for more than a week was…
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RM16b haul: MACC-led task force seizes assets, detains 61 since 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — More than RM16 billion in funds and assets have been confiscated by the Multi-Agency Task…
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Single mum linked to loan shark syndicate charged with setting cars on fire in Kluang

KLUANG, Sept 22 — A 46-year-old single mother, suspected to be the mastermind of an illegal moneylending syndicate, claimed trial…
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Tourist overcharged by RM740 at KLIA: JPJ seizes vehicle, opens probe, says transport minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized a vehicle and opened an investigation after a…
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Burmah Road sinkhole: Mayor orders citywide sewer audit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Penang Island City Council mayor Rajendran Anthony has called for a citywide audit of sewer…
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Finance minister II: Using MyKad to get RON95 subsidy is the best option, no new card needed

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 22 — The use of MyKad to get the RON95 subsidised rate for petrol is the best…
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Bringing it up a notch: Malaysia to elevate defence ties with S. Korea to strategic level, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Malaysia is set to elevate its defence ties with South Korea into a strategic and…
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Malaysia’s petrol among world’s cheapest, says finance minister II

 GEORGE TOWN, Sept 22 — The petrol price in Malaysia remains as one of the lowest in the world even…
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Gig workers to get financial literacy boost under HR Ministry initiative

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept 22 — The Human Resources Ministry (Kesuma) is planning to introduce a financial management course for gig…
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In Kelantan, college student killed after motorcycle crashes into reversing trailer in Bachok

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A student from Kolej Vokasional Pengkalan Chepa died after the motorcycle he was riding collided…
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MACC busts RM247m diesel subsidy theft syndicate in Ops Karen, more arrests coming

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has exposed a fuel theft syndicate that siphoned off an…
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Penang’s Jalan Burma sinkhole: Pipe replacement work to take five days

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Replacement works for a leaking sewer pipe that caused a sinkhole on Jalan Burma in…
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AGC mulls contempt action against Shafie Apdal over ‘murder’ remark in Zara Qairina inquest

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 22 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) today warned that it may initiate contempt of court proceedings against…