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Social media platforms will need to enforce user age limit soon

Social media platforms will need to enforce user age limit soon

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said e-KYC is crucial to curb online scams and harmful content such as gambling and fake…
RON95 subsidy: appreciation, and caution, ahead of Sept 30 rollout

M’sians with S’pore driving licences may apply for BUDI95 from tomorrow

To qualify, BUDI95 applicants must be Malaysian citizens, hold a valid Singapore driving licence, and possess a valid work permit…
2.53mil PTPTN borrowers have started repaying loans, says ministry

2.53mil PTPTN borrowers have started repaying loans, says ministry

PTPTN, established in 1997, provides study loans to help Malaysians pursue higher education. PETALING JAYA: More than 2.5 million borrowers…
PAS keeping PM pick secret to avoid bribes, ‘drugs planted in car’, says Hadi

PAS keeping PM pick secret to avoid bribes, ‘drugs planted in car’, says Hadi

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said the party has delayed naming its prime ministerial candidate to avoid the risk of…
Power trip disrupts KLIA aerotrain service again

Power trip disrupts KLIA aerotrain service again

It was the second power-related disruption to the aerotrain service in recent months, following a similar incident on Sept 4…
Liawan STAR division leaders quit party to back GRS

Liawan STAR division leaders quit party to back GRS

Committee members of STAR’s Liawan division today submitted a letter to the party’s president on their decision to leave the…
Men’s doubles challenge ends at World Championships

New Indonesian pair stun Aaron-Wooi Yik in Denmark opener

Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have suffered four first-round defeats this year. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s top doubles pair and…
5 teens charged with verbally abusing Zara

Senior student admitted shouting at Zara before tragedy, inquest told

Zara Qairina Mahathir died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu on July 17, a day after she was…
Asean pushes stronger energy ties ahead of regional ministers’ meeting

Asean pushes stronger energy ties ahead of regional ministers’ meeting

The East Asia Summit Energy Cooperation Task Force and the Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy Plus Three convened today…
Woman hurt as Sijangkang coordinator’s office collapses during storm

Woman hurt as Sijangkang coordinator’s office collapses during storm

The woman was extricated from the rubble of the Sijangkang constituency coordinator’s office. (JBPM pic) PETALING JAYA: The Sijangkang state…
Taiwanese twins knock Sze Fei-Izzuddin out of HK Open

Double blow as Sze Fei-Izzuddin knocked out of opener in Denmark

Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani have won only one title this year. (AFP pic) PETALING JAYA: Malaysia suffered a double…
Excise duties on cigarettes, alcohol to increase on Nov 1

Restaurant owners’ group raises concern over hike in tobacco, alcohol excise duties

From Nov 1, the government will raise the excise duties on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages as part of efforts to…
Make Malay versions of statutes definitive ones by 2030, says MP

Make Malay versions of statutes definitive ones by 2030, says MP

PN MP Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh said some recent bills debated in Parliament still contained mixed languages, which went against…
Pearly-Thinaah breeze into Denmark Open second round

Pearly-Thinaah breeze into Denmark Open second round

Pearly Tan and M Thinaah will face Japan’s new pairing of Arisa Igarashi-Chiharu Shida in the Denmark Open second round…
Power supply to areas in Klang Valley, Johor fully restored, says TNB

Power supply to areas in Klang Valley, Johor fully restored, says TNB

Netizens reported that several areas across the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru experienced power outages earlier this evening. PETALING JAYA:…
Nepal appeals against Malaysia’s 2-0 win in Asian Cup qualifier

Nepal appeals against Malaysia’s 2-0 win in Asian Cup qualifier

Nepal (in blue) in action against Malaysia during their 2027 Asian Cup qualifier match at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor,…
Prisoner’s death not grounds to abolish whipping punishment, court told

Prisoner’s death not grounds to abolish whipping punishment, court told

Three convicts are seeking to have their whipping sentences set aside by the Federal Court, following the death of Zaidi…
Senders, receivers to be held accountable for overloaded lorries

Senders, receivers to be held accountable for overloaded lorries

Transport minister Loke Siew Fook said overloaded lorries not only pose a road safety risk, but also a significant burden…
Pupils recount killer roaming school with knife in hand, blood on clothes

Cops to step up school patrols after Bandar Utama fatal stabbing

Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar said police are collaborating with the education ministry and state education department to identify the…
Extend repayment waiver to 1st class grads from private varsities, says Wee

Extend repayment waiver to 1st class grads from private varsities, says Wee

MCA president Wee Ka Siong said the government should not punish students simply because they study at private institutions. KUALA…
Court orders Caprice to archive Instagram posts on entrepreneur

Businessman granted inter partes injunction against rapper Caprice

Rapper Caprice is being sued by businessman R Jeyenderan over social media posts allegedly linking him to criminal activities, gangsterism,…
Perlis FA kicked out of FAM

FAM files appeal against Fifa’s fine, suspension of 7 players

FAM acting president Yusoff Mahadi said the appeal was filed after the association received Fifa’s full judgment on Oct 7.…
Malaysia strengthens energy awareness with MELP

Malaysia strengthens energy awareness with MELP

Today’s ‘Coffee Talk’ session was organised by the energy transition and water transformation ministry in conjunction with the Asean Ministers…
Reconsider rejection of proposed Penang financial hub, Chow urges Anwar

Reconsider rejection of proposed Penang financial hub, Chow urges Anwar

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow called for a new federal-state revenue sharing model, arguing that states should receive part…
Power outage in Klang Valley, Johor due to Melaka plant issue, says TNB

Power outage in Klang Valley, Johor due to Melaka plant issue, says TNB

Tenaga Nasional Bhd said the supply interruption originated from issues at the Edra Power Plant. (Edra Energy pic) PETALING JAYA:…
RON97, RON95 prices unchanged | FMT

RON97, RON95 prices unchanged | FMT

PETALING JAYA: The finance ministry said today the prices of RON97 and RON95 petrol will remain unchanged for the coming…
Blackout in Kepong, KL and PJ

Blackout in Kepong, KL and PJ

Netizens across the Klang Valley have taken to social media to report power outages in their areas. PETALING JAYA: Several areas in the…
3,000 higher education students to receive new laptops from Mitra

3,000 higher education students to receive new laptops from Mitra

Deputy entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister R Ramanan said the list of recipients will be published on Mitra’s official website…