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Only one seat left to resolve in Pakatan–GRS Sabah election negotiations, says Saifuddin Nasution

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The seat distribution negotiations between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) for the…
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Prosecution: Najib can’t claim he was duped — Jho Low acted as his proxy in 1MDB and arranged family holidays

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak cannot claim that he was fooled by Low Taek…
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Juru double murder: Police say revenge likely motive in killing of woman and daughter, suspect to be charged

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 30 — Police investigations revealed that the murder incident involving a woman who was found dead along…
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Home minister: Govt eyes real-time school surveillance through PDRM-linked CCTV system

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The government is examining the possibility of linking school closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems with the…
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Malaysia to begin screening airline passengers before arrival starting tomorrow, says home minister

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — The first phase of the Advance Passenger Screening System (APSS) kicks off tomorrow, involving 10 airlines…
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Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia urges Apec and WTO to overhaul global trade rules to support AI and digital transformation

GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 30 — Malaysia has called on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies to modernise global trade rules…
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Minister: Employees’ Social Security Amendment Bill 2025 proposing off-duty injury scheme tabled for first reading

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Human Resource Minister Steven Sim today tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat the…
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Good faith can’t clean dirty money, use of 1MDB funds still criminal, prosecution tells Najib

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak would still have committed the crime of money laundering,…
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US to consider Malaysia’s semiconductor sector in Section 232 tariff talks, says Liew Chin Tong

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The United States will give special consideration to Malaysia’s semiconductor sector in tariff negotiations under…
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Malaysia, US to ink bilateral defence agreement at ADMM-Plus, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Malaysia and the United States (US) are slated to sign a bilateral defence pact today,…
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Ministry to unveil five housing industry reforms on Nov 20 to curb abandoned projects, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will announce five housing industry reform measures…
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Prosecution calls defence objections in Lim Guan Eng undersea tunnel trial ‘premature’

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The prosecution in the Lim Guan Eng undersea tunnel corruption trial today told the Sessions…
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Anwar departs for South Korea to attend Apec Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has departed for South Korea this Thursday to attend…
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Human Resources Ministry: Malaysia tables Bill for Lindung 24/7, expanding Socso protection to 10 million workers

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — About 10 million formal sector workers nationwide will soon enjoy comprehensive social security coverage through the…
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Building boom: Construction fuels RM143b boost for Malaysia’s economy, says deputy minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The national construction sector continues to be a key economic driver, contributing RM143 billion in…
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All 1,201 Penang flood evacuees back home in three days, landslide cleanup ongoing on Jalan Tun Sardon, says CM

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 30 — All flood evacuees in Penang returned home within three days.Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow…
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Prosecution: Najib not a victim, but the architect and key decision-maker behind 1MDB crimes

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak had wrongly painted himself as the victim of selective prosecution in the…
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World Bank sounds alarm as Malaysia’s retirement safety net starts to fray

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Malaysia could face an elderly care crisis unless it boosts funding to widen social pension…
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Malaysia’s social pension coverage among world’s lowest, World Bank urges reform, warns of looming elderly care crisis

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Malaysia could face an elderly care crisis unless it boosts funding to widen social pension…
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Armizan: MyCC cracks down on bid-rigging cartel, fines 26 companies RM97.3m

PETALING JAYA, Oct 30 — The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has imposed penalties totalling RM97.3 million on 26 companies for…
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Govt allocates RM20b to aid low-income group, hardcore poverty drops to 0.09pc, PM tells Dewan Rakyat

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The government allocated nearly RM20 billion for various assistance programmes targeting the low-income group this…
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RM5.7m pawnshop robbery: Couple pleads not guilty in Pasir Mas court

PASIR MAS, Oct 30 — A couple was charged in the Magistrate s Court here today in connection with last…
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A moment of pride, not division: Asean Summit success belongs to all Malaysians, not just the govt

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised that Malaysia’s success in hosting the 47th…
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Malaysia needs US trade for ‘high investments’, not to surrender sovereignty, says Anwar — cites exit clause

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today stressed that the Malaysia-United States (US) Agreement on…
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Penang KPDN destroys RM4.7m of confiscated goods to curb counterfeits and profiteering

SEBERANG PERAI, Oct 30 — The Penang branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) today…
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Malaysia joins Apec ministers to shape regional trade, geopolitics ahead of leaders’ summit

GYEONGJU (South Korea), Oct 30 — Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) foreign and trade ministers are set to deliberate on geopolitical…
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Perak man remanded for four days until Nov 1 over alleged arson of family home in Pengkalan Hulu

IPOH, Oct 30 — Police arrested a man after he was believed to have set fire to his family’s house…
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Pasir Mas-Rantau Panjang rail upgrade to start next year at RM264m, says transport minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The Pasir Mas-Rantau Panjang railway line upgrading project is expected to begin next year at…