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Zahid unveils plan to amend 1954 Orang Asli Act, learning from NZ’s Maori policies

 WELLINGTON, July 16 — After more than seven decades without review, the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (Act 134) is now…
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Johor Baru faces 26-hour water cut starting today as plant shuts for maintenance

JOHOR BARU, July 15 — More than 30,000 user accounts in several areas around Johor Baru, including Tebrau, will experience…
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Government watchdog finds systemic failures in AADK drug enforcement procedures

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) said it has discovered significant systemic weaknesses within the…
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Communication device still in wreckage, police say recovery of crashed helicopter in Johor to start Monday

JOHOR BARU, July 13 — The wreckage of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) helicopter that crashed in Sungai Pulai, Gelang…
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Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia engages Australia, Pakistan, Turkiye and Palestine to expand investment and halal trade via strategic FTA talks

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The recent meetings between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and high-level foreign leaders from…
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‘No one will be left behind’: Putrajaya sets aside RM50m for churches, temples nationwide  to preserve religious harmony

KOTA KINABALU, July 11 — The federal government has allocated RM50 million this year to help maintain and upgrade non-Islamic…
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Guan Eng urges freeze on electricity rates, SST hike amid looming US trade tariffs

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — DAP’s Lim Guan Eng today called for the government to freeze the 14.2 per cent…
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‘We are also affected when there is invasion and disruption’: Anwar confronts Rubio on Gaza, calls for urgent ceasefire

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the…
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Anwar extends birthday wishes to Mahathir who turns 100 today

KUALA LUMPUR, July 110 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended birthday wishes to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as…
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Man nabbed in Kedah over sexual offences against boys in Shah Alam, allegedly tried to flee country

SHAH ALAM, July 9 — A Pakistani man suspected of sexually assaulting several boys in Section 27 and Section 28…
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Deadly stretch: Sungai Korok claims eight lives in three years, safety concerns mount after latest tragedy

ALOR SETAR, July 8 — Sungai Korok near Jitra, the location where a family of six were found dead after…
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Sabah CM hints at assembly dissolution ‘soon’ after final sitting

KOTA KINABALU, July 8 — Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor today confirmed that the recently concluded State Assembly…
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No judicial crisis in Malaysia, says AGC amid calls for RCI over top court vacancies

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has dismissed claims that Malaysia is facing a judicial crisis,…
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Teaching or paperwork? NUTP pushes for MoE task force to tackle workload crisis

GEORGE TOWN, July 7 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has urged the Ministry of Education (MoE)…
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Pakistani suspect in Shah Alam child sex assault cases still on the run in Malaysia

SHAH ALAM, July 6 — A Pakistani man believed to be a suspect in four cases of sodomy and molestation…
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Dead dogs, cats and birds found on Penang Hill as PHC lodges police report

GEORGE TOWN, July 7 — Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) has lodged a police report following the discovery of several dead…
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Zahid rejects solo path for Umno in GE16 despite grassroots sentiment, will contest under BN

LUMUT, July 6 — Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has confirmed that the party will not contest…
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Johor-Singapore SEZ to drive growth beyond Johor Baru, says MB, with Kluang eyed as key satellite city

KLUANG, July 6 — The development of the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is expected to benefit not only areas…
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Bangladesh says Malaysia’s IS-linked arrest claims unfounded, cites visa overstays instead for three citizens deported

DHAKA, July 6 — Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Rtd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reportedly dismissed claims that the…
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Shah Alam police tracking down Pakistani national, suspected of sexually assaulting young boys

SHAH ALAM, July 5 — Police are on the hunt for a Pakistani man believed to be a suspect in…
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Frogging in the Bornean jungle: Tourists brave bugs and snakes to spot Sarawak’s tiniest stars

KUCHING, July 5 — Dodging fire-ants, snakes and millions of nighttime creepy-crawlies, a group of trekkers advances through the humid…
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Gobind launches ‘Upin & Ipin Universe’ as Malaysia’s digital creative industry hits RM5.3b

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Malaysia’s digital creative industry recorded a strong performance in 2023, generating RM5.3 billion in revenue…
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Datuk remanded over suspected RM75m money laundering linked to fibre network project

PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has obtained an order to remand a company director with the…
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Full report on Jalan Masjid India sinkhole that swallowed Indian tourist to reach Cabinet by year-end, says Dr Zaliha

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — The full report on the sinkhole tragedy at Jalan Masjid India in August last year…
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Penang police investigate mother and daughter’s deaths, autopsy shows bodies decomposed for over a week

GEORGE TOWN, July 2 — Police confirmed that a woman and her daughter who were found dead in an apartment…
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Malaysia to ban import of dummy seatbelt buckles from Dec 31

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The government will ban the import of fake safety devices known as dummy seatbelt buckles…
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Datuk, siblings among five charged in multi-million ringgit illegal deposit-taking and laundering probe

SHAH ALAM, July 1 — Five individuals, including a woman with the title of ‘Datuk’, were charged with taking deposits…
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Jeffrey Kitingan blames ‘hidden hands’ for Sabah mining scandal fallout

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 — Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan, one of the latest figures linked to an…