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Home minister says 78 Rohingya granted refugee status, 25 eligible for work under DPP pilot scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — A total of 78 Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity have been granted refugee status under Malaysia’s new Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme, with 25 of […]
Lindung 24 Jam contributions now optional for local employees, mandatory for foreign workers, says HR minister
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The government has decided that contributions to the Non-Employment Injury Scheme (Lindung 24 Jam) under the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) will no longer be mandatory […]
Sabah police investigate claims two primary pupils were bullied, kicked by schoolmate
KOTA KINABALU, July 9 — Police are investigating an alleged bullying and physical assault case involving two primary school pupils here following a report lodged by their father. Acting Kota […]
Sarawak housewife held after alleged scissor attack on husband who refused divorce
SIBU, July 9 — A 24-year-old Kabong housewife has been arrested for allegedly attacking her husband with a pair of scissors and threatening to kill him and their child after […]
Monster five metre crocodile captured in Sarawak’s Sungai Tatau after sightings, attacks (VIDEO)
TATAU, July 9 — A giant crocodile measuring about five metres in length was captured on the first day of a joint crocodile hunting operation at Sungai Tatau on Wednesday. […]
Miri flight crunch: Sarawak deputy minister pushes Malaysia Airlines to add more KL routes
MIRI, July 9 — Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Chiew Choon Man has urged Malaysia Airlines to increase the frequency of its domestic flights, particularly on the Kuala […]
‘Cowardly, dirty, desperate’: Rosmah demands action against Nga Kor Ming over ‘fake’ Johor election poster
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has criticised Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming over a Facebook post using her image ahead of the Johor […]
Cabinet backs bigger parliamentary role in appointing public prosecutor
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Cabinet yesterday agreed to proposed amendments by the Committee of the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 to strengthen Parliament’s role in the scrutiny […]
In Dewan Rakyat today: 1MDB debt, renewable energy on the agendaÂ
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — Issues involving the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) debt, the country’s renewable energy capacity target, and the welfare of the elderly and persons with disabilities (PwDs) […]
Zahid: Government reviewing e-invoice and foreign worker EPF payments following business concerns
ISKANDAR PUTERI, July 9 — The government will review the rollout of the e-invoice system to alleviate the regulatory pressure currently weighing on Malaysian businesses, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]