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Kedah declares Feb 1 public holiday for Thaipusam
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government has declared Feb 1 as a public holiday in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration. Read full story Date: 21 January, 2026 11:00 pm Source: thestar.com.my
Six including company owner remanded four days in graft probe
SHAH ALAM: Six individuals, including a company owner were remanded for four days to assist investigations into an alleged bribery case involving payments to a civil servant in exchange for […]
MIC hasn’t left BN, says Zambry
KOTA KINABALU: MIC is still part of Barisan Nasional, says Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir. Read full story Date: 21 January, 2026 10:08 pm Source: thestar.com.my
X tightens controls on Grok, disables generation of explicit content, says Fahmi
PUTRAJAYA: Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has confirmed that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok can no longer be misused to generate or edit harmful content involving […]
MACC focusing on governance weaknesses in e-waste management
KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters are focusing on governance weaknesses in the management of electronic waste (e-waste) following the implementation of Ops Nature, an operation carried out simultaneously by its Selangor […]
Court issues seizure order against Caprice over unpaid costs
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to social media influencer Caprice after he failed to pay RM8,000 in costs awarded in a defamation suit. […]
Govt to hold talks with Dong Zong soon over UEC candidates taking BM, History SPM papers
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry will hold discussions with the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) soon on the implementation of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) Bahasa […]
Appeals court rules govt not liable in detainee’s suicide death
PUTRAJAYA: The government succeeded in its appeal at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Jan 21), overturning a High Court decision that had found it liable for negligence in the […]
Mindef reaffirms commitment to transparency and accountability
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry (Mindef) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and integrity following a courtesy call by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki […]
Cops identify two suspects in FAM document forgery scandal
PETALING JAYA: The police have identified two individuals believed to be involved in the forgery of documents submitted to FIFA during the registration process of seven heritage players linked to […]