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RON95 at RM1.99, tolls frozen: Where subsidies still cushion Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — As global oil prices remain volatile amid tensions in the Middle East, Malaysia’s subsidy system is once again under pressure. Not all subsidies have disappeared. […]
Scorching weather drives Kelantan hotels and homestays to solar power to cut rising costs
KOTA BHARU, April 10 — The prolonged hot spell is not only affecting the public but also increasing operating costs for hotel and homestay operators in Kelantan, prompting a shift […]
Across borders and war zones, a Palestinian’s journey to deliver hope in Malaysia’s Gaza mission
CAIRO, April 10 — For Mahmoud Ghneim, a Palestinian, distance and exhaustion are mere footnotes in his unwavering mission to serve his homeland. As head of the project department for […]
MACC receives report on alleged suspicious RM500,000 transaction involving former minister
 PUTRAJAYA, April 10 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed it received a report alleging suspicious transactions involving a former minister linked to a vending machine project. MACC said […]
Loan shark syndicate targeting hawkers, traders busted in Penang and KL
 GEORGE TOWN, April 10 — Police have busted an unlicensed money lending syndicate (Ah Long) in Penang and Kuala Lumpur following the arrest of five local men in a raid […]
Ambulance crash near USM goes viral after Axia driver allegedly fails to give way
 GEORGE TOWN,  April 10 — An ambulance responding to an emergency was involved in a collision with two other vehicles on Jalan Bukit Gambir near Universiti Sains Malaysia yesterday, with […]
Man arrested for drunk driving against traffic on Sprint Highway in Petaling Jaya
 KUALA LUMPUR, April 10  — Police have arrested a man for driving against the flow of traffic while drunk at Kilometre 0.7 of the Sprint Highway in Petaling Jaya here […]
Mastermind among 27 held in Immigration Dept’s anti-human trafficking operation in Kota Bharu
 PUTRAJAYA, April 10 — The Immigration Department arrested 27 individuals, aged 13 to 42, in a special anti-human trafficking operation around Kota Bharu on April 8. Its director-general, Datuk Zakaria […]
Anwar backs Iran’s right to self-defence, declines to weigh in on Singapore minister’s Strait of Hormuz remarks
 KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated Malaysia’s support for Iran’s right to defend itself against US-Israeli attacks, while declining to weigh in […]
EPF warns Akaun Fleksibel withdrawals could weaken long-term retirement savings
  KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — The growing use of the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) Akaun Fleksibel facility for short-term financial needs could pose risks to long-term retirement adequacy, […]