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Economy minister: Govt maintains RM300 diesel aid, adds RM100 interim assistance as global fuel prices rise
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The government will maintain the RM300 monthly BUDI MADANI Diesel cash assistance while introducing an additional interim RM100 aid payment for eligible recipients amid […]
Zambry: SPM remains main entry requirement for IPTA admissions
KUALA BERANG, May 19 — Admission to public higher education institutions (IPTA) through the Unit Pusat Universiti (UPU) Online is still based on the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), said […]
Defence minister: Navy to decide replacement for cancelled Norwegian Naval Strike Missile system
LUMUT, May 19 —The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has left it to the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) to assess alternatives to replace the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system, after […]
‘Come once a week’: Selangor Sultan asks Ronnie Liu, DAP rep to visit Rukun Negara monument over pig farming controversy
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has called on all Selangor assemblymen to visit Dataran Selangor twice a month to read and understand the […]
Sabah probes suspected ivory poaching after mutilated Bornean elephant found in Tongod forest reserve
KOTA KINABALU, May 19 — Sabah authorities are investigating the death of a Bornean elephant found mutilated in a forest reserve in Tongod, believed to be linked to ivory […]
Indonesia minister denies letter he signed with Pete Hegseth gives air access to US military
JAKARTA, May 19 — Indonesia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that he had signed a letter of intent last month with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on granting US military […]
Public outcry forces Hanoi to shrink ambitious petrol bike ban from 26km to 11 roads
HANOI, May 19 — Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi’s narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban […]
Amnesty: Indonesia branding activists as ‘foreign agents’ to justify repression
JAKARTA, May 19 — Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under President Prabowo Subianto, allowing disinformation to discredit critics and justify repression, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In a report […]
Putin is flying to Beijing right after Trump left — What this means for global energy, Ukraine, and US relations
BEIJING, May 19 — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, looking to deepen a strategic partnership stretching from Scandinavia […]
Taiwan’s Ally Logistic Property to invest RM500m in Malaysia’s first multi-storey smart cold chain facility
KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Taiwan-based Ally Logistic Property (ALP) announced a RM500 million investment to develop what it says will be Malaysia’s first developer-built multi-storey automated cold chain facility in Shah […]