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Johor BN promises 200,000 quality jobs, RM100m housing and education funds in state election manifesto
JOHOR BAHRU, June 26 — Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) today pledged to create 200,000 quality jobs and channel RM100 million each towards affordable housing and youth education as it unveiled […]
UN maritime agency pauses Strait of Hormuz escort operation after ship hit in suspected attack
 LONDON, June 26 — The UN International Maritime Organization paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting concerns about […]
TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia as social media curbs take effect
 JAKARTA, June 26 — Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total ‌of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the […]
South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee gets seven more years in graft-linked gifts scandal
 SEOUL, June 26 — A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee, already serving time for graft, to another seven years’ imprisonment today in a jobs-for-gifts […]
Samsung plans US$648b South Korea investment over decade to power AI chip boom
 SEOUL, June 26 — Samsung Group will pledge on Monday 1,000 trillion won (US$648 billion) in South Korea over the next decade, a media report said, in a sweeping effort […]
Saudi Aramco resumes Gulf oil exports after nearly four-month halt
SINGAPORE, June 26 — Saudi Aramco resumed crude loadings on today at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt, shipping data showed, as the world’s biggest […]
Govt aims to table AG-Public Prosecutor separation Bill this parliamentary sitting, seeks bipartisan backing, says Fahmi
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The government is targeting the current parliamentary sitting to table a Bill for debate and approval on the proposed separation of the roles of the […]
Anwar orders local authority approval processes streamlined to boost Malaysia’s competitiveness
 DENGKIL, June 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants all approval processes and bureaucratic procedures at the local authority (PBT) level to be expedited and streamlined to enhance […]
Fahmi: PM Anwar directs Home Ministry to review Rohingya management findings after inter-agency meetings
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Home Ministry (KDN) to review several findings arising from a series of inter-agency coordination meetings on […]
Labuan fire and rescue operations save RM528.59m in property value so far this year
 LABUAN, June 26 — The Labuan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) recorded an estimated RM528.59 million in property saved through fire and rescue operations between Jan 1 and June 22 […]