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Court of Appeal upholds ‘Mentega Terbang’ ban, rules film censorship powers constitutional
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has upheld the government’s ban on the controversial film Mentega Terbang, ruling that the home minister’s power to prohibit films in […]
Malaysia condemns Israel’s latest settlement expansion in Occupied Palestinian Territory
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia strongly condemns Israel’s latest announcement of a US$2.3 billion settlement expansion plan in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, calling the plan a deliberate attempt to […]
Supermarket worker charged with murdering newborn baby in Subang Jaya
SHAH ALAM, July 16 — A supermarket sales assistant was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of her newborn baby girl at an apartment in Subang […]
Credit card outage disrupts payments at stores across Japan
TOKYO, July 16 — Credit cards failed to work at convenience stores and other merchants across Japan on Thursday following a system outage, with major credit card companies rushing to […]
Tapped just twice in 40 years, Putrajaya tables Bill to tighten National Trust Fund withdrawals
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — Malaysia has tapped its RM22.43 billion National Trust Fund (KWAN) only twice in nearly four decades, including to fund Covid-19 vaccines, Putrajaya told Parliament today […]
‘They’re working tirelessly’: Resident says Sandakan’s Duchess of Kent Hospital, not its staff, needs fixing
SANDAKAN, July 16 — The condition of Duchess of Kent Hospital Sandakan has once again come under the spotlight after a Sandakan resident shared concerns on social media over the […]
Sabah police appeal for witnesses after nine China tourists injured in head-on crash involving tour van and Perodua Axia
BEAUFORT, July 16 — Nine China tourists were injured when their van collided with a Perodua Axia at Km 21 of the Beaufort-Papar Road, near Kampung Gana, Membakut, on Tuesday. […]
Miri woman loses RM1.39m after clicking fake cake ad on social media
MIRI, July 16 — A 43-year-old woman lost RM1,389,132 after falling victim to an elaborate scam that began with an online cake advertisement on social media. Miri police chief ACP […]
Govt to pilot affordable MediAsas health insurance plan this month ahead of nationwide rollout in 2027, says deputy minister
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Base Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) Plan, or MediAsas, will begin its pilot programme by the end of this month, as part of the […]
UN: More than 500 feared dead in Myanmar shipwrecks involving Rohingya refugees since late June
GENEVA, July 16 — The United Nations warned Thursday that more than 500 people were feared dead following reports of two large shipwrecks off Myanmar since late June. The UN’s […]