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Pushing mega-projects, Hamzah Zainudin criticises Budget 2027 as ‘lacking vision’
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin today criticised Budget 2027 as “lacking vision”, arguing that the federal government’s spending plan lacks a long-term economic plan […]
School roof collapse kills 21 students in Pakistan, renews concerns over building safety
PESHAWAR, Oct 15 — Twenty-one pupils and a teacher were killed yesterday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said. […]
Budget 2027: RM130M boost for local film, music, and creative content
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The allocation of more than RM130 million under Budget 2027 for the local film, music and creative industries is a timely move to boost the […]
Kepong knife attack: Chinese student charged with stabbing ex-girlfriend and her brother
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — A 20-year-old Chinese national university student pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to two charges of causing grievous hurt by stabbing his […]
Slovakian gay couple takes government to court over refusal to recognise marriage registered in Austria
BRATISLAVA, Oct 15 — Slovakian lawyers Ivan Novotny and Metod Spacek got married in Austria in 2020, but their home country refused to register their marriage—a decision they are now […]
East Timor shuts schools for three days as haze from Indonesian forest fires blankets Dili
DILI, Oct 15 — East Timor began a three-day school closure today prompted by thick haze that has drifted over from raging forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. In the capital Dili, […]
Perikatan ‘almost 100pc’ certain of Melaka election alliance, but Takiyuddin keeps potential partners under wraps
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Perikatan Nasional (PN) is almost certain to forge an alliance with other political parties ahead of the Melaka state election, its secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin […]
Zetrix AI pledges cooperation as police, MACC probe unpaid RM314m collections
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Zetrix AI Bhd will fully cooperate with authorities in an ongoing joint investigation by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). […]
Court hears charges against former UKM director accused of RM3.12m contract abuse
SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — A former director of an education centre at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to two charges of […]
IMF warns Saudi Arabia and Gulf economies may take years to recover from war, Saudi economy projected to shrink 3.3pc
BANGKOK, Oct 15 — The International Monetary Fund expects energy-rich Middle Eastern economies to bounce back, but not in the medium term, the organisation’s regional chief said today, as fighting […]