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Is Malaysia’s fiscal health on the mend? BMI says yes in post-Budget forecast
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — BMI has maintained its forecast for Malaysia’s fiscal deficit to narrow to 3.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027 from an estimated […]
Unregistered Orang Asli in Malaysia: Why the NRD struggles to find accurate numbers
GUA MUSANG, Oct 13 — The absence of accurate numbers of individuals without identification documents poses a challenge for the National Registration Department (NRD) in identifying the Orang Asli and […]
In Dewan Rakyat today: Myanmar refugees, Gaza crisis, and minimum wage
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The implementation of the RM2,000 minimum wage from June 2027, the registration of Myanmar refugees, and measures to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza are […]
RM510b but no new taxes? Amir Hamzah says 20227 Budget possible through cutting leakages
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The government is confident it can spend the RM510 billion allocated in Budget 2027 without introducing any new taxes, says Minister of Finance II Datuk […]
MOH will push for absorbing contract dental and pharmacy officers, says Dzulkefly
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) will recommend absorbing contract dental and pharmacy officers into permanent positions for the consideration of the Ministry of Finance and […]
Man feared drowned after being swept away in Kajang’s Sungai Chuah
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — A local man in his 40s is feared drowned after being reportedly swept away in Sungai Chuah, Kajang, Sunday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) […]
Malaysia aims to slap ‘disaster’ status on transboundary haze at Asean meet
SEPANG, Oct 13 — Malaysia will raise the issue of transboundary haze at an Asean foreign ministers’ meeting ahead of the bloc’s 49th Summit in Manila, the Philippines, next month […]
‘I’ve only come for the teachers’: Student opens fire at French school, wounds two
AUBAGNE, Oct 13 — A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed […]
Ringgit opens higher on Budget 2027 optimism, but West Asia tensions and US inflation cloud outlook
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 — The ringgit edged higher against the US dollar at the opening, buoyed by optimism surrounding Budget 2027. At 8 am, the ringgit was up marginally […]
Getty Images plans bankruptcy restructuring as owners pledge US$533m to cut debt
NEW YORK, Oct 13 — US photography company Getty Images announced Monday that it had reached an agreement with major lenders to restructure its debt, take the company private and […]