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Dzulkefly: Over 400 contract medical officers decline permanent posts from 2023 to mid-2025, citing location and career concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- A total of 414 contract medical officers rejected permanent appointments and resigned between 2023 and June 2025, according to the health minister. Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad ... Read More


Four Form One boys nabbed over alleged Kajang mall assault on classmate

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Four Form One students were arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting a classmate at a shopping mall in Kajang the day before, Berita Harian reported. Kajang district police... Read More


Jackpot joy as QuickPick ticket nets RM42m Toto windfall in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Aug. 1 -- A solitary ticket has won the republic's S$12.8 million (RM42.1 million) Toto jackpot in yesterday's draw, ending a streak of three consecutive rollovers and marking one of the la... Read More


Suhakam calls for diversion policy after 14-year-old remanded for allegedly assaulting teacher in Kajang

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the government to implement a formal diversion policy for children in conflict with the law, following the remand of... Read More


Suhakam calls for diversion policy after 14-year-old remanded for assaulting teacher in Kajang

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has urged the government to implement a formal diversion policy for children in conflict with the law, following the remand of... Read More


Man remanded over murder of six-year-old son found buried in Jempol

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- A man accused of murdering his six-year-old son, whose body was found buried in the town of Rompin, located in the Jempol district ofNegeri Sembilan, has been remanded for seve... Read More


Malaysia SME Association presses Putrajaya for urgent SST review in wake of US tariffs

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- The SME Association of Malaysia has urged the government to urgently review the Sales and Services Tax (SST) framework in response to a new 19 per cent tariff on Malaysian expo... Read More


Malaysia Airlines' premium pivot pays off with RM766m profit in 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia Airlines' move into the premium market, along with fleet upgrades and new strategic partnerships, has been key to its turnaround after years of financial turbulence. ... Read More


Kelantan batik, not Indonesian: Kuala Terengganu MP apologises for misidentifying Anwar's attire during 13MP tabling

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Kuala Terengganu MP Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim has apologised for wrongly claiming that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wore Indonesian batik during the tabling of the 13... Read More


'I need to know the truth': Zara Qairina's grave to be exhumed as grieving mother seeks first autopsy in daughter's death

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- The grave of a 13-year-old Sabah schoolgirl is set to be exhumed for a post-mortem, two weeks after she died following a fall from a third-floor school hostel - a move initiate... Read More