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'What is so difficult?': Socso CEO questions seven gig platforms yet to submit details for automatic contributions

AMPANG, May 12 -- Seven of the 14 gig service platform providers have yet to submit their workers' details to the Social Security Organisation (Socso), delaying the rollout of automatic contributions ... Read More


AI-powered heat warning system put to the test at Singapore worksite

SINGAPORE, May 12 -- A construction site in Pasir Ris is using artificial intelligence to protect around 400 workers from heat stress, combining predictive alerts with cooling vests and makeshift show... Read More


Yeo Bee Yin warns RON95 subsidy cut for T20 could fuel inflation and hurt economy

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 - Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin has cautioned that it is the "wrong time" to remove RON95 fuel subsidies for higher-income Malaysians, warning of broader inflatio... Read More


Police bust Manjung online investment scam syndicate, arrest 13 Chinese nationals

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 - Police have busted an online investment scam syndicate operating through a call centre following three separate raids in Sitiawan and Lumut on May 8, acc... Read More


Anwar orders all ministries to retarget aid and protect vulnerable Malaysians from rising costs

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a direct order to all ministries to realign their initiatives and assistance programmes, ensuring that government resources a... Read More


Retired lady cop flees hit-and-run, tests positive for drugs after 50km chase from Negeri to Melaka

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 -- A 65-year-old former police sergeant who allegedly fled a hit-and-run crash led authorities on a dramatic 50km cross-border chase before being arrested and testing positive for... Read More


ILO urges fair hiring practices, says migrant workers must not be charged recruitment fees

Kuala Lampur, May 12 -- PETALING JAYA, May 12 - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said migrant workers in Malaysia, particularly vulnerable groups, should not be burdened with recruitment fe... Read More


Pahang approves 18 flood mitigation projects worth RM3.18b, says MB

Kuala Lampur, May 11 -- KUANTAN, May 12 - The Pahang government has approved and is implementing 18 flood mitigation projects across the state involving a total cost of RM3.184 billion. According to ... Read More


Four nabbed after long-running oil palm fruit thefts in Kanchong Darat uncovered

Kuala Lampur, May 11 -- KUALA LANGAT, May 11 - Police have arrested four local men suspected of stealing oil palm fruits in Kanchong Darat here after their activities were allegedly caught on closed-c... Read More


Umno records over 16,800 new members in 20 days, 71pc youth, says Asyraf Wajdi

JOHOR BAHRU, May 11 -- Umno managed to record 16,867 new members through its online registration platform within 20 days of its implementation, said the party's secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Du... Read More