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Budget 2026: The people's budget - Harjit Singh Sidhu

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 14 -- Each year, Malaysia's national budget charts the country's economic direction, balancing fiscal responsibility with the well-being of the rakyat. Budget 2026, aptly themed "T... Read More


Education Ministry deploys crisis team after student fatally stabbed at Bandar Utama school

KUALA LMPUR, Oct. 14 -- The Education Ministry has sent counsellors and guidance teachers to provide psychosocial support following the fatal stabbing of a student at a school in Bandar Utama, Selango... Read More


Young Malaysians take the lead: Nearly 90pc of housing loans under Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme go to those aged 40 and below

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- Over 80,000 out of 90,779 housing loan approvals under the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme (SJKP) have gone to Malaysians aged 40 and below since 2008, according to Deputy Hou... Read More


Upko defends plan to use own logo in Sabah polls as part of state autonomy, says loyalty to PH remains intact

TUARAN, Oct. 13 -- The United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (Upko) has defended its proposal to contest under its own logo in the upcoming Sabah state election, describing it as a mark of politica... Read More


UPM suspends safety director amid outcry over alleged stray dog killings

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has relieved the director of its Occupational Safety and Health Management Office of operational duties pending an investigation into an allege... Read More


SPM candidate found dead in locked room in Negeri Sembilan

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- A female student and Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) candidate was found dead at a house in Kuala Klawang in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan last Saturday. Negeri Sembilan Police Chie... Read More


Preparing aspiring accountants for Malaysia's sustainable economy - Dalilah Aziz and Ann G

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 13 -- As Malaysia accelerates toward a sustainable, high-income economy under the Thirteenth Malaysia Plan (Rancangan Malaysia Ke-13 or RMK13), the nation's aspiration to build a gr... Read More


In Sarawak, crash on Jalan Sibu-Bintulu kills driver, leaves passenger injured

SIBU, Oct. 13 -- A 38-year-old driver was killed while his 57-year-old passenger sustained a broken left leg in a single-vehicle accident involving a four-wheel drive at Mile 16, Jalan Sibu-Bintulu ye... Read More


Foreign worker dies after being electrocuted while moving live cable at PJ construction site

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- A foreign general worker died after receiving an electric shock while attempting to move an uninsulated cable at a construction site in Petaling Jaya, near here, the day befor... Read More


Ringgit on track to strengthen below RM4 per US dollar, says second finance minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- The Malaysian ringgit is expected to continue its recent gains, supported by robust domestic spending and the government's fiscal prudence, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri ... Read More