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Anwar: RON95 subsidy eligibility to consider luxury assets, not just income

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- The government is finalising the eligibility criteria and implementation mechanism for its targeted RON95 petrol subsidy programme, with factors beyond monthly income to be co... Read More


Plus highway lane closure: Putra Mahkota Interchange traffic diversion on Aug 23-24

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- Plus Malaysia Berhad (Plus) will temporarily divert one of the entry lanes at the Putra Mahkota Interchange Toll Plaza on the North-South Expressway this weekend. The diversi... Read More


The historical analogies that spook easy concessions to Russia: Warning to East Asian Summit - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 21 -- The prospect of peace in Ukraine has been dangled repeatedly before the international community, yet each proposal collapses under the weight of historical memory. The idea o... Read More


Flag of our fathers

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 21 -- We lived in a squatter unit. Two rooms, kitchen and living area under zinc roofing. Four equal quadrant units, two shared outhouses behind. In the 1970s, six occupants inside... Read More


Kelantan family board blames influencers for fuelling child-free trend among young couples

KOTA BHARU, Aug. 21 -- Kelantan National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) has reportedly criticised the child-free marriage trend among young couples in Kelantan, blaming it on social m... Read More


Water crisis by 2030 from data centre boom? Johor MB slams critics, tells them to stop scaring off investors

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug. 21 -- Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has reportedly slammed critics of Johor's development as fearmongers, by claiming that the state is unable to provide sufficient water a... Read More


'This isn't about race': Ahmad Maslan calls for calm over upside-down Jalur Gemilang in Pontian after Akmal Saleh's cry

PONTIAN, Aug. 21 -- The Jalur Gemilang which was hung upside-down in Pontian town has been corrected after the incident was found to have been caused by an error at a local dental clinic, Datuk Seri A... Read More


Lawyers say mother of Zara Qairina not crowdfunding, legal team working pro bono in bullying trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- Lawyers acting for Noraidah Lamat, mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, have dismissed viral allegations that she was seeking donations for herself or to cover legal expe... Read More


MRT Corp: Penang LRT budget raised to RM16.8b due to land costs, inflation and extended route to Seberang Perai

GEORGE TOWN, Aug. 21 -- The budget of RM16.8 billion set for the LRT Mutiara Line in Penang was due to market conditions, including land acquisition costs, since 2016. According to MRT Corp, the orig... Read More


What Iman Research's study reveals about young Malays' attitudes towards a plural and more economically just Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- Despite assumptions, Malay youths polled by think tank Iman Research have indicated that they are actually more supportive of pluralism and are calling for reforms of ethnic-b... Read More