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These 21 Johor seats decided two elections - Will they decide a third on July 11?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Of the 56 seats in Johor's state assembly, 21 changed hands in 2022 alone, a wave that wiped out Pakatan Harapan's 2018 breakthrough and handed Barisan Nasional a commanding c... Read More


Beyond age-based restrictions: Making the digital world safer for children - Selvi Supramaniam

Kuala Lampur, June 25 -- A 15-year-old Iban child in Kapit uses social media to improve her English. A child with a disability finds friendship and support through an online community. A stateless tee... Read More


PAC flags hospital billing practices, warns of drivers behind rising medical inflation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- The Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised concerns over private hospital billing practices and pricing structures, warning that they are contributing to rising med... Read More


Merdeka Center survey: KL mayor election proposal wins majority support as reform drive gains traction

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- A majority of Malaysians support the idea of electing the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, according to a new Merdeka Center survey that also shows strong backing for wider political re... Read More


Elon Musk says Singapore's founding PM Lee Kuan Yew was a 'genius' - because of air conditioning

SINGAPORE, June 25 -- Tech billionaire Elon Musk has hailed Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as a "genius", this time for his long-held belief that air conditioning was one of the most... Read More


Only half of Malaysian women say they can refuse sex with spouse or partner, survey finds

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Only about half of the Malaysian women in a nationwide survey said they could decide to refuse to have sex with their spouse or partner, while others said they could not say "... Read More


An agenda for all: Malaysia taps homegrown strengths, human capital under new defence roadmap

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Malaysia will continue to strengthen its defence diplomacy, modernise its military fleet and develop homegrown defence capabilities under the National Defence Strategic Plan (... Read More


Left Singapore during Covid, lost PR and returned to a S$9,000 national service fine

SINGAPORE, June 25 -- A Chinese national who left Singapore during the Covid-19 pandemic and later lost his permanent resident (PR) status has been fined S$9,000 (RM28,500) for defaulting on his natio... Read More


Be more proactive': Judge reprimands police over delay in locating Indira Gandhi's ex-husband

IPOH, June 25 -- The High Court has granted police an additional six months to track down Muhammad Riduan Abdullah, the ex-husband of M. Indira Gandhi. Judge Datuk Norsharidah Awang has fixed Novembe... Read More


From Genting to Bangkok: How a Malaysian organiser built two of Asia's top 100 music festivals

Kuala Lampur, June 25 -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 - Did you know one of Thailand's biggest New Year countdown festivals, Neon Countdown, is organised by a Malaysian company? Not only that, organiser NEO... Read More