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Perak MB says Special Financial Assistance allocations fair, rebuts talk of Opposition service centres being sidelined

IPOH, Jan. 22 -- Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad has clarified that the Special Financial Assistance (BKK) announced under the Perak Budget 2026 has been fully credited to the service c... Read More


Warisan rep: Sabah voters sent 'clear message' against federal neglect

TAWAU, Jan. 22 -- The results of the last election sent a very clear message to the federal government not to continue neglecting Sabah, said Sri Tanjong assemblyman Justin Wong. He said that in the ... Read More


Arthur Kurup appointed Sabah BN chairman

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 22 -- Barisan Nasional's (BN) supreme council has appointed a Sabah BN coordinating committee, naming Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup as chairman, Datuk Jafry Ariffin as deputy chai... Read More


Covid fallout drove Malaysia's debt up 36pc, says deputy finance minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Government debt surged by 36 per cent between 2019 and 2022 as the Covid-19 crisis forced Putrajaya to borrow heavily, leaving subsequent administrations under mounting pressu... Read More


Sarawak mulls Digital Inclusion Platform to empower persons with disabilities

KUCHING, Jan. 22 -- A proposed Digital Inclusion Platform aimed at enhancing accessibility, empowerment and socioeconomic participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Sarawak has been put forw... Read More


In Johor, two foreigners become first in Malaysia charged under new anti-littering law

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Two foreign nationals became the first people in Malaysia to be charged in court for littering under the country's newly enforced anti-littering law, according to a report by ... Read More


Billboards spark unease in Kinabatangan with Bung Moktar's image edited alongside BN contenders

KINABATANGAN, Jan. 22 -- Campaign billboards featuring late Datuk Bung Moktar Radin with Barisan Nasional Kinabatangan by-election candidates Mohd Naim Kurniawan Moktar and Mohd Ismail Ayob are not go... Read More


Sipitang MP says Pan Borneo Highway delays have become 'a tale of waiting'

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 22 -- The Pan Borneo Highway and other infrastructure development projects in Sabah have become 'a tale of waiting' for Sabahans, said Sipitang MP Datuk Matbali Musah. Speaking du... Read More


What employers get wrong about 'AI-ready' talent - Elman Mustafa El Bakri

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- There is a growing anxiety among employers that artificial intelligence is reshaping career pathways too quickly, especially at the entry and early-career levels. Many organi... Read More


Zara Qairina inquest: Court stunned as witness reveals new note, coroner cautions 'no more surprises'

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 22 -- A recalled witness, who was formerly dormitory chief warden at the late Zara Qairina Mahathir's school, revealed new evidence at the Coroner's Court here, namely a piece of p... Read More