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PAC: RM10.879b cooking oil subsidy failed to fully reach intended recipients

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for an overhaul of the country's cooking oil subsidy management system after finding that the existing mechanism failed to ensur... Read More


Another fall feared at Papar school as Form Two girl reportedly rushed to hospital

KOTA KINABALU, July 16 -- Confirmation on reports that another female student fell and had to be rushed to hospital during school hours at SMK Tun Datu Mustapha in Kinarut, Papar, on Wednesday, receiv... Read More


Singapore contractor charged over waterworks deaths linked to toxic gas exposure

Kuala Lampur, July 16 -- SINGAPORE, July 17 - A contractor engaged by Singapore's national water agency PUB for tank cleaning operations has been charged yesterday over alleged workplace safety lapses... Read More


Singapore youth assists probe into Bukit Panjang fires, third incident reported

SINGAPORE, July 16 -- A youth is assisting police investigations after two fires broke out at a Housing Board block in Bukit Panjang on Tuesday, with a local MP saying it was the third such incident r... Read More


Transport Ministry: Cabinet approves plan to make road crash offenders compensate victims

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- The Cabinet has agreed in principle to introduce court-ordered compensation for road accident victims under proposed amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987. In a statement... Read More


Sarawak brewery 1602 cleared of wrongdoing after police investigation, seized items returned

Kuala Lampur, July 16 -- KUCHING, July 16 - Sarawak brewery 1602 has been cleared of any wrongdoing following the completion of a police investigation, with all seized products and merchandise returne... Read More


Shut out of Johor, Bersama opts to sit out Negeri Sembilan election

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- Parti Bersama Malaysia (Bersama) has announced it will sit out the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state election, choosing instead to redirect its resources toward the Melaka state ... Read More


Anwar says 200-litre BUDI95 quota fits most drivers as average RON95 use is 100 litres

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended the reduction of the BUDI95 fuel quota from 300 litres to 200 litres a month, saying the move was based on actual usage data s... Read More


RTS Link may spark S$1b Singapore spending surge in JB, according to retail and consumer spending study

SINGAPORE, July 16 -- Singapore residents are expected to spend an additional S$1.05 billion (RM3.31 billion) annually in Johor Bahru after the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link be... Read More


Seeing beyond sight - Ng Kwan Hoong

Kuala Lampur, July 16 -- Over the past few months, I have been making regular trips to Methodist College Kuala Lumpur in Brickfields. Directly opposite the college stands the Malaysian Association for... Read More