'Voice of the Malaysian people': Anwar announces extra RM100m aid for Palestine at KL rally

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahimannounced last night an additional RM100 million allocation for Palestine, on top of the RM100 million already approved by the governmen... Read More

What actually happens when your bank sells your loan - and how Malaysia's new law could protect you

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- The Senate is set to debate the Consumer Credit Bill next month, with expectations that it will pass without much resistance. If approved, the law could be gazetted as early a... Read More

How the Consumer Credit Commission will protect Malaysians from unfair lending practices

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at regulating Malaysia's rapidly growing credit services industry, gained passage in the Dewan Rakyat in J... Read More

Thanks to social media, enforcement agencies have turned raids, inspections into entertainment - but, is this right?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia's enforcement agencies are racking up millions of views on social media such asTikTok and Instagram, transforming serious operations like raids and roadblocks into vir... Read More

World Bank survey: Firms think women are key to performance, but still sees raising children as barrier to hiring

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 -- Many Malaysian firms believe hiring more women significantly boosts productivity and makes their companies more attractive to talent. Despite this recognition, few are willin... Read More

Two-tier healthcare or public lifeline? Unpacking the debate over Rakan KKM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- The Ministry of Health's (MOH) plan to launch its "Rakan KKM" programme has ignited a fierce public debate. On one side, detractors warn it would create a two-tiered healthca... Read More

Is public transport meant to turn a profit? Five countries show it's not that simple

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's administration said at the launch of the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 that public transport will be the backbone of all future develop... Read More

Selangor MB: Putra Heights blast caused by soil subsidence, pipe shifted 15.9cm

SHAH ALAM, June 30 -- The Putra Heights gas pipe explosion was caused by soil subsidence that happened over 25 years since it was laid in 2000, resulting in the pipe shifting by 15.9cm. The matter wa... Read More

Citing 'systemic neglect', rights groups demand Domestic Workers Bill after murder of Sabah housekeeper by MasterChef finalist

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 -- A coalition of rights groups have urged the government to expedite tabling the Domestic Workers Bill, following up on repeated calls to institute legal safeguards as migrant l... Read More

Who is Hakim Danish, the 17-year-old Terengganu boy making waves in MotoGP racing?

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 -- Malaysia's motorcycle racing scene has a new star: 17-year-old Muhammad Hakim Danish Ramli. Early Sunday morning in Aragon, Spain, the young rider delivered a nail-biting per... Read More

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