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F1 return: Youth and Sports Ministry to table cost-benefit evaluation to Cabinet next month

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- The Sports and Youth Ministry is set to present its assessment on whether or not Malaysia should resume hosting the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the Cabinet next month, its ministe... Read More


Loke: CAAM audit identified minor issues prior to fatal Sarawak chopper crash, but found no direct link

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- Malaysia's aviation regulator found organisational deficiencies at Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. during a routine audit days before a fatal helicopter crash in Sarawak, th... Read More


Minister: Putrajaya targets 2027 for anti-rent seeking law

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- The government is working to table a Bill that would criminalise rent-seeking by 2027, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir told the House of Representatives this morni... Read More


Home minister: Children of Malay-foreign marriages may be registered as Malay, but foreign spouses won't automatically gain Bumiputera status

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- Foreign nationals who marry Muslim Malay citizens in Malaysia will not automatically see their ethnicity altered or qualify for special Bumiputera privileges, Home Minister Da... Read More


Putrajaya 'not discounting' letting refugees work in sectors with critical labour shortages, says home minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- Putrajaya is "not discounting" proposals to legalise work for refugees in sectors with a critical labour shortage, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution told Parliament'... Read More


Minister: Anti-scalping provisions to be added to Price Control Act

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living is "actively" working on a dedicated legal framework to combat ticket scalping, with new regulations expected to take effect ... Read More


Deputy minister: Anti-scalping provisions to be added to Price Control Act

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 13 -- The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living is "actively" working on a dedicated legal framework to combat ticket scalping, with new regulations expected to take effect ... Read More


Only 34pc of emergency ambulance calls reach scene in under 15 minutes, says health minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 12 -- Only 34.1 per cent of emergency ambulance responses in Malaysia met the target time of under 15 minutes for critical cases last year, missing the government's 50 per cent benc... Read More


Deputy minister: MARA Hospital to strengthen Bumiputera healthcare 'value chain'

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- The planned development of a Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Hospital will serve as a healthcare hub that could ultimately help bolster the Bumiputera healthcare "value chain", th... Read More


Why Malaysian professionals look to Singapore? Because many can earn more than double, says HR minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- Malaysian professionals could earn significantly higher working in neighbouring Singapore compared to just a median income of around RM6,000 here, according to a study, highlig... Read More