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Starting school at six: How Malaysia stacks up against its neighbours

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- Malaysian children may soon begin formal schooling at six years old instead of seven, after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim suggested lowering the entry age to bring t... Read More


Report blames brake fade, reckless driving and oversight failures for fatal UPSI bus crash

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- The fatal express bus crash that claimed the lives of 15 students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) along the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB) in June last yea... Read More


Fahmi: Govt to clarify Indonesian reports of three villages now under Malaysian territory

PUTRAJAYA, Jan. 23 -- The Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) to issue a full statement on an Indonesian report regarding claims that three... Read More


Govt to boost teacher numbers as Year One surge looms under new education plan

PUTRAJAYA, Jan. 23 -- The government is prepared to increase the number of teachers nationwide as it anticipates a surge of Year One students following the implementation of the National Education Dev... Read More


Police dismantle syndicate hiding ecstasy in cement; RM37.3m haul seized in Ipoh raid

IPOH, Jan. 23 -- Police have dismantled an international drug syndicate in a major raid on a luxury home here, seizing methamphetamine and MDMA (ecstasy) valued at about RM37.3 million. Bukit Aman Na... Read More


Tesla rolls out most affordable Model 3 variant in Malaysia at RM147,600

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- Malaysians can now buy a brand-new Tesla for the price of a Honda Civic. Tesla has finally introduced the Model 3 Standard RWD variant in Malaysia, which is essentially the "i... Read More


Tesla's new Model Y Long Range RWD delivers 661km on a charge in Malaysia, starting at RM216,450

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- Want more range than the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD? Tesla Malaysia is accepting orders for the Model Y Long Range RWD in Malaysia. With its large battery and single motor ... Read More


'No filter, no mercy': Singaporean comedian Kumar returns to KL with biggest Malaysian show yet in 'FIFTY50'

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 -- Get ready for a night of laughter as popular Singaporean comedian Kumarason Chinnadurai - better known as Kumar - takes the stage for his stand-up show, 'KUMAR: FIFTY50', in K... Read More


Two men arrested after fleeing police roadblock with rolls of telco cables in Ranau

KOTA BELUD, Jan. 23 -- Two men were caught by the police with rolls of telecommunication cables during a roadblock at the Ranau Bypass, near Kampung Rangalau here on Thursday. Kota Belud District pol... Read More


Qualified Sabahans must fill more high-ranking federal civil service posts, says Hajiji

KOTA KINABALU, Jan. 23 -- Qualified Sabahans must secure more high-ranking positions within the federal civil service, including roles based in Putrajaya, said the chief minister. Datuk Seri Panglima... Read More