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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


Immigration D-G: 20 officers dismissed, dozens more disciplined over 'flying passport' abuses since 2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- The Immigration Department has taken disciplinary action against 41 officers over "flying passport" abuses since 2022, including 20 who were dismissed, as scrutiny intensifies... Read More


What's driving the ringgit's market-beating rally? Foreign funds say it's just beginning

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- The Malaysian ringgit is experiencing its most active trading period in years as global investors pour capital into the country, betting that its market-beating rally has furt... Read More


Loke says tougher checks on heavy lorries are paying off, with fewer fatal crashes in 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- The Road Transport Department's (JPJ) tougher enforcement against heavy vehicles, including overloaded lorries, since October has helped reduce the number of fatal crashes inv... Read More


Singapore PMO: Opposition leader post to stay empty amid WP standoff

SINGAPORE, Jan. 22 -- The office of Singapore's Leader of the Opposition (LO) will remain vacant after the Workers' Party (WP) said it was "unable to accept" Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's invitation ... Read More