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0Local NewsKuala Lumpur to Close Nearly Two Dozen Roads for Thaipusam
The annual festival is expected to draw some two million people to the Batu Caves area in the northern part of Greater...
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0Local NewsMalaysia Announces Its 2024 Budget
A number of the line items in the lengthy budget are noteworthy, with a handful being of potential interest to expats, as...
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0Local NewsJohor’s New Special Financial Zone Designation Comes to Forest City’s Rescue
The plan, which involves not only designating the development a Special Financial Zone, but housing Singaporean residents there, as well, aligns remarkably...
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0Local NewsDevastating Plane Crash in Shah Alam Claims 10 Lives
A chartered private jet crashed on a busy highway in Shah Alam, killing all onboard the aircraft and two motorists on the...
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0Local NewsWhat a Mess! Malaysia’s ‘Destination Reputation’ Gets a Big Black Eye
The standout incident revolves around the Minister of Tourism, while at KLIA, allegedly exposing a culture of corruption and exploitation in the...
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0Local NewsThe Swatch Raids: Of Pride and Prejudice
At least from a business perspective, Malaysia is likely harming its global image by choosing to escalate its row with Swatch over...
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0Local NewsIt’s Time to Mask Up Once Again, Says Health Minister
Covid cases have indeed been on a slight rise recently, but this time, it’s actually the haze that’s driving the need for...
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0Local NewsNajib Fails in Final Bid to Have His Conviction Overturned
The former Malaysian Prime Minister has now exhausted all possible legal remedies to have his conviction set aside. As reported by the...
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0Local NewsPAS Youth In Hot Water over ‘War Parade’ in Terengganu
The Islamic party’s procession, which featured replica swords, shields, and other weapons, is being investigated by police amid mounting criticism. The controversial...
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0Local NewsCorruption Woes: Malaysia Slides Again in Global Ranking
The latest Transparency International index has Malaysia scored lower yet again — the country’s third consecutive decline on the annual global list....
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0Local NewsAnwar Blasts Corruption in Malaysia, Puts Nation’s Leaders on Notice
The comments from the prime minister are among the most forceful from any high-level government official on the scourge of graft in...
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0Local NewsChina and Covid: Malaysia Struggles with the Pandemic’s Next Big Question
Reject travellers from China? Welcome them with open arms? Somewhere in between? Amid Malaysia’s own recovery from years of Covid, the question...
