All posts tagged "local news"
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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...
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0Local NewsMassive Landslide in Selangor Claims 24 Lives; Toll Expected to Rise
A landslide in Batang Kali turned an overnight camping trip into a deadly tragedy impacting dozens of families. A massive landslide in...
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0PoliticsAnwar’s Cabinet Picks Draw Widespread Scorn
The prevailing sentiment in Malaysia appears to be that the newly minted Prime Minister could have done considerably better in choosing his...
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0OpinionDamansara Disgrace
Petaling Jaya Utara Section 8, better known as Damansara Perdana, showcases how a once-delightful township has been utterly ruined by unconstrained development...
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0Local NewsAll Arriving Passengers in Malaysia Must Now Complete Customs Declaration Forms
The practice was abandoned decades ago, and travellers have only had to make verbal declarations at most – that will now change....
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0Expat NewsGovernment Announces New Visa Programme for Wealthy Foreigners
The new premium visa plan raises as at least as many questions as it answers, one of which is how it’s materially...
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0Local NewsFrom Putrajaya to Prison: Najib Razak Jailed
Day 1 of 4,380: Disgraced former PM immediately hauled off to jail to begin serving his 12-year sentence after his final appeal...
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0Expat NewsKuala Lumpur Ranked the World’s Number One City for Expats
The list of positives for the Malaysian capital far outweighed the negatives, and Kuala Lumpur topped the InterNations 2021 list of the...
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0Asia Pacific NewsThe US Speaker of the House is Coming to Asia. What Happens if She Visits Taiwan?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is including Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea on her trip to Asia, but the question on everyone’s mind...
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0TransportERL Increases KLIA Ekspres Frequency Starting August 1
It’s yet another sign of Malaysia’s transportation services incrementally returning to normal following over two years of pandemic-affected schedules. Express Rail Link...
