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JELEBU, July 25 — Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reaffirmed that leaders of the Unity Government remain committed to working together at the federal level until the end of the current term, regardless of the upcoming outcome of the Negeri Sembilan state election. The Deputy Prime Minister said the

SHAH ALAM, July 25 — The Selangor Education Department (JPN) has carried out counselling and guidance interventions for students involved in a fight involving a student and his father at a secondary school in Seri Kembangan that went viral recently. In a statement, Selangor JPN said it is giving its full cooperation to the ongoing

NEW DELHI, July 25 — When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government cut mobile internet services at the site of youth-led protests in New Delhi, students found new ways to stay in touch. Thousands of young people have been protesting, some camping under tarpaulin in the capital, demanding changes to the education system after a

SEREMBAN, July 25 — Barisan Nasional (BN) yesterday launched its manifesto, outlining nine key pillars for the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election. The manifesto, themed ‘Hebatkan Semula Negeri Sembilan’ (Revitalising Negeri Sembilan), was launched by Negeri Sembilan BN chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, who is also the BN deputy chairman. The first pillar focuses on

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Bumiputera Petrol Station Operators Association of Malaysia (Bumipeda) has urged the government to review the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charged on credit card transactions. Its vice-president, Shahrul Nizam Md Radzi, said MDR charges are placing an increasing burden on petrol station operators, adding to the cost pressures they already

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PUTRAJAYA, July 24 — The employment rate of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates in agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) increased from 61 per cent in 2018 to 76 per cent in 2024, but is still below the national TVET average of 95 per cent. The findings were

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Dewan Negara yesterday passed the Sexual Offences Against Children (Amendment) Bill 2026 to expand Malaysia’s legal jurisdiction over child sexual offences committed outside the country’s territory. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran said the amendment is important as child sexual crime cases

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Civil society organisation DHRRA Malaysia has urged the government to find practical and compassionate solutions for children who remain non-citizens despite being raised solely by their Malaysian biological fathers. The call follows the Court of Appeal ruling that such children cannot automatically inherit their fathers’ citizenship. While acknowledging the judicial

Britain’s June heatwave led to 24 million lost work hours, costing the economy £1.15 billion, an LSE study reveals. LONDON: Britain’s record-breaking June heatwave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estimate released Thursday by the London School of Economics (LSE). The UK,