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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — For some Malaysian men, keeping the romance alive could mean stretching their wallets — and a new study suggests some are even willing to go into debt for a date. According to research by Legasi Research, men continue to shoulder most dating expenses, with 59.3 per cent saying they usually

SHAH ALAM, Oct 26 — The Selangor state government will not tolerate the use of any place of worship for criminal purposes, regardless of the religion, race or background of those involved. Selangor Human Resources and Poverty Eradication Committee chairman V. Papparaidu said he took seriously media reports about drugs being found at an unregistered

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told his Cabinet last week that MSCI was trying to “intimidate” Indonesia, but said the country would not be afraid. Latest News

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) has stressed that students living in rented accommodation off campus should inform their universities of their place of residence to facilitate monitoring. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, said monitoring was difficult because some students arranged their own rental accommodation without going through

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged all candidates and party machinery to work hard to earn the people’s trust in the 16th Melaka state election. In a Facebook post last night, Anwar, who is also the prime minister, said all instances of slander and racial incitement

SEREMBAN, Oct 26 — Four semi-permanent houses located behind UTC Ampangan here was 80 per cent destroyed in a fire tonight. Seremban Fire and Rescue Station Senior Fire Officer I Raihan Che Mat said the department received an emergency call about the incident at 8.17 pm. “Upon arrival at the scene, we found that four

KUCHING, Oct 25 — The risk of Malaysian women developing breast cancer has risen to one in 23, compared with one in 27 previously, says Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. She said that based on the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report for 2012-2016 and 2017-2021, breast cancer remains the most

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 — A man was confirmed dead after being buried in a landslide that affected a house in Taman Seri Rambai, Paya Terubong here today. Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said it received an emergency call at 8.36am and a team from the Paya Terubong

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 25 — The water supply disruption in Tawau was raised at the Sabah Cabinet meeting last Wednesday to ensure immediate action is taken to help affected residents. Sabah Youth Development, Sports Advancement and Creative Economy Minister Datuk Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan, who raised the matter, said dry weather and a prolonged lack

BAGAN DATUK, Oct 25 — Malaysia remains committed to its offer of assistance to Indonesia to address the transboundary haze affecting the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the commitment had been discussed at the Cabinet meeting last Friday to ensure that appropriate measures could be coordinated for