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PETALING JAYA: Environment and water minister Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has told Penang to explore tapping into water from the ground to meet its “desperate” water supply needs. In a written parliamentary reply, Tuan Ibrahim said the ministry…

PETALING JAYA: More than 30,000 students in public universities in the country have dropped out since the pandemic up until 2021, says higher education minister Noraini Ahmad. In a written parliamentary reply, she said 13,291 students, or…

MANILA: Five farmers were found dead with gunshot wounds on a street in Doña Remedios Trinidad in Bulacan. They were also found with bruises on their bodies along Resigurado street in Barangay Camachile around 10.30am on Monday,…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher but declined within minutes of trading, reflecting investors’ concerns about a potential interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve during its meeting later on Wednesday…

PETALING JAYA: Finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has warned that the existing subsidy mechanism, where subsidies are given to Malaysians across the board, is unsustainable. With Putrajaya’s expenditure on subsidies set to increase by…

KUALA LUMPUR: The tabling of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No 3) 2022 and the Provision for the Prohibition of Members of Parliament from Party-Hopping will be the focus of the Dewan Rakyat today. The bill is expected to be tabled by…

PETALING JAYA: The weather has changed drastically in the past week, with thunderstorms and rain occurring daily in most parts of the country. This was despite an earlier prediction of a heatwave by experts, similar to that experienced in…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): Bursa Malaysia was lower in early trade on Tuesday (July 26), following a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight, ahead of corporate earnings reports and the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting, a dealer said. At…

KUALA LUMPUR (July 26): The ringgit lost its ground against the US dollar this morning ahead of the United States Federal Open Market Committee meeting later today. At 9.37 am, the local currency slid to 4.4545/4565 versus the greenback…

PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya plans to review the management of shopping malls owned by government-linked companies (GLC) to ensure they are managed by local companies. This, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said, was to make certain that…