BTH: Whistleblower protection, home detention and Mara debt [WATCH]
[New Straits Times] - 02/21/2025
KUALA LUMPUR: In this episode of Beyond the Headlines, we take a deep dive into two critical legal reforms — the amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act and the proposed Home Detention Law. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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Taiwan security chief says Trump’s support for island ‘very strong’
TAIPEI, Feb 20 — US support for Taiwan is “very strong”, Taipei’s security chief said today, as the self-ruled (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/02/2025
Speaker: UK eyes collab with Sarawak on renewable energy, other fields
KUCHING (Feb 20): The United Kingdom (UK) looks forward to collaborating with Sarawak in various fields especially (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/02/2025
RM171mil to build 18 new schools to ease overcrowding in Johor
JOHOR BARU: The federal government has allocated RM171 million this year for the construction of 18 new schools in (…)
[New Straits Times] - 20/02/2025
Express train derailed, six elephants dead after collission near Sri Lanka wildlife reserve
COLOMBO, Feb 20 — A Sri Lankan passenger train derailed today after smashing into a family of elephants, with no (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/02/2025
Afghanistan will ignore cricket boycott calls, says skipper Shahidi
KARACHI: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday said calls from other nations for a boycott of their (…)
[New Straits Times] - 21/02/2025
Significant drop in child marriages over 5 years, says minister
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of child marriages over the past five years shows a significant downward trend, said Women, (…)
[New Straits Times] - 21/02/2025
Sighting of new moon next Friday, announcement on start of Ramadan after
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The sighting of the new moon for the commencement of Ramadan for Muslims in Malaysia will (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/02/2025
Malaysia’s labour productivity per hour rises 1.4pc in Q4 2024 to RM44.2, led by construction boom
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 20 — Malaysia’s labour productivity per hour grew by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4 (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/02/2025
Lundu man gets jail, caning for beating wife who requested for ciggie
KUCHING (Feb 20): The Sessions Court here today sentenced a man to a total of two-and-a-half years in prison and (…)
[BorneoPost] - 20/02/2025
E-invoice exemption for small traders: Over 700,000 benefit as govt eases compliance burden
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The government has granted an exemption of the e-invoice issuance to small traders with (…)
[Malay Mail] - 20/02/2025
2 dead after two small planes collide in Arizona
LOS ANGELES: At least two people were confirmed dead after two small planes collided midair on Wednesday at the (…)
[New Straits Times] - 20/02/2025
