34 h. ago Step up safety measures, stations told after blind man killed by train

Transport ministry wants facilities, especially those for persons with disabilities, to be reviewed and enhanced.

Events

40 h. ago Form committee to control vendors outside schools, says education activist

Magpie's Mak Chee Kin says only local government authorities have the power to prevent vendors from trading outside schools.

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41 h. ago Emulate Malaysia’s push for safer online ecosystem, Asean states told

UiTM’s Ahmad Faisal Fiah says that as the bloc chair, Malaysia is well-placed to unite member states in the quest to regulate social media.

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51 h. ago Schools told to report outside vendors selling food and drinks

The education ministry sends out a reminder that there should be no stalls within a 40m radius of school gates.

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54 h. ago No legal action, says father of boy who choked on gummy candy

Fakhruddin Fikri accepts fate despite advice to sue as incident happened on school grounds.

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57 h. ago Penang orders councils to ensure guideline compliance after child’s death

Exco man wants Penang island and Seberang Perai councils to clear out traders defying guidelines barring them from selling junk food and candies within 40m of a school.

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58 h. ago Don’t waste time with irrelevant, repetitive questions, opposition MPs told

Speaker Johari Abdul says issues that have been extensively discussed in the lower house should be laid to rest.

Politics

58 h. ago Chinese universities offer DeepSeek courses to ride on AI boom

The move comes as authorities seek to boost scientific and technological innovation in schools.

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66 h. ago Blow to Shahidan as Malaysia Athletics told to hold polls this year

The decision by the sports commissioner’s office foils an attempt by certain parties to push the elections to next year.

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69 h. ago Wall St ends lower as weak Walmart guidance prompts consumer demand worries

A broad selloff pulled all three major US stock indexes into negative territory, with the blue-chip Dow suffering the steepest loss.

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3 d. ago Ministry wants strict monitoring of food sales outside schools

This follows an incident where a student choked on gummy candy he bought from a vendor outside his school in Penang.

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3 d. ago Russia says it has taken back major chunk of Kursk from Ukraine

Colonel-general Sergei Rudskoi told a newspaper that Moscow had pushed Kyiv into a defensive stance since February last year.

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3 d. ago EPF follows strict rules in buying, selling of shares, says minister

Finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan denies claims of losses and insider trading, saying EPF’s share sale strategy is in line with market conditions and governance rules.

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3 d. ago Skippy, a source of happiness and healing for her furparents

The Golden Retriever also inspired her furparents to start Pawsome Brewery, a business selling non-alcoholic ‘beverages’ for pets.

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4 d. ago EU eyes stricter food import rules in agriculture policy review

The draft vows to reform the EU's common agricultural policy, cut red tape and better target subsidies to farmers 'who need it most'.

Events

4 d. ago MACC still probing politician linked to safe house scandal, Dewan told

Law minister Azalina Othman Said says the probe was completed but that the investigation paper was returned to the anti-graft agency for further action.

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5 d. ago Owners told to pay 60% to reclaim cars stranded after cargo ship fire

Three months after the incident, one car owner says he still cannot reclaim his vehicle due to a maritime clause.

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6 d. ago EcoWorld’s unit sells land in Iskandar Malaysia to Microsoft for RM694mil

Eco Business Park 1 Sdn Bhd disposes of 56.06 hectares of freehold land in Eco Business Park I, Iskandar Malaysia, Johor.

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