Sabah & Sarawak

Kinabatangan voters urged to back ruling party

KINABATANGAN: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (PGRS) vice-president Datuk Masiung Banah called on voters in Kinabatangan to elect candidates from the ruling party for effective representation.

Sabah & Sarawak

Student surrendered package with Zara Qairina's notes, testifies ex-head warden

KOTA KINABALU: A student has handed over a plastic package containing the late Zara Qairina Mahathir's notes, the Coroner's Court was told on Thursday (Jan 22).

Nation

VAT 69 commando death in training exercise being investigated, says IGP

PETALING JAYA: The exact cause of death of an elite VAT 69 police commando during a diving training exercise will be investigated, Bukit Aman says.

Sabah & Sarawak

EC begins distributing polling equipment for Kinabatangan, Lamag by-elections

KINABATANGAN: Final preparations for the Kinabatangan parliamentary and Lamag state by-elections entered a crucial phase on Thursday (Jan 22) as polling equipment began to be distributed to voting centres across the constituency.

Sabah & Sarawak

Vote Warisan to strengthen central–east Sabah’s voice in Parliament, says Shafie

KINABATANGAN: In the tail-end of campaigning, Warisan chief Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal urged Kinabatangan residents to back the party to strengthen its voice in Parliament for Sabah's east and central regions.

Nation

Base MHIT plan to offer affordable monthly premiums

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians could be paying a monthly premium of as low as RM50 with the Base Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) plan, which will be rolled out early next year.

Nation

Locals protest suggestion to rename Jalan Pantai Bersih

BUTTERWORTH: Over 150 locals are objecting to the suggestion to rename Jalan Pantai Bersih here, which makes up part of the road to Dragon Temple Lane (Jalan Tokong Naga).

Nation

MACC detains six company owners, freezes RM7.2mil in e-waste cases

KOTA BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded six company owners found to be involved in the smuggling of electronic waste (e-waste) into the country and frozen 14 accounts amounting to RM7.2mil.

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Malaysia lost 47,250 football fields worth of its coral reefs in last three years

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has lost about 20% of its coral reefs, equivalent to 47,250 football fields, over the last three years since 2022, with reef conditions continuing to deteriorate nationwide, according to Reef Check Malaysia's Annual Survey Report 2025.

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Police foil RM80.3mil drug haul destined for Australia

KLANG: Police have thwarted an attempt to smuggle RM80.3mil worth of MDMA and heroin into Australia after discovering the drugs concealed in two shipping containers at West Port, Klang, on Jan 19.

Nation

MCMC records statements of China Press editor-in-chief, online editor

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded statements from China Press's editor-in-chief and its online editor over content that allegedly misinterpreted the royal address.

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Phase two of SSPA pay hike boosts morale, motivation of civil servants

KUALA LUMPUR: The phase two salary increase under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), effective on Thursday (Jan 22), has given civil servants a boost, inspiring them to deliver even more dedicated and exemplary services.

Nation

Salary hike a recognition of civil servants' dedication, commitment, says PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: The second phase of the civil service salary increase under the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) on Thursday (Jan 22) is not merely about figures, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Diesel smugglers foiled in Kulai, RM300,000 in assets seized

KULAI: A diesel smuggling syndicate is believed to have used a lorry fitted with a modified fuel tank to purchase excess diesel from petrol stations around the district before transferring it into storage tanks at a factory here.

Nation

Health insurance, takaful costs calculator coming soon, says Dr Dzul

KUALA LUMPUR: Patients will soon be able to make more informed decisions about their insurance and private healthcare costs with tools such as a health insurance calculator.

Nation

SRC lawsuit: Najib concedes RM42mil was not Saudi donation

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today conceded in the High Court here that the RM42mil deposited into his personal bank accounts was unrelated to any Saudi donation.

Sabah & Sarawak

Sarawak Tourism Board celebrates Horse Year with limited-edition angpow packets

KUCHING: The Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) has released limited-edition Chinese New Year angpow featuring the seahorse to welcome the coming Year of the Fire Horse.

Nation

Insken chief Viviante first Malaysian to be awarded WEF Public Social Innovator

PETALING JAYA: National Entrepreneurship Institute (Insken) chief executive officer Viviantie Sarjuni has become the first Malaysian to receive the 2026 Public Social Innovator Award for social entrepreneurship at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting.

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MACC targets to recover RM10bil in lost revenue, says Azam

KOTA BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has tasked its Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF) with recovering RM10bil in misappropriated funds and state revenue losses this year.

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Healthcare can't be a luxury reserved for the few, says Amir Hamzah after introducing 'base plan' coverage

KUALA LUMPUR: The new insurance "base plan" under the Reset strategy is meant to widen access and complement the universal coverage provided by the government, says Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.