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PUTRAJAYA: Competition to get into public universities has been very high this year, says Higher Education Ministry director-general Prof Datuk Dr Husaini Omar (pic). This has led to many applicants not getting into their chosen courses,…

JOHOR BARU: A teenager is facing the death penalty here for allegedly murdering her boyfriend in a hotel last week. The accused, Sim Hui Ying, 19, nodded to indicate she understood the charge that was read in Mandarin. No plea was…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) will fully migrate to a more secure authentication method via Secure2U by June 2023, in line with Bank Negara's direction for banks to migrate from SMS One Time Passwords to a more secure…

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded an increase of 81% or 1,142 suicide cases last year compared to 631 cases in 2020, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the police data showed worrying statistics that needed immediate action as the…

KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia and China celebrate nearly 50 years of diplomatic relations, their decades-long relationship can only get better moving into the future, said the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia. The Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia,…

NIBONG TEBAL: The flash flood that occurred at the Penang International Airport on Saturday (Sept 24) was due to heavy rain and a clogged drainage system in the area, says Deputy Environment and Water Minister Datuk Mansor Othman. "The…

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Bursa Malaysia opened 5.71 points lower this morning, tracking the Wall Street’s weak performance last Friday. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined to 1,419.27 from Friday’s close of…

NEW YORK: Malaysia wants to tap the Netherlands’ experience in flood management to see if it can be applied to mitigate floods in Malaysia, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Dutch had long been considered…

TOKYO (Bloomberg): Japan will abolish a slew of Covid-19 border controls from Oct 11, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pic) said in New York, in a move that looks set to revive the tourism industry. Individual visitors will be allowed to…

KUALA LUMPUR: Only 52 of the top 100 listed companies have achieved the target of having 30% women participation in their boards, while 350 listed companies or 36.5% out of total listed companies in Bursa Malaysia have only one woman…