KOTA KINABALU, Aug 8 — A contractor was fined RM15,000 or face 12 months in jail by the Sessions Court here for installing a solar lamp too close to a high-voltage power line, leading to the deaths of three workers.‍

GOMBAK, Aug 8 — The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has begun enforcing strict action, including seizing vehicles owned by companies and licensed operators that employ foreigners to drive commercial vehicles, effective yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to investigate Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s denial of claims that he defended the rights of foreigners in relation to the targeted RON95 fuel subsidy.‍

PUTRAJAYA, August 7 — The upcoming 2026 Budget, scheduled to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat this October, will be the first to align with the objectives of the 13th Malaysia Plan and will centre around three key pillars: raising the ceiling, raising the floor, and enhancing governance in public administration.‍

JELEBU, Aug 7 — A 36-year-old father was charged in the Magistrate’s Court today with the murder of his six-year-old son, whose body was discovered buried by the roadside at Kilometre 25 of Jalan Rompin in Bahau last month.‍

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Chicken prices have remained stable despite the removal of subsidies on November 1, 2023, the Dewan Rakyat was informed today.‍