July 23, 2025
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Teo Nie Ching: RM100 SARA aid through MyKad ensures transparency and delivers direct benefits to recipients

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — The one-off RM100 cash assistance under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) programme, to be distributed via MyKad to all Malaysian adults, is a targeted initiative that promotes transparency and ensures the aid reaches the intended recipients directly, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching.

July 22, 2025
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Kite String Slashes Motorcyclist’s Neck in Freak Accident on MRR2 Near Kepong Park

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — A motorcyclist sustained a neck injury after becoming entangled in a kite string while riding along Jalan Lingkaran Tengah 2 (MRR2) towards Sri Damansara, near the Kepong Metropolitan Lake Garden, yesterday.

July 22, 2025
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Time to Shape Up: New Law Imposes Community Service on Litterbugs

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management (Amendment) Bill 2025, giving courts the authority to impose community service orders on individuals found guilty of littering in public spaces.‍

July 22, 2025
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Jho Low using a fake passport? Australian authorities say their investigators are examining every allegation.

CANBERRA, July 22 — Australian authorities have confirmed that their investigators assess all allegations involving the misuse of Australian passports, following reports that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, is allegedly using a fake one.‍

July 21, 2025
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Air quality worsens across five states, with nine areas recording unhealthy API levels as of 3pm.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — As of 3pm today, nine areas across Peninsular Malaysia have recorded unhealthy air quality levels, according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) by the Environment Department (DOE).

July 21, 2025
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With bus drivers on strike, Malaysians commuting to Singapore walk across the border to get to work

JOHOR BAHRU, July 21 — Thousands of Malaysian commuters heading to Singapore were left stranded this morning after around 100 cross-border shuttle bus drivers went on strike at 5am.