Malaysian News
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Note: for people unfamiliar, Malay is the ethnic majority of Malaysia. Bumiputera is a term used to describe Malay and the indigenous people of Malaysia, and a lot of government initiated program will have considered Bumiputera first, while ethnic minority like Chinese and Indian tend to get sidelined.
One example, government initiated matriculation will have quota system of 90% bumiputera while the 10% is shared among other ethnic minority.
- www.freemalaysiatoday.com Bumi students in International schools sign parents losing trust in national schools?
International schools viewed as a boon for well-off children’s career prospects, while an education group says this contributes to brain drain.
- • 100%www.scmp.com Chinese community hit hardest amid Malaysia’s suicide surge
Suicides were second highest among foreigners followed by Indians and Malays, government statistics reveal.
- • 100%www.scmp.com Malaysia’s dire naval shortfalls, reliance on US laid bare in damning audit
Over half of Malaysia’s fleet is past its prime and vital replacements have been delayed, undermining its ability to secure vital sea lanes.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Suria KLCC confirms car stolen from valet service, suspect already detained by cops
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — In an alarming incident at the Suria KLCC shopping mall yesterday, a vehicle entrusted to the mall’s valet parking service was stolen. The management of...
- • 100%www.freemalaysiatoday.com MACC set to seize documents from HRD Corp, ministry
Deputy chief commissioner (operations) Ahmad Khusairi Yahaya says the agency is looking into investments, fund management and training, and property purchases.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Malaysia’s first saint? Catholic Church here starts bid to beatify Perak WWII hero Sybil Kathigasu
Sybil Kathigasu was a World War II hero from Perak, who aided and sheltered resistance fighters during the Japanese occupation, for which she was tortured The Penang diocese...
- • 100%www.freemalaysiatoday.com Jamaludin Jarjis’s mother, widow settle RM2bil assets claim
The parties involved met for three hours this morning and finally agreed to settle the case which has been ongoing for over five years.
- • 100%malaysia.news.yahoo.com Pew Centre poll: Malaysia top among 35 countries for rosy view of Russia and Putin
Pew Research Centre’s survey shows that 57 per cent of Malaysians now view Russia positively 61 per cent of Malaysia...
- • 100%www.scmp.com Malaysia eyes transition from chip industry ‘back end’ with Chinese investment
Cheap land, low building costs among attractions for Chinese IT companies as Malaysia aims to move up value chain from manufacturing base.
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What we know so far: Suspected inside job that siphoned RM24.2m from MBSB Bank in Kota Kinabalu
www.malaymail.com What we know so far: Suspected inside job that siphoned RM24.2m from KK's MBSB Bank, as bank refunds all moniesKUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Early this month, a whopping RM24.2 million in total was taken out from several fixed deposit accounts in Kota Kinabalu, in what was suspected to be fraud...
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Johor police chief: Cops bust insurance syndicate who kills victims to claim compensation
JOHOR BARU, June 24 — Police busted an insurance syndicate whose bogus agents sign up unwary victims, then stage their murder as accidents before claiming compensation from...
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Malaysia scores 5.8 out of 10 in human rights index for 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysians suffered a decline in their freedom to be safe from their government in 2023, according to a global rights monitor that found them to be at...
- • 100%www.freemalaysiatoday.com Scrapping BM grade rule over DLP could undermine national language, says group
Ikatan Guru Muslim Malaysia also says the BM grade rule does not hinder the implementation of the Dual Language Programme.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com What we know so far: Zayn Rayyan’s murder and his parents’ negligence charge (VIDEO)
In December last year, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, a six-year-old autistic boy, was found dead in Damansara Damai, Selangor. On June 13, 2024, his parents were charged with...
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Let them buy Birkins: What Rosmah’s alleged RM1.6b luxury spending can provide for everyday Malaysians
Based on the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s 2020 estimates, there are approximately 29.8 million Malaysian citizens and 8.2 million households in the country. In a recent...
- • 100%thesun.my Air Selangor readies 182 tankers for 3-day water cut
182 water tankers - 87 mobile and 95 static tankers - will be deployed
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Selangor Health chief admits problems in Serdang Hospital’s new heart operating theatre, touted as SEA’s largest invasive cardiac facility
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — Selangor Health Director Dr Ummi Kalthom Shamsudin has confirmed that the operating theatre in the new heart centre at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in...
- • 100%www.freemalaysiatoday.com Come clean on bankrupt head of medical faculty dept, university told
Academic Tajuddin Abdullah says the higher education minister should take stern action against the university’s board of directors if they fail to respond.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com PM Anwar says Malaysia, Kazakhstan ready to strengthen ties, explore new cooperation opportunities
ASTANA, May 17 — Malaysia and Kazakhstan have agreed to continue strengthening their ties, established on March 16, 1992, and exploring new areas of cooperation. Prime Minister...
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- • 100%www.billboard.com Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival Announces 2024 Return Following Last Year’s The 1975 LGBTQ Controversy
Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival returning this summer after cancelling 2nd and 3rd days of 2023 event over The 1975's same-sex kiss LGBTQ comments.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com One killed, another injured after tree falls on road, monorail track along KL’s Jalan Sultan Ismail (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has confirmed the death of a 47-year-old man in an incident that saw a large tree topple in downtown...
- • 100%www.freemalaysiatoday.com Storm yet to ease for MYAirline staff
Long wait for promised salaries has left employees with severe financial constraints.
- • 100%www.washingtoninstitute.org The Malaysia-Iran-Israel Triangle Amid the Gaza War
Kuala Lumpur is once again displaying its willingness to facilitate Iran’s illicit activity, support Hamas, and amplify anti-Israel rhetoric well beyond what its neighbors have countenanced.
- • 100%www.malaymail.com Casino licence in Forest City ‘a lie’, says PM Anwar
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 25 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today rejected a news report claiming his administration was in talks with local billionaires to open a casino in...
- • 100%www.scmp.com US refutes American professor’s claim, says Malaysia still safe to travel
Gilley said he left the country due to safety concerns caused by an ‘Islamo-fascist mob whipped up by the government’.