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Malaysia to discuss in-car cameras for e-hailing drivers after assault cases rise
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (506+ words) SEPANG, June 15 " The Transport Ministry is weighing new safeguards to shield e-hailing drivers from passenger violence, even as it doubles down on a strict crackdown against transport firms that flout safety standards. Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that the ministry…...
Asean Youth Orchestra Festival Kuala Lumpur aims to empower young musicians across the region
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (774+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 " A total of 85 young musicians from seven Asean countries will take part in the inaugural Asean Youth Orchestra Festival Kuala Lumpur (AYOFKL) 2026, which will be held from June 21 to 28. Head of Music Talent Development at the Malaysian…...
Azalina to seek Budget 2027 allocation to expand legal aid to rural communities
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (512+ words) KOTA TINGGI, June 13 " Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said will seek an allocation under Budget 2027 to expand the establishment of Legal Aid Department (JBG) satellite offices to rural areas nationwide. She…...
South Africa must survive "85, 000 Mexicans shouting, says Broos ahead of World Cup opener
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (446+ words) MEXICO CITY, June 11 " South Africa coach Hugo Broos has challenged his players to block out an expected wall of sound today'when they take on co-hosts Mexico in their World Cup opener. Broos, 74, will be making an emotional return to the…...
Mossel Bay horror as anti-migrant attacks leave South Africa's residents terrified
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (621+ words) MOSSEL BAY (South Africa), June 10 " The charred remains of torched homes scarred a crowded settlement of shacks where South Africa's anti-migrant tensions exploded into violence, leaving two Mozambicans dead and hundreds fleeing for their lives. Other homes attacked in the…...
Gunmen kill 12 in Johannesburg informal settlement in latest South Africa mass shooting
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (204+ words) JOHANNESBURG, June 10 " Gunmen stormed an informal settlement near Johannesburg and shot dead 12 people overnight, South African police said today. It was the latest mass shooting in the crime-weary country, where more than 60 homicides are recorded on average each day. The…...
Visa delay grounds World Cup'bound South Africa ahead of departure for Mexico
2+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) CAPE TOWN, May 31 " South Africa's departure for the 2026 World "Cup was delayed today after some players were yet to receive their visas. The team was due to leave on "a charter flight for their training base in the Mexican city…...
South Africa celebrates 100 years of Kruger National Park under "Our Heritage, Our Future" theme
2+ week, 3+ day ago (250+ words) SKUKUZA (South Africa), May 31 " South Africa's Kruger National Park on Friday evening marked its 100th anniversary with a centenary celebration at Skukuza Rest Camp under the theme "Our Heritage, Our Future." The event, reported Xinhua, brought together more than 100 government officials,…...
NRD receives over 1, 500 applications to shorten names since 2024
2+ week, 4+ day ago (379+ words) MARANG, May 29 " The National Registration Department (NRD) has received 1, 575 applications to shorten lengthy names on birth certificates since 2024. Its director-general, Datuk Badrul Hisham Alias, said of the total, 719 applications to shorten names were received in 2024, followed by 624 applications in 2025 and…...
Nine years since last execution but abolition still dragging " Elesh Vengadesan-Lee
3+ week, 3+ day ago (325+ words) MAY 24 " Today marks nine years since the last officially acknowledged execution in Malaysia. On 24 May 2017, two men were hanged at Sungai Buloh Prison. One of them, 48-year-old Yong Kar Mun, had been convicted of discharging a firearm during a robbery,…...