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Finance minister II: GST not an option amid high cost of living, govt sticking with SST

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Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain is being redeployed to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 7 h ago

At Battered Fish & Chip Co. in REXKL, siblings from Hull translate a British institution for Malaysia without losing its specifics. — Picture by Ethan Lau

Eat-drink
/ 11 h ago

Details of the signing ceremony, the terms of the agreement and the MPs involved have yet to be disclosed, with a press conference expected to be held on the matter. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

Malaysia
/ 5 h ago

SMART Tunnel river and tunnel network. — Picture courtesy of Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat (ALR)

Malaysia
/ 13 h ago

Melaka BN chairman Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh said negotiations had reached an agreement, adding that MCA’s participation as the party representing the Chinese community within BN would be refined and enhanced. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 11 h ago

A fallen tree in Putrajaya, October 28, 2026. — Social media pic

Malaysia
/ 11 h ago

Haze envelops the capital city as several skyscrapers are barely visible from the Merdeka 118 Tower in Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia
/ 13 h ago

Hong Kong actress Jessica Hsuan said she has made peace with mortality and would have no regrets if her life ended tomorrow. — AsiaOne pic

Showbiz
/ 11 h ago

Menara Tun Perak, formerly known as Menara Maybank, stands 244 metres tall and was Malaysia’s tallest building from 1988 until it was surpassed by the Petronas Twin Towers in 1998. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia
/ 2 h ago

A general view of the SMART Tunnel pump room during a visit and media briefing in Kuala Lumpur on October 21, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.

Malaysia
/ 13 h ago

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the agreement would allow the party’s MPs to receive the same constituency development allocations as government backbenchers.— File picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia
/ 3 h ago

Emergency services work at the site of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150 km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026. A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more today, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe’s deadliest such disasters this century. — AFP pic

Malaysia
/ 10 h ago

Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the decision was made at the party’s supreme council meeting yesterday. — File picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia
/ 10 h ago

Indian actor Aamir Khan fought back tears as he recalled how his relentless focus on his career had cost him precious years with his children and loved ones. — AsiaOne pic

Showbiz
/ 11 h ago

In the last two state elections, PN gave in and ended up with the poor man’s share of the spoils. The strain inside PN — more so in dominant PAS — will be visible if on November 14, they get pittance from the state election. — Bernama file pic

Opinion
/ 11 h ago

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