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09SepSeptember 9, 2025

PM hails Audit Dept successes, urges private sector support for good governance efforts

KUALA LUMPUR: Follow-up audits have successfully recovered RM159mil since last year, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the Madani government had implemented various reforms to ensure greater accountability and restore public confidence. "We also established a Serious Irregularities Commission to deal swiftly with critical breaches. "Since 2024, follow-up audits have already recovered and safeguarded RM159mil,"...

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09SepSeptember 9, 2025

Robust governance, accountability essential to combat leakages, corruption, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Robust governance and strong accountability are essential to addressing long-standing issues such as financial leakages, mismanagement, and corruption, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the values of good governance and accountability must be promoted at all levels, especially among internal auditors, and that such values should not be seen as a...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra returns from overseas ahead of court verdict

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back in Thailand on Monday, his political party said, a day before a Supreme Court verdict that could potentially send the tycoon to prison. Thaksin left Thailand unannounced on Thursday, prompting frenzied speculation he had fled into exile to avoid possible jail amid a scramble for...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Malaysia gears up for 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime

MELAKA: Preparations for the 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) are well underway, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim set to inaugurate the five-day event on Tuesday (Sept 9), according to a statement from the Home Ministry. The meeting was scheduled to take place from Sept 8 to 12 and will gather Asean...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Britain could cut visas from countries that don’t accept migrant returns

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it could cut the number of visas granted to countries that do not accept the return of migrants with no right to remain, after talks with allies including the United States on how to assert more control over borders. Britain's new interior minister Shabana Mahmood said counterparts from the United...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Nineteen killed in Nepal in ‘Gen Z’ protest over social media ban

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption. Some of the mainly youth protesters forced their way into the parliament complex in Kathmandu...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Woman who tried to hug Perak Ruler charged with assault

IPOH: The 41-year-old woman who tried to hug Perak's Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah during the state-level Independence Day celebration here has been charged with assault. Nurhaswani Afni Mohamad Zorki, from Kampung Manjoi, was charged under Section 352 of the Penal Code before Magistrate Mohd Harith Mohd Mazlan on Monday (Sept 8). No plea was recorded. Nurhaswani Afni was...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Fake investment scheme costs Johor trader RM571,242

BATU PAHAT: A 55-year-old trader lost RM571,242 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted through Facebook. Batu Pahat police chief ACP Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the woman contacted an unknown suspect via WhatsApp after being drawn to the offer of high returns advertised on March 16, 2024. "Between July 10 and 31, the victim...

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08SepSeptember 8, 2025

PM: Digital ambitions must be grounded in moral values and history

PUTRAJAYA: As Malaysia aspires to lead in digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), its ambitions must be grounded in strong moral values and a deep sense of history, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim The Prime Minister said that the country's push towards high-tech goals will only succeed if we appreciate moral values and understand our history. "In...

By De Fa WangmalaysiaAnwar Ibrahim, Artificial intelligence, Culture, Digital Transformation, History, Moral Values, National Historians Council, National Identity, Prime Minister, Technology0 CommentsRead more...

08SepSeptember 8, 2025

Healthcare crisis hitting all income groups

PETALING JAYA: It is a big red flag if people in the country’s top income group – the T20 – are starting to use public hospitals because private insurance is just too expensive, says the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations. The federation’s senior manager Saral James Maniam said this is an indication how healthcare costs are...

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