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Families of Nepal-China flood victims can defer repayments: Bank Negara
KUALA LUMPUR — Repayment deferments have been grated to the families of victims in the Nepal-China floods, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said. The central bank said relevant banks and insurance and takaful operators (ITOs) have engaged with the affected families following BNM’s meeting with the victims’ next of kin on Oct 12, 2026. “Depend

Beasley open to Malaysia return, but only if cycling gets serious about reform
KUALA LUMPUR – Outgoing national cycling technical director John Beasley has not ruled out returning to Malaysia, but says meaningful progress will depend on a genuine commitment to reform rather than simply appointing another technical director. Beasley told Scoop said he would welcome the opportunity to contribute to Malaysian cycling aga

Haze-free Asean goal four years away, time to speed up regional control centre: AICHR
KUALA LUMPUR — The Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has urged the grouping to accelerate its regional haze control centre to demonstrate collective commitment to tackling recurring transboundary haze pollution. Warning that transboundary haze poses serious risks to public health and livelihoods, AICHR noted that th

Ramanan says still waiting for Rafizi to show evidence on corporate mafia claim
KUALA LUMPUR — PKR vice-president Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has challenged former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli to back his claim that Ramanan received RM9.5 million from a businessman over the “corporate mafia” issue. The Human Resources Minister said claims should not be made without evidence. “He said he had evidence. Is there e

Railtec signs six MOUs at Transport Expo 2026 as major player in rail sector
KUALA LUMPUR — M Rail Technics Sdn. Bhd. (RAILTEC), a subsidiary of Destini Berhad, is marking its territory as a major player in the rail industry with the signing of six Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)s at the Transport Expo (TXA) 2026 here on Wednesday. The company said the MOUs reflect RAILTEC’s continued efforts to enhance its railw

High Court allows PN stay on deregistration, coalition can contest Melaka polls
KUALA LUMPUR — The High Court here today allowed Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) application to stay its reregistration by the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS), pending the outcome of its judicial review. Judge Datuk Azizan Md Arshad also granted PN’s application to stay the enforcement of RoS’ notice suspending all activities of the political coal

Slight reprieve from haze soon but overall risk of smog still high till next year: minister
KUALA LUMPUR — Some reprieve from transboundary haze is expected to begin in late October for areas currently affected but Malaysia remains at risk of continued smog from Indonesia’s land fires till next year. Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup the transition to the Northeast Monsoon,

700k users surge crashes TuJu app after govt Waze ban
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s homegrown navigation application, TuJu, has been overwhelmed by a massive surge exceeding 700,000 downloads, triggering system disruptions just hours after the government enforced an immediate ban on Waze for civil servants over Israeli intelligence concerns. The Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) and its tech devel