PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) is closely monitoring developments in South Asia, particularly concerning the safety of Malaysians in India and Pakistan.

TELUK INTAN, May 13 — The families of the nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel who were killed in a crash along Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam this morning will receive financial aid between RM58,000 and RM269,700.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Traffic Congestion (JK-MKKJR) has agreed, in principle, to establish a funding mechanism for road safety initiatives, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

TELUK INTAN, May 13 — The driver of a lorry involved in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel along Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam today has six prior criminal records, including drug-related offences.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The Health Ministry (MOH) has set up a special committee to address electronic cigarette misuse, especially among school students, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The prosecution has objected to former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony's application for a review of the Court of Appeal's earlier decision, which upheld his three-year jail sentence and RM50,000 fine for falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, have conveyed their condolences to the families of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel who were killed in a road crash in Teluk Intan, Perak earlier today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has extended condolences to families of Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel killed in a road crash on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam in Teluk Intan today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — Malaysia has recorded a significant decline in drug abuse and addiction cases nationwide during the first quarter of this year, reversing a three-year upward trend.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia has made significant progress in strengthening workers’ welfare and labour rights over the past year, with the national unemployment rate dropping to a 10-year low of 3.1 per cent, said Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The interim moratorium on implementing a 45-hour work week for nurses has been extended by another month, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia has decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on the importation of certain flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel from China, India, Japan, and South Korea.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Malaysian filmmaking firm Skop Productions and Hong Kong’s Mandarin Motion Pictures has been deemed a strategic move in strengthening regional film cooperation.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Connecting wildlife habitats, especially elephants, through ecological corridors is among the long-term measures that can be implemented to deal with human-mammal conflicts, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

IPOH, May 13 — Nine people were killed and two critically injured in a collision involving a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck and a lorry on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam, near Teluk Intan, today.

PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — Malaysia is free of Streptococcus suis bacterial infections linked to pigs, said the Veterinary Services Department (DVS).

MONTREAL, May 13 — The United Nations aviation council yesterday ruled Russia is responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine that killed all 298 people onboard, including 196 Dutch citizens and 38 Australian citizens or residents, the Dutch and Australian governments said in separate statements.

SEOUL, May 13 — South Korea and Malaysia are holding their ninth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) today, aimed at expanding trade ties and deepening economic cooperation, Yonhap news agency reported.

SHAH ALAM, May 13 — All candidates contesting in the 2025 Parti Keadilan Rakyat Election have been urged to uphold decorum and order, and to adhere to the guidelines set by the Central Election Committee (JPP) throughout their campaign.

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 — A total of 99,601 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported nationwide as of Epidemiological Week 17 (April 20 to 26).