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AUCKLAND, July 14 — Malaysia is prepared to send an additional 100 Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara)-sponsored students to New Zealand following placement restrictions in the United States, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

BRUSSELS, July 14 — The 30 per cent tariffs imposed by the United States (US) on imports from the European Union (EU) would severely impact trans-Atlantic trade and supply chains, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported, quoting the EU’s lead trade negotiator.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will take firm action, including imposing penalties and terminating the services of solid waste management concessionaires that fail to fulfil their responsibilities.

By Ufairah Tarmidzi SHAH ALAM, July 14 — Universiti Islam Selangor (UIS) continues to strengthen its position within the Islamic higher education landscape by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with several strategic partners to build a more dynamic and holistic educational...

KUALA TERENGGANU, July 14 — A Terengganu state civil servant has been remanded for five days beginning today for allegedly abusing his position in relation to several government land applications in the state.

SEREMBAN, July 14 — The Parliamentary Services Act (PSA) 2025 has received royal assent from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, paving the way for Parliament to operate as an independent entity, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — There are currently no plans to extend the Electric Train Service (ETS) to the east coast, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

SEPANG, July 14 — The Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) barred 131 foreigners from entering Malaysia at Terminal 1 on Friday (July 11) for failing to meet entry requirements.

PASIR SALAK, July 14 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS), via the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), introduced two new padi varieties to address the weedy rice issue in the country.

KUCHING, July 14 — The Sarawak Brigade General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband worth RM1.6 million in six raids conducted under Operation Taring in several districts in the state over five days.

PUTRAJAYA, July 14 — The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by former attorney-general (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali’s special officer, Mabel Sheela Mutthiah, against the High Court’s decision to dismiss her legal suit against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown.

AUCKLAND, July 14 — Malaysia has identified three priority areas for enhanced cooperation with New Zealand: sustainability, digital transformation and food security.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 14 — The police rescued a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, believed to have been sexually abused and forced to work as members of an online sex fraud and extortion syndicate, during an operation dubbed Op Bugil carried out here and in Kulai from June 20 to July 1.

NIBONG TEBAL, July 14 — Education Ministry (MOE) personnel are advised not to join motivational programmes, organised by external entities, that do not have clear content.

JAKARTA, July 14 — Indonesian authorities have located the wreckage of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, which sank on the night of July 2 in the Bali Strait near Ketapang in Banyuwangi, East Java, officials said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Prasarana Malaysia Berhad has launched 310 diesel buses, under the 2025 Bus Replacement programme, to enhance public transport services in the Klang Valley and Penang.

JOHOR BAHRU, July 14 — The police seized various types of drugs worth RM3.55 million and arrested a local man and two Vietnamese women in special operations conducted on Thursday (July 10) and Friday (July 11).

JASIN, July 14 — The Education Ministry (MOE) is considering setting limits on the number of teachers participating in out-of-school activities to help reduce workload pressures, says Education Director-General Mohd Azam Ahmad.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim chaired the 146th Meeting of Menteri Besar and Chief Ministers in Putrajaya today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade registered a total sales of RM154.3 billion in May 2025, reflecting a 4.4 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).