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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The Malaysian Highway Authority and Public Works Department will ensure all new roads and highways will be designed and built with wildlife tunnels to create safe passages for these animals.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his condolences to the family of prominent women's rights activist Datuk Rasammah Bhupalan, 98, who died this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Datuk Rasammah Bhupalan, a trailblazer in education and a dedicated advocate for women’s rights, died today at the age of 98 due to natural causes.

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.

RIYADH, May 13 — United States (US) President Donald Trump secured a US$600 billion (RM2.59 trillion) commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the US after the oil power rolled out the red carpet for him at the start of a tour of Gulf states.

SEOUL, May 13 — Samsung Electronics released its slimmest flagship model to date, complete with enhanced artificial intelligence features, as it seeks to outperform rival Apple in the premium market.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Two students from a Singapore university pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to staging a fake kidnapping to trick one of their mothers into paying a RM2.9 million ransom.

MOSCOW, May 13 — The Kremlin has rejected as biased a ruling by the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organisation that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014 which killed all 298 passengers and crew.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The ringgit closed lower against the United States (US) dollar today as investors scaled back their expectations for the United States Federal Reserve (US Fed) to cut interest rates.

SHAH ALAM, May 13 — In a proud moment for Malaysia's e-sports scene, three players from the Selangor Red Giants (SRG) headed the list of 184 recipients of Selangor medals awarded in conjunction with the 79th birthday celebration of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj today.

PETALING JAYA, May 13 — Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia expects to make his competitive return at the Japan Open, which will be held in Tokyo from July 15 to July 20.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Bursa Malaysia extended its upward momentum on Tuesday, soaring 2.32 per cent to a more than two-month high, buoyed by renewed risk-on sentiment as the United States and China took significant steps to de-escalate trade tensions over the weekend.

SHANGHAI, May 13 — China has removed a ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing planes after the United States and China agreed a temporary cut in steep tariffs, Bloomberg News reported today, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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.

ALOR GAJAH, May 13 — A married couple pleaded not guilty at the Alor Gajah Sessions Court today to charges of neglecting their two-month-old baby, resulting in serious injuries earlier this month.