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PUTRAJAYA, March 6 — A former assistant manager in The Star's editorial department began serving a 20-month prison term today after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction for accepting a RM20,000 bribe eight years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Rapid KL bus services and MRT feeder buses' operator Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd will introduce seven new routes with 18 vans under the On-Demand service, starting on Monday (March 10).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The police referred the investigation papers on a viral video featuring three Astro Era FM radio presenters allegedly mocking a religious ceremony to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) today.

JAKARTA, March 6 — Former Indonesian trade minister Thomas Lembong appeared in court today for the first hearing of his corruption trial, to face charges related to sugar imports that allegedly caused the state a financial loss of up to 578.15 billion Indonesian rupiah (approximately RM164.96 million).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Investment, Trade, and Industry (Miti) Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said there are no findings or reports indicating that Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips in servers were transferred to Malaysia from Singapore as claimed.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found irregularities in the Home Ministry’s (KDN) issuance of the letter of acceptance before finalising the terms and procurement method for the Foreign Workers Centralised Management System (FWCMS).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.0 per cent during its meeting today.

KLANG, March 6 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone II (Selangor) seized van cabins, liquor and shisha tobacco worth over RM7 million in separate operations at North and West Ports in January.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — A training company owner was fined RM180,000 by the Sessions Court today for using false documents and deceiving to claim incentives under the Penjana Kerjaya programme five years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Dewan Rakyat has unanimously passed the Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Bill 2025 today, paving the way for investment opportunities and economic growth.

JOHOR BAHRU, March 6 — Three men were acquitted and discharged by the High Court today of charges related to possessing and trafficking methamphetamine six years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Malaysia’s status as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) remains unchanged, said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — As of March 4, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) and Fama Corporation Sdn Bhd had imported 734 metric tonnes of mature, de-husked coconuts from Sabah and Indonesia, valued at RM2.01 million.

MELAKA, March 6 — Continuous rain since 11pm yesterday has caused floods in about 34 areas in the Melaka Tengah and Jasin districts this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — National men's doubles ace Aaron Chia has been advised to focus on the full recovery of his recurring wrist injury ahead of the prestigious All-England badminton championships, which will begin in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, on Tuesday (March 11).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said ongoing support is essential to enabling women, particularly those from the B40 group, to succeed in e-commerce.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Approximately 76,664 applications involving RM17.86 billion under the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme (SJKP) were approved from its implementation in 2008 until December 31 last year, the Dewan Negara was told today.

JAKARTA, March 6 — Senior officials from Asean and Japan have agreed to bolster cooperation in areas including transnational crime, cybersecurity, digitalisation, green transition, science and technology, sustainable development, and climate action.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) will introduce a policy to encourage cargo and transport companies to utilise the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) service as an alternative to heavy vehicles on roads.

NARATHIWAT, March 6 — The Narathiwat Court in southern Thailand has freed Malaysian dikir barat singer Wan Norshaheeda Azlin Wan Ismail, better known as Eda Ezrin, her husband, and four others from the charge of possessing 6,059 Yaba pills.