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KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The impact of setting the minimum age for social media usage in Malaysia needs more thorough analysis, particularly involving social studies and evaluations such as the psychological effects and differences in access to information and communication between children and teenagers, the Dewan Negara was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The religious practices of all faiths must be respected and should not be subjected to ridicule or mockery in any form, said the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia's (Jakim) director-general Datuk Sirajuddin Suhaimee.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Gombak Integrated Transport Terminal (GITT) is expected to go into trial operation on March 15, serving as a drop-off point for passengers arriving from the East Coast, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended that the Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) under the Defence Ministry (Mindef) improves its dividend policy, reserve guidelines and Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) Framework.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysian sports scene has lost a respected figure with the passing of former national athletics coach Harun Rasheed Othman today.

SHAH ALAM, March 4 — The parents of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, whose body was found in a stream near his house, today failed in their bid to quash the charge of neglecting their autistic son in a manner likely to cause physical harm.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Allowing excessive access for contributors to withdraw their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings before the designated maturity date is similar to “punishing” contributors during retirement, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysia Hindu Sangam (MHS) has thanked Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil for his quick response in ordering a detailed investigation into the actions of the presenters at an Astro radio station who made fun of a religious ceremony and uploading their actions to social media platforms this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Malaysia’s natural gas production rose three per cent to 2,948.8 billion cubic feet in 2024, rebounding from previous declines, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The High Court has allowed the government's application to stay payments of pension arrears to 531,976 pensioners amounting to RM1.7 billion, which is based on their final salary according to the 2016 Public Services Department circular, pending the disposal of its appeal at the Court of Appeal.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Three radio presenters at an Astro-owned station have been taken off air until further notice pending the company's internal investigation into an incident that appeared to mock a religious ceremony.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — The Court of Appeal has upheld former Sabah infrastructure development minister Datuk Peter Anthony’s conviction and sentence of three years imprisonment and RM50,000 fine for falsifying documents related to a maintenance and service contract at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 11 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Energy Commission (Amendment) Bill 2025 and Electricity Supply (Amendment) Bill 2025 were tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

​KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Last year’s 5.1 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and Bursa Malaysia’s positive performance had indeed benefitted the rakyat, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The National Tiger Conservation Task Force (MyTTF) has taken proactive steps to address the Malayan tiger population crisis by approving various measures, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 4 — National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Aro Dagang today strongly condemned all forms of conduct that mocks or insults any religion, including Hinduism, which occurred on local radio station Era FM.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The number of domestic violence cases recorded by the Royal Malaysia Police rose to 7,116 last year, from 5,507 in 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The implementation of renewable energy (RE) exports through the Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem) is based on excess electricity from the existing electricity supply system, said the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (Petra).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has been ordered to conduct a detailed investigation into the actions of the staff of Astro radio station Era FM, who were seen making fun of a Hindu rite for Thaipusam and uploading it on social media this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The government will not make it mandatory for Muslim contributors to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to use the shariah account, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.