PUTRAJAYA: The Child Witness (Amendment) Act 2024 [Act 676], which enhances the protection and rights of child witnesses in court, officially came into effect today.

KUALA LUMPUR: The introduction of mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions for foreign workers in Malaysia would have significant implications for the economy and labour market, an expert said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Strategies to assist persons with disabilities (PwD) in gaining proper employment access are expected to be the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

LONDON: Goalkeepers who hold on to the ball beyond eight seconds will be punished by conceding a corner from next season after a rule change by football’s lawmakers IFAB.

KUALA LUMPUR: Amendments to the Employees Provident Fund Act to mandate foreign worker contributions will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next week.

KUALA LUMPUR: Four civil society organisations have praised the political commitment of the Madani government, led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, for tabling the Parliamentary Services Bill.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) have provided assurances that national security, especially in border areas, are under control.

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has dismissed claims by the opposition that the Parliamentary Service Bill 2025 would negatively impact parliamentary civil servants.

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have seized a total of RM2.86 billion worth of goods, and detained 246 individuals in a large-scale operation carried out on Feb 15.

THE local music industry is celebrating a monumental achievement, raking in a record-breaking RM339 million in revenue last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Artistes Aliff Aziz and Ruhainies have been fined RM3,000 by the Federal Territories Syariah High Court here on Feb 21 after pleading guilty to the charge of khalwat.

First, governance experts can work with the current system, identifying and filling gaps in existing laws.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kelantan recorded the highest rate of drug abuse and addiction last year, with 1,130 individuals per 100,000 residents.

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 10,000 out-of-wedlock births among teens aged 10 to 19 were recorded over five years.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bernama (Amendment) Bill 2024, which received the nod from the Dewan Rakyat today, could catalyse the growth of the country’s news agency as the leading provider of authoritative news content through a more strategic and effective means across all its platforms including wires, television, radio and digital.

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not have absolute power akin to that of a dictator within 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the High Court heard.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has suggested that the government explore the possibility of merging the National Professors Council with other think tanks.

KAJANG: Israeli national Avitan Shalom was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court after pleading guilty to possessing 200 rounds of ammunition and six firearms last year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police will comply with the Sabah Attorney-General's Chambers decision against prosecuting the organisers of two rallies there.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry does not deny that gaps in the enforcement system may be one reason Malaysia has become a dumping ground for electronic waste (e-waste).