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Higher tariff, no water? Tumpat, Pasir Mas residents slam Aidilfitri week water cut

As Aidilfitri is anticipated to fall on April 10, many have voiced their grouses works are expected to be completed on April 15.

Drought ravages Sabah’s Papar as 150,000 residents feel the heat

Some 150,000 residents in Papar district, Sabah, are grappling with the impacts of a severe drought, which has adversely affected 93 padi farmers and their crops due to the intense heat.

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National shuttlers demand RM2 million salaries: can BAM keep up financially?

Several top athletes aim for salaries that could outpace even the highest-earning footballers, raising questions about the sustainability of funding within Malaysian sports

Education Ministry scraps teacher training system to lighten workload

Minister Fadhlina Sidek vows to help teachers focus on what matters most – teaching – as new curriculum changes approach

What the pork!? – Rocky Bru

Rocky Bru reflects on a surprise in-flight warning about Malaysia’s pork import ban, tracing its public health roots and the politics of pig farming through a seasoned traveller’s lens