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☕️ EPF 2024 dividends expected to be better vs 2023, says Finance Minister II

Ismail Sabri: hospitalised, 4 former officials detained by MACC. Maxis now wants to sell you solar energy. How to avoid investment scams - understand the impossible trinity. Malaysia's favourite Mixue aims USD443 mil HK IPO.

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Feb 20, 2025

☕️ JPJ issues recalls on five major car brands

RM3.8 bil worth of e-waste seized in nationwide multi-agency operation. US designates eight gangs, cartels as terrorist organisations. Now there's IVF insurance - money-back guarantee if procedure fails.

Xavier

Feb 19, 2025

☕️ Potholes: Report online and you can also claim compensation

2 orang asli villagers in N9 quarantined over leprosy outbreak. Price for rebuilding Gaza: USD53 bil. China's 2024 clean energy investments of USD940 bil close to matching global investment in fossil fuels.

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Feb 18, 2025

☕️ GTA Setia Alam: Mall shooter, inspired by GTA, taken down in shootout

Corporate MY: Maybank CFO to contest "departure", rubber glove counters sold down. 2024 saw the highest civilian casualties from bombing. Jewish man shot Israeli visitors thinking they were Palestinians.

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Feb 17, 2025

☕️ Grab’s services contributed RM9.9 bil to Malaysia’s 2023 GDP

Earn up to RM4.5k to smuggle undocumented immigrants. New law incoming: govt. to ban dummy seat belt buckles, drone flying needs permit now. Another MAJOR French sexual assault and rape case by former surgeon.

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Feb 16, 2025

☕️ Do you know that Malaysia has a law that criminalises adultery?

Malaysia: Then plastic, now e-waste dumping ground. Hermès: Solid earnings, and the USD80 Walmart 'Walmès' bags. DeepSeek drives USD 1.3 tril China stock rally, at the expense of India.

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Feb 13, 2025

☕️ 8,076 students skipped SPM in 2024

Govt's 3 reasons to spend RM16 bil to lease, instead of buying 28 military helicopters. Trump-Putin call lowers “heat” of war, but at Ukraine's expense. Nissan x Honda merger falls apart.

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Feb 12, 2025

☕️ High Court orders govt, Razak Baginda to pay RM9+ mil to Altantuya's family

Get ready - the heat wave is coming. Almost 1k Johorean students skip SPM for better paying Singaporean jobs. Duolingo's mascot owl is dead, company confirms.

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Feb 11, 2025

☕️ Setia Alam Mall shooting: gunman held family captive for 45 minutes

Malaysia remains 57th in corruption index. MoF dismisses reports of 2026 car price hikes. Ceasefire may not hold in Gaza. BYD: rolling out "God's Eye", integrating DeepSeek.

The Coffee Break

Feb 09, 2025

☕️ Langkah Sheraton Part Deux in the making?

Gun shots in Setia City Mall. Petronas to undergo 'right-sizing', administrative roles most impacted. Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, but continue to kill in West Bank

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Feb 06, 2025

☕️ School caning rules: who can cane, who can be caned

JPA scholarship open for applications Feb 3 to 28. Khazanah declared RM5.1 bil profit. US backtracking on Trump’s Gaza plans after global outcry.

The Coffee Break

Feb 05, 2025

☕️ Will you have insurance coverage outside of working hours?

Govt slated by opposition for renting 28 helicopters for RM16.6 bil. Muslims attending non-Muslim events face new, updated rules. Trump: US wants Gaza, turn it into a 'Riviera of the Middle East'.

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