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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Parliament to table Budget 2025, in Kuala Lumpur on October 18, 2024. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Guan Eng: Budget 2025 not ‘Robin Hood’ plan, not right to call ‘T15’ ultra-rich

File picture of construction workers working at a site in Ipoh August 3, 2023. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government said the target for the construction of 500,000 affordable homes has reached 89 per cent, with 443,259 units completed, under construction, and planned across the country as of September. — Picture by Farhan Najib

Housing and Local Govt Ministry reaches 89pc of affordable housing goal nationwide with over 443,000 units completed or planned

A farm worker was charged with raping his friend’s 14-year-old daughter four months ago at the Sessions Court in Ipoh today. — Reuters file pic

Man in Ipoh charged with raping friend’s 14-year-old daughter

In a statement today, Suhakam stressed the importance of comprehensive reform in Malaysia’s criminal justice system, advocating for a shift towards rehabilitative approaches that uphold human dignity. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Suhakam calls for abolition of corporal punishment following Pokok Sena inmate’s death

Two Airbus A-400M aircraft of the Royal Malaysian Air Force transported injured Palestinians to Subang Air Base, Selangor August 16, 2024. — Bernama pic

Defence Ministry: 37 injured Palestinians treated in Malaysia discharged, four still hospitalised 

Loke was responding to Bakri MP Tan Hong Pin, who inquired about the average number of vehicles crossing the Johor-Singapore border daily, the number of Singapore-registered vehicles, and the total amount of road charges collected. — Bernama pic

Loke: 4.3 million Singaporean vehicles cross Johor border January to September 2024, generating RM87m in road revenue for Malaysia

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised that the government’s approach to addressing hardcore poverty is inclusive and non-discriminatory, ensuring that all citizens in need, regardless of race, receive assistance. — Bernama pic

PM Anwar: Hardcore poverty strategy ensures aid for all races, not just Malays

The case of a two-year-old boy who was allegedly abused at a childcare centre in Bertam, resulting in a broken right thigh bone, has been postponed to November 21. — Reuters pic

Child abuse case involving caregiver in Bertam postponed to Nov 21 as court awaits forensic report

File photo of the numbered throttle controls for the jet engines in the cockpit of a Boeing 747.

Flying blind: Families demand answers after pilot trainees left in the lurch by Shah Alam company

File photo of a rabbit dressed in a costume for a Peta Halloween Day parade at Abtao Park in Lima, Peru November 1, 2016. — Reuters pic

Ipoh trader accused of starving pet rabbits, one to death, faces possible three-year sentence

Workers are seen at a construction site in Kuala Lumpur in this file photo taken on October 12, 2023. A foreign worker died after falling from the eighth floor when exiting a gondola to enter a building at a construction site in Bayan Lepas yesterday. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Myanmar worker falls to death from eighth floor at Bayan Lepas construction site in Penang, DOSH issues stop-work notice, halts gondola use

Anwar was responding to a supplementary question from Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim, who suggested that only professionals should be appointed to GLC positions, excluding those with political backgrounds. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

PM Anwar: No discrimination — politicians can hold GLC positions if qualified

Bung Moktar said discussions to form and strengthen the BN-PH alliance were ongoing among party leaders to ensure that preparations for the election could be jointly initiated. — Bernama pic

BN-Pakatan alliance seeks to lift Sabah out of underdevelopment, says Bung

A view of Johor Baru's skyline on a moderately hazy afternoon September 16, 2019. Johor remains a dominant player in Malaysia’s data centre industry, despite emerging risks in the country’s sub-markets, according to a report by BMI, — Bernama pic

BMI report: Johor remains top destination for data centre investments despite sustainability-linked challenges

According to news reports, the victim was stabbed with a screwdriver by a local man at a fruit shop in Pulau Tikus yesterday. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Eight arrested in Pulau Tikus fruit shop murder, as police hunt main suspect

Yeoh said the Sabah government initially agreed to a budget of RM100,528,975 for the joint hosting but has since recognised its limitations. — Bernama pic

Sabah withdraws from co-hosting 2027 SEA Games, Parliament told