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No blank cheque for state-driven cost increases in projects: Anwar

Prime Minister stresses that additional allocations for NOC-related projects must be renegotiated, with cost overruns subject to fresh assessment and federal approval

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Budget 2026: Education tops allocation with RM66.2 bil

Funds will go towards upgrading dilapidated schools, expanding preschools, boosting aid for underprivileged students, and strengthening special education nationwide

Billions bleeding, temples blamed: How Malaysia’s moral compass was turned upside down – Ravindran Raman Kutty

As corruption, smuggling and environmental crimes drain tens of billions of ringgit each year, the uproar over a small “kuil haram” suggests national outrage may be dangerously misplaced, says this writer

Malaysia’s armed forces are among Southeast Asia’s best, but graft undermines national defense – A. Azim Idris

From Lahad Datu to the South China Sea, our soldiers prove their courage—yet they deserve far better than corruption and neglect