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Budget 2027: Lim Guan Eng urges caution on foreign worker wage hikes over SME contract risks

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Syed Jaymal Zahiid

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October 7, 2026

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Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Fadlun Mak Ujud speaks during a press conference at the PPR Wangsa Sari in Kuala Lumpur on October 7, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif.

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The Singapore Secondary Three student who was allegedly sexually abused by a female teacher she had confided in at school, had a history of family problems and struggled with various mental health conditions, according to court documents cited. — AsiaOne pic

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Malianah Mahathir, the stepsister of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, told the Coroner’s Court she had never lived with or personally interacted with the teenager — Bernama pic

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Malaysia’s administrative capital of Putrajaya recorded an API of 187 on October 7, 2026. — Bernama file pic

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A fishmonger was fined RM5,000 after pleading guilty to peeping at his neighbour’s wife while she was bathing at her home last month. — Pexels pic

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For illustration only. A 44-year-old nurse survived a knife attack by her 47-year-old husband at their home in Kampung Padang Lepai, near Kadok in Kelantan on October 6, 2026 but remains hospitalised. The attacker is under arrest after surrendering to the police. — Picture by Choo Choy May

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Right wing support for Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer seen to as a certain thing three years after the war with Palestine. — AFP pic

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This handout picture dated January 12, 2023 provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows convicted US murderer Christa Pike. — AFP pic/Tennessee Department of Correction

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Suhakam chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Md Yunus said nearly 90 per cent of the commission’s annual budget goes towards emoluments and essential operating costs. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

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Kuantan District Police Chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah said police had summoned the victim’s housemates to assist investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code. — Bernama pic

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