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Johari Ghani: Some firms still pay TVET graduates like foreign workers despite minimum wage increase

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Syed Jaymal Zahiid

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November 2, 2026

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Malaysians renewing their passports through the MyOnline Passport system can choose between five- and 10-year validity periods starting November 2, 2026, according to the Immigration Department. — Picture by Yusof Isa

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All schools in Selangor will remain open tomorrow, with students encouraged to wear face masks as a precaution against haze, according to the Selangor Education Department. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

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Socso deputy CEO Edmund Cheong Peck Huang said Malaysia needs a long-term care insurance that does not only cover those who cannot live independently due to illness or injury before age 60, as people tend to become invalid after 60. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

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Four of the seven Malaysia League footballers banned from playing in official matches for 12 months following the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling about Malaysia’s heritage players are: Joao Figueiredo (top left), Jon Irazabal (top right), Hector Hevel (bottom left), and Gabriel Palmero (bottom right). — Pictures from Instagram/joaofigueiredo/irazabal3/h.serrano13/gabriel.frch

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Police are investigating an incident in which a woman allegedly shoved a seven-year-old boy and hit his two-year-old sister at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, 2026. —Picture by Raymond Manuel

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A 42-year-old man died after collapsing during a running event in Putrajaya on November 1, 2026, with a post-mortem pending to determine the cause of death. — Bernama pic

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Police detained 417 people during a raid on an unlicensed entertainment centre suspected of drug-related activities along Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on November 1, 2026. — Pixabay pic

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‘Untamed’, a 76-minute documentary on the rise of Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT), was screened at TGV Suria KLCC on October 28, 2026. — Picture courtesy of JDT

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Various types of ‘kacang putih’ sold at DNS Kacang Putih are popular among local and foreign tourists ahead of Deepavali in Kampung Kacang Puteh, Buntong, Ipoh, on October 30, 2026. — Bernama pic

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/ 6 h ago

Jobseekers at a career fair. Fresh graduates say AI is making entry-level jobs harder to land. — Bernama file pic

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/ 17 h ago

Giant skeletons, floats and performers in feathered headdresses and masks fill the streets of Mexico City during the 10th anniversary of the Day of the Dead parade. — AFP pic

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Kinabalu Mountain Guides Association chairman Danson Bulangai said unauthorised trails on Mount Kinabalu pose safety risks to climbers and mountain guides and complicate search and rescue operations. — Unsplash pic

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Roads are closed after a jet crashed on November 1, 2026 in Greenacres, Florida. Early reports say it was carrying nine people and crashed and erupted into flames near a residential neighborhood. — Getty Images via AFP pic

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The Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF) first FA-50M light combat aircraft from South Korea arrives at Labuan Air Base on October 30, 2026. — Bernama pic

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