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Millions of people had no bank account built for them. So we wrote one into the rules, and every bank had to offer it. Financial inclusion shouldn’t be optional. #IAMSTUBBORN @gftn_official @sgfintechfest
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Here's another reason why you shouldn't rush to replace your IC. The new MyKad is having eKYC issues as some apps don't support the new design. soyacincau.com/2026/09/19/ne…
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it's official: F1 is back at sepang, oct 2-4 🏁
and the deal is even better than the headline. bahrain keeps the name and the bill. malaysia gets the footfall. low key this is like a @MercedesAMGF1 home race (@Petronas is their title sponsor, after all)
if we look at the calendar: baku → sepang → singapore, it's three race weekends, back-to-back. and right after? token2049 and Solana Summit land in SG. international fans are basically booking a 2-week regional tour.
malaysia has ~60 days to catch that wave, and really hope we make it a banger🔥
1 | frictionless clearance: pop-up fast-track immigration at KLIA for F1 ticket holders, and seamless transit lanes for fans routing on to SG. don't make them queue!
2 | bring race week to KL: official fan zones in TRX and bukit bintang (or even KL sentral and mid valley) for non-ticket holders. the city should feel like race week, not just the circuit.
3 | the airport circuit play: sepang is a 10-min drive from KLIA. land, drop bags, hit the grandstand within the hour. sepang hotels reportedly already fully booked (prices tripling!). super awesome - race at sepang, stay in KL. visit malaysia 2026 could not ask for better logistics.
4 | F1 pro-am kart race: sepang literally has an international-grade 1.2km kart track next door (RUD karting). put F1 drivers, juniors and local creators on it thursday night for a viral kickoff. it's open till midnight, a night race would be dope🔥
5 | keep the spend local: race-weekend drops with malaysian brands, not generic paddock merch. e.g. montigo heat-busting tumblers, christy ng race-day totes, pestle & mortar / TNTCO / against lab pit jackets (yes, all malaysian brands!). and APOM doing a cheeky "lewis stool" or "i survived sepang heat" souvenir.
we said this was our qualifying session. lights out in 60 days. LFG 🇲🇾
(also I just realised that Sepang circuit kinda looks like a hibiscus!🌺look how beautiful it lights up at night!)
the "bahrain grand prix hosted by malaysia" sounds like a typo but it might be the smartest deal sepang ever signed 😏
quick explainer: every F1 race has a promoter who owns the slot and pays a hosting fee to F1 (USD25-30m a year, before you even stage the race — all-in, the bill runs RM300m+).
bahrain's slot can't run cos of the hormuz situation. the name and commercial package stay bahrain's. sepang just provides the track.
which means malaysia reportedly gets an F1 race WITHOUT footing the full bill everyone said we can't afford.
the split is still being negotiated, but stand-in venues historically pay a fraction. sometimes nothing. F1 needs a track more than the track needs F1 right now.
and the weird name? F1 has always been like this. the san marino GP ran for 26 years... in italy. the luxembourg GP was at the nürburgring. race title rights are commercial, the actual tarmac can be somewhere else entirely.
so here's how to think about it: this is our qualifying session. if sepang sells out for someone ELSE'S grand prix, the business case for our own only gets stronger.
c'mon, let's fill the grandstands, malaysia! let's put sepang back on the F1 map 🏁
(still waiting for our PM’s announcement!)
1/ The @mykesuma Minister told @staronline yday that the Bloomberg report on the new migrant recruitment system, TURAP, developed by Bestinet was “unverified and inaccurate”. By afternoon, the Minister changed his mind & told @NSTOnline that he sees no issues w adopting it.
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#Johannesburg : Botswana kekal sebagai rakan penting Malaysia di rantau Afrika dengan pelaburan yang signifikan, kata Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Perdana Menteri berkata pelaburan syarikat Malaysia di negara itu merangkumi sektor pembuatan pendawaian automotif, kampus Limkokwing University di Gaborone serta operasi penyelenggaraan lokomotif dan gerabak.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas menerima kunjungan hormat Naib Presiden Botswana, Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe.
Berita penuh : bernama.com/bm/news.php?id=2…
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Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim received a courtesy call from the Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, H.E. Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe, to strengthen bilateral relations and explore new areas of cooperation.
The Vice President of Botswana expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Malaysia for its support in Botswana’s government transformation efforts, particularly through PEMANDU Associates and the secondment of Malaysian technical experts. He also praised Malaysia’s broader achievements in government transformation, noting that they serve as an inspiration for Botswana.
Prime Minister reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to supporting Botswana’s economic transformation and diversification efforts, including continued technical engagement and institutional cooperation.
The meeting underscored the shared commitment of both countries to practical, results-driven South–South cooperation.
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📸 Photo credit : PMO Malaysia
#WismaPutra #HubunganDuaHala #BilateralRelations #MalaysiaBotswana #ASEANMalaysia #MyASEAN2025 #MYASEANChair2025 #KeterangkumanDanKemampanan #InclusivityAndSustainability #TaatSetia #MalaysiaMADANI #RancakkanMADANI – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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Menerima kunjungan hormat Naib Presiden Botswana, Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe, dan kami menelusuri perjalanan hubungan diplomatik yang terjalin lebih tiga dekad atas dasar saling percaya, hormat dan aspirasi bersama demi kemajuan rakyat kedua-dua negara.
Botswana kekal sebagai rakan penting Malaysia di rantau Afrika, dengan pelaburan merangkumi sektor pembuatan pendawaian automotif, kampus Limkokwing University di Gaborone serta operasi penyelenggaraan lokomotif dan gerabak oleh syarikat Malaysia.
Beliau turut menyatakan penghargaan atas kerjasama erat menerusi PEMANDU dan tenaga pakar Malaysia, yang membantu memperkukuh keupayaan institusi Botswana, dalam agenda pertumbuhan ekonomi dan reformasi perkhidmatan awam.
Kedua-dua negara juga bersetuju untuk meneroka ruang kerjasama baharu yang memberi manfaat bersama.
Saya turut titipkan salam kepada Presiden Duma Boko sebagai tanda persahabatan yang terus mengukuhkan hubungan Malaysia dan Botswana.
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#MalaysiaMADANI
#MADANIbekerja
#DiplomasiMADANI
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Gila ikut acuan singapore crony makan apa? Crony takda duit PRU kelak siapa sponsor YB korang?
Nak PN-pas menang ke?
Bodoh soyalancau
Easy to install, Easy to report and No login required
Here's something Malaysia could learn for its SaveME 999 app. Singapore has a SGSecure app to enable its citizens to report suspicious activities, trigger SOS and to get alerts/notifications from authorities.
Once installed, there's no login/registration/eKYC required. Users can submit a report with text, location info and photo attachment. For SOS, all you'll need is to set it up to allow sharing of location at all times.
If you send an SOS, the app will send an SMS to the police with a link sharing your live location. However, they still recommend users to call 999 whenever possible for immediate assistance from the police.
At a state scale, state could develop in house solution no need for any external sourcing. Why ?
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Malaysiakini finds royal link in Selangor car park concessions.
🔴Est. in Mar '25, Raja Muda of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah holds a 16.5% stake in Selmax via Tanah Perwira Sdn Bhd and Greyscale Holdings Sdn Bhd. Tengku Amir Shah holds a 55% stake in the latter.
🔴Greyscale Holdings Sdn Bhd was making a loss of RM12 mil while Tanah Perwira – RM8k
Reporting by Qistina Nadia Dzulqarnain and Hariz Mohd
Reviewed by Zikri Kamarulzaman
Prepared by John Ng and Mints Goh
#Malaysiakini #Selangor #SIP #SelangorIntelligentParking #Selmax #ParkingConcessions #Governance #Transparency #GoodGovernance #PublicInterest
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This nonsense cost taxpayers RM1 billion.
And the developer is Telekom Malaysia.
Imagine spending a billion dollar and you get this rubbish app
malaymail.com/news/malaysia/…
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Their land was taken, the promised homes never built, and now residents are being evicted while their voices and those defending them are being silenced.
The video below lay out, step by step, what the official documents really show about Kg Jalan Papan, Pandamaran Klang
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Thread of videos from Kampung Papan in Klang today, showing suffering caused by developer Melati Ehsan in demolishing occupied homes.
This is what Palestinians must feel like when evicted by Zionists. See how brutal and violent.
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PKR's Lee Chean Chung has urged the Selangor government to clarify why documents on the privatised Selangor Intelligent Parking System are classified as national secrets.
A resident who tried to access the SIP documents, was told they were under the Official Secrets Act, allegedly because their disclosure could seriously endanger national security or defence.
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Imagine getting life destroyed, and got no justice while whole nation know that this case can be solved.
Imagine the frustration to feel powerless against the powerful. That's how Israel is daily.
Pelaku sebijik macam Israel.
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An ex aide to former education minister Maszlee Malik told the Kota Kinabalu High Court that MOE ignored billions in financial mismanagement and covered up cases of child and sexual abuse.
Shaza Scherazade said despite clear guidelines requiring teachers to report abuse, no police reports were filed, and in one case of a disabled student being beaten, the teacher was merely transferred.
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