News@9: Today's top headlines - April 24, 2025 [WATCH]
'Best in history'
The 2024 SPM examination recorded the best National Average Grade since 2021, as the Education Minister said this reflects the rising quality of education in Malaysia.
Former Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib has been appointed the ninth Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, effective May 1, 2025.
The state government has approved a one-year feasibility study for the proposed Pahang International Spaceport project, on land owned by the Pahang State Development Corporation in Nenasi, Pekan.
All-out war
The Pahang government will crack down on land encroachment across the state, declaring it a criminal offence and warning that offenders will face legal action.
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