News@9: Today's top headlines - June 17, 2025 [WATCH]
Here are today's biggest stories.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urges healthcare reform, highlighting Malaysia's health gap, where citizens live an average of 76 years but enjoy only 67 years in good health, leaving nearly a decade affected by poor health or disability.
The EPF is advancing retirement reforms to tackle income security gaps as Malaysia prepares for an ageing population, with 14 per cent expected to be aged 65 or older by 2043.
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Police are working to identify suspects involved in the fatal shooting of two men outside a shopping mall, which was carried out by masked assailants travelling in a Perodua Alza.
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News@9: Today's top headlines - June 17, 2025 [WATCH]
Here are today's biggest stories. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urges healthcare reform, highlighting Malaysia's health gap, where citizens live an average of 76 years but enjoy only 67 years in good health, leaving nearly a decade affected by poor health or disability. The EPF is advancing retirement reforms to tackle income security gaps as Malaysia prepares for an ageing population, with 14 per cent expected to be aged 65 or older by 2043. MASKED GUNMEN Police are working to identify suspects involved in the fatal shooting of two men outside a shopping mall, which was carried out by masked assailants travelling in a Perodua Alza.
