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A carpenter receives Mercedes Benz as payment for his unique cengal table

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Encik Mohd. Zainasir Taib shows a cengal wood table traded for a Mercedes car in Kampung Teluk Pasu, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Utusan Picture by Puqtra Hairry In Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, the country's Malay-language prestigious newspaper Utusan Malaysia reported on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the uniqueness of a table made from a Cengal tree stump over 100 years old lies not only in its creative design featuring a "fish pond," but also in its distinct value—so much so that it was traded for a Mercedes-Benz worth hundreds of thousands of ringgit. Born from the creativity of 61-year-old woodworker Encik Mohd. Zainasir Taib from Kampung Teluk Pasu, the table took about two years to complete using a combination of traditional woodworking techniques and modern methods. He shared that the idea to create the table sparked after he acquired a Cengal tree stump that wasn’t originally planned to be turned into furniture. Upon noticing the stump’s natural shape, which featured...
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Masih percaya kepada UMNO?

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Secara paling berlapik dan sopan, para penganalisis telah menggambarkan UMNO sebagai sebuah parti berimej rasuah, tidak bertanggungjawab dan tidak boleh dipercayai Beberapa hari yang lepas, portal berita FMT telah menemubual beberapa orang penganalisis politik tempatan untuk mendapatkanpandamgan mereka berkaitan isu serius duit kerajaan sudah bayar berbilion ringgit. Malangnya, kapal perang yang ditempah satupun belum siap selama beryahu -tahun. Tanpa segan silu UMNO langsung tidak merasa bersalah apa lagi menunjukkan komitmen yang serius kepada rakyat. Secara paling berlapik dan sopan, para penganalisis telah menggambarkan UMNO sebagai sebuah parti berimej rasuah, tidak bertanggungjawab dan tidak boleh dipercayai.  Seorang penganalisis berkata UMNO perlu membuktikan kesungguhannya dalam soal akauntabiliti dengan meminta bekas menteri pertahanan daripada parti itu tampil menjelaskan keputusan serta pemantauan mereka terhadap projek kapal tempur pesisir (LCS). Encik Ahmad Zaharuddin...
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Two-day 50% toll discount in conjunction with Deepavali

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The government has announced a 50 percent toll discount for two days starting tomorrow in conjunction with the 2026 Deepavali celebration, Malay daily Kosmo! reported today. The discount is effective from 12:00am on November 6 until 11:59pm on 7 November. Minister of Works Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said this measure is meant to help ease travel costs for people returning to their hometowns or visiting family for the festival. He said the initiative covers Class 1 private vehicles at all toll plazas as well as Class 2 vehicles on the Penang Bridge. “The discount is excluded at national border toll plazas, namely the Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) Toll Plaza on the North-South Expressway and the Tanjung Kupang (TTK) Toll Plaza on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link Expressway,” he said in a statement today. According to him, the implementation of this initiative is estimated to involve a compensation payment of RM20.11 million to highway concession companies to be borne by the g...
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Mafia Korporat—Usah Bertanya Lagi

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Isu "mafia korporat" di Malaysia merujuk kepada dakwaan rangkaian elit, ahli politik, dan individu tertentu yang didakwa memanipulasi agensi penguatkuasaan serta pasaran saham untuk mengambil alih syarikat awam secara bermusuhan ( hostile takeover ).  Perkembangan Terkini (November 2026) Tindakan Pihak Berkuasa   Kerajaan melaporkan bahawa dana sebanyak RM37.53 bilion yang melibatkan kes mafia korporat telah dirampas melalui Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) dan SPRM, dengan RM4.3 bilion dibekukan serta kompaun RM1.1 bilion dikenakan oleh Pasukan Siasatan Jenayah Pengubahan Wang Haram (AMLA). Siasatan & Keterangan Pemimpin seperti Rafizi Ramli telah hadir memberi keterangan di Bukit Aman berhubung isu ceramah dan kaitan dakwaan "mafia korporat", manakala pihak kerajaan (melalui Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail) menyatakan tidak menolak keperluan menubuhkan Suruhanjaya Siasatan Diraja (RCI) sekiranya terdapat asas yang kukuh. Individu & Ent...
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