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Malaysia's government will launch the BUDI MADANI Diesel programme on July 1, capping diesel prices at RM2.10 per litre and expecting to recover RM2 billion in annual savings by eliminating subsidy leakages through a MyKad verification system.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim disclosed that the federal government has distributed RM16 billion to Johor over three years, surpassing the state's RM14 billion revenue contribution—demonstrating a net federal investment in the southern state.
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Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has opened an investigation into alleged financial irregularities worth RM53 million connected to the relocation of three elephants—Dara, Amoi, and Kelat—from Taiping Zoo to a Japanese sanctuary.