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News channel or source: https://en.tempo.co/read/2105006/malaysia-to-mandate-id-based-age-checks-for-social-media
Published on: Friday 22 May 2026
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysia is now requiring social media users to verify their age using official documents, including an ID card or passport, to enforce the country's under-16s ban. This provision ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Social: ‘Saya anak Malaysia’: Two Penang-born teens celebrate MyKad gift after years of statelessness
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/society-culture-and-history/social-issues/saya-anak-malaysia-two-penang-born-teens-celebrate-mykad-gift-after-years-of-statelessness/ar-AA1M2KNN
Published on: Saturday 06 September 2025
GEORGETOWN, Sept 7 — For years, Penang laksa hawker Teoh Guet Kheng feared his adopted son’s future would remain uncertain without a Malaysian identity card. That ended today when Teoh Zheng Yan, now ...
News Malaysia » Penang » Social: Inside Penang's thriving expat retiree scene
News channel or source: https://www.businessinsider.com/retiree-penang-malaysia-mm2h-retirement-abroad-affordable-2025-11
Published on: Friday 28 November 2025
Affordable living, great food, and year-round sunshine make the Malaysian state a magnet for retirees. It was hard to tell who'd known each other for years and who'd just met that morning — the ...