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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Supplier confirms chicken ham in Shake and Bake sandwiches certified halal

Transport Minister Anthony Loke gives a press conference in Putrajaya on January 15, 2025. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Now, Loke says no definite date for KLIA’s aerotrain to start service

A spokesman for the Save Taman Desa Coalition proposes that the vacant land next to the abandoned school be turned into a transportation hub. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Taman Desa’s infrastructure strain: Is the township ready for 70,000 residents?

This comforting bowl of Pan Mee sparked off a round of visits to Restoran Tai Kar Ho by my group of friends. — Picture by Lee Khang Yi
Eat-drink  / 17 h ago

Restoran Tai Kar Ho: A place to delve deep into neighbourhood of Taman United as you slurp comforting bowls of ‘pan mee’, ‘kai si hor fun’ and ‘wantan mee’

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (centre) officiates the groundbreaking ceremony for the Penang Light Rail Transit (LRT) Mutiara Line in George Town January 11, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

With Singapore SEZ, clock ticking for Johor Baru to develop mass transit system

According to a source, the individuals — four men and one woman between the ages of 50 and 60 — were detained around 7pm yesterday, after appearing for questioning at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

MACC nabs five, including four company directors, over alleged misappropriation of RM104m investment funds

An illustration featuring US President-elect Donald Trump holding Bitcoin is displayed outside a cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong, China, December 5, 2024. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Retired engineer loses RM9.5m to crypto scam in Johor

Former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy told the court that the money was used to purchase a luxury yacht and real estate, one of which was registered under Kassem Dean, the husband of singer Alicia Keys. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Sued by 1MDB, ex-CEO Arul Kanda tells court no personal knowledge funds used to buy US$1.3m worth of jewellery for Rosmah

In a statement, EPF said the recent decision to make a voluntary general offer for MAHB’s shares at RM11 per share as part of a consortium reflects a separate, long-term strategic plan aimed at achieving sustainable growth and returns. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 13 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

Anwar said embracing blockchain and cryptocurrency will help Malaysia stay competitive in the global financial landscape. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

In a note, CIMB Securities said this is due to the off-takers for YTL Power’s AI data centres (DCs) being US hyper-scalers, including Nvidia, which are not subject to the limits. — Shutterstock pic
Money  / 14 h ago

YTL Power expected to attain NVEU status amid new US global AI chip policy, says CIMB Securities

After being shown the transcripts of two audio recordings of alleged phone conversations between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the then crown prince Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al-Nahyan in 2016, Najib agreed that he did make a ‘personal request’ in the second phone conversation regarding Riza Aziz. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Najib admits asking UAE crown prince to help clear moviemaker stepson Riza Aziz of 1MDB money claims

A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following his arrest drives down a road, in Seoul January 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 16 h ago

South Korea’s Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested in country’s history after weeks-long standoff

LUAS said the pink discharge was detected around 6.40pm January 14, 2025 and tracing the final discharge point to a factory in the Beranang industrial area, which feeds into the Beranang and Semenyih rivers. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Not spilt ‘air bandung’: Selangor water authority issues yellow alert after Sg Kabul turns pink, confirms supply unaffected for now

Visitors watch the BYD Yangwang U9 electric vehicle (EV) by Chinese car manufacturer BYD on display at Singapore Motorshow in Singapore on January 9, 2025. — AFP pic
Money  / 17 h ago

In escalating tech war, US to ban Chinese tech from smart cars

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Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan told Parliament that the 1MDB debt still outstanding as at September 30, 2023 was down to RM5.15 billion. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Ahmad Maslan: I think this 1MDB problem is almost solved

Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the list of individuals involved, including experts in legal and judicial matters as well as law practitioners, has been finalised. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Religious affairs minister: Members of special committee to draft Shariah laws will be appointed soon

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said MTEN agreed that special monthly cash assistance would be considered to overcome the food poverty line (PGK) for households unable to participate in income-generating activities due to age and health factors. — Picture from Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

PM Anwar: National Economic Action Council agrees to proposals to end hardcore poverty 

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Ramkarpal Singh told Parliament that a total of 924 sentence review applications have been submitted to the Federal Court. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Ramkarpal: First sentence review to start next week following abolition of mandatory death penalty

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim chairs the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) meeting in Putrajaya, November 6, 2023. — Picture by Facebook/Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

PM Anwar: Ringgit developments will not hurt economic growth prospects 

The atmosphere during which opposition MPs left the Dewan Rakyat session after Pengkalan Chepa Member of Parliament Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary was ordered out of the session in Parliament, November 6, 2023. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Opposition stages walkout after two MPs were ejected over sensitive remark

Kuala Kangsar district police chief ACP Omar Bakhtiar Yaacob said they received a report about the robbery, from a vehicle parked near a goldsmith shop in the Kuala Kangsar district, at about 11.22am today. — Screengrab from Facebook/Viral Perak
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Cops probing RM1.4m jewellery heist in vehicle near goldsmith shop in Kuala Kangsar (VIDEO)

Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the victims, all locals aged between 21 and 65, suffered losses ranging from RM2,430 to RM864,303. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Johor cops receive 13 reports from victims of investment scams, says police chief

Deputy Speaker Alice Lau had ordered for Datuk Ahmad Marzuk Shaary to leave the lower House after his remark towards Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming raised questions of malicious intent. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

PAS MP sent out of Parliament for refusing to retract malicious remark

Fire and Rescue Department personnel conducting a survey around the flooded areas in Kampung Bangi Tambahan, Bangi, November 5, 2023. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

DPM Zahid: Residents in flood-prone areas advised to take precautions, comply with instructions

Citing the facts of the case provided by the police, China Press reported that the woman who was an event emcee had on May 19 made an offer to the man at a Cheras restaurant to help obtain 329 tickets to the ‘Jacky Cheung 60 Concert Tour’ that was to be held from August 11 to August 13. — Picture via Facebook/Unusual Entertainment Pte Ltd
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Woman gets a year in prison for cheating Jacky Cheung fans of RM441k for ‘concert tickets’

Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said the government maintains its position that the selection of vendors for the provision of 5G network hardware is a commercial decision by the service provider company. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Nie Ching: Second 5G network provider to appoint vendor based on governance 

Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will work with the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and the Education Ministry to organise assistance during the floods. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Early preparations in place to face north-east monsoon floods, says Nancy Shukri 

Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Local Government Development Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir during a site visit at Selayang Wholesale Market, November 6, 2023. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Nik Nazmi: RM8.2m already spent to clean KL, Selangor rivers in 2023

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the more competitive road tax structure will only take effect after 2025, after the end of the road tax exemption period for EVs as announced by the government last year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Anthony Loke: New road tax structure for EVs to be announced next month 

The three-member bench comprising Justices Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, Datuk See Mee Chun and Datuk Azmi Ariffin dismissed Lin Siek Hong’s appeal against his conviction. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 06 Nov 2023

Appeals court commutes welder’s death sentence to 35 years’ jail for killing housewife