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Teo Ee Yi and Ong Yew Sin celebrate their hard-fought 23-21, 16-21, 21-18 win against South Korea’s Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk in their Round of 16 match at the 2025 Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur January 9, 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

Double the success: National men’s pairs Wei Chong-Kai Wun and Yew Sin-Ee Yi reach 2025 Malaysia Open quarters

University of Malaya Medical Centre has announced an increase in consultation, admission, and service charges effective January 1. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

UMMC recently hiked its patient fees — what makes teaching hospitals different from other public health facilities?

The Employees’ Provident Fund has developed the Retirement Income Adequacy (RIA) Framework to guide Malaysians in ensuring a comfortable retirement. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Should Malaysia mandate EPF contributions for self-employed and gig workers? Here’s why it’s necessary to ensure retirement security

Lawyer Ng Kian Nam showing a document related to the incident at a press conference on the letter of demands. His clients, Yang Xue Li with her son, Liu Yu Hui, (top left) and Wang Geng Feng (top right) are present via an online video call. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Family of Chinese tourists killed by fallen tree at Penang museum last year demands RM1.7m compensation

Nilai District Police Chief, Superintendent Abdul Malik Hasim, confirmed that all victims were injured in the assault and were subsequently transported to Tuanku Jaafar Hospital (HTJ) in Seremban for medical attention. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Masked assailants hack four men in machete attack at Nilai restaurant

A helicopter flies, as smoke rises from the Sunset Fire in the hills overlooking the Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles January 8, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

Out-of-control Los Angeles wildfires push water supplies to the brink

Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Ja’afar said the incident is believed to have stemmed from a personal issue. — Picture By Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Fashion designers injured in assault at PJ hotel, photographer arrested

When deputy public prosecutor Kamal Baharin Omar suggested that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had actually been to 1MDB’s office in the past, the former prime minister said ‘I don’t remember’. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Najib verifies photos of himself at launch of 1MDB office in 2010, despite previous claims of never setting foot there

Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, confirmed that the investigation papers were submitted to the Deputy Public Prosecutor’s (DPP) office on January 6 for further action under the law, according to a report in national daily Utusan Malaysia today. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

IGP: Probe into minister’s son’s criminal intimidation case completed, papers sent to DPP

The judge noted that while the doctors were highly experienced in obstetrics, they failed to address common complications associated with childbirth, such as eclampsia and placenta-related issues that can lead to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). — Picture from Pexels.com
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

Court awards RM6m to family after woman bleeds to death while Klang maternity doctors took break to ‘have a drink’

Transport Minister Anthony Loke addresses a media briefing on the KTM Komuter Port Klang-KL Sentral-Port Klang schedule changes in Kuala Lumpur January 10, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Loke: KTM Komuter Port Klang-KL Sentral service to boost frequency by 30 minutes during peak hours

Wang Xing, 22, was reported missing in northern Thailand’s Tak province bordering Myanmar, an area known for large-scale criminal enterprises and human trafficking by organised gangs.
World  / 5 h ago

Chinese tourists recoil from Thai holidays after actor Wang Xing’s disappearance

What are some of the hidden costs of car ownership in Malaysia? — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Dreaming of your first car? Here are all the hidden costs every first-time buyer should know

World  / 18 h ago

Doing a Musk? What’s behind Zuckerberg’s surprise Trump pivot

Veveonah Mosibin flanked by her parents, Mosibin Makrun (right) and Rofinah Ungo. The 23-year-old Sabahan, who graduated with a degree in marine science, has shifted her focus to medicine and is currently pursuing a five-year medical programme at the Management and Science University (MSU) in Shah Alam, starting October last year. — Picture from Facebook/Veveonah Mosibin
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

From ‘24 Hours on a Tree’ to medicine: Sabahan Veveonah Mosibin’s inspiring leap

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The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living seized approximately 34,871 litres of diesel worth over RM74,900 at a business premises in Kuala Krai yesterday. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Domestic Trade Ministry seizes 34,871 litres of diesel in Kuala Krai 

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Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Sabah Domestic Trade handles 67 cases with over RM2m seizure of controlled items

The government has approved a two-day toll-free period on April 8 and 9 for Class 1 private vehicle users on highways, coinciding with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Nanta announces April 8 and 9 Aidilfitri toll-free travel

Sabah Fisheries Department director Azhar Kassim said the unusually large population of jellyfish was due to an increase in their reproduction rate due to the increase in sea temperature, in addition to the ebb and flow tides causing the jellyfish to be stranded on the beach.
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Fisheries Dept: Rising sea temperatures factor in jellyfish ‘invasion’ at Kuala Penyu beach in Sabah

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that at the heart of Malaysia-China bilateral relations lies a robust framework of trade and investment that has served as the cornerstone of economic cooperation between the two nations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

DPM Fadillah: Malaysia committed to reforming economy, embracing innovation 

Kuala Langat police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said the suspect, who took part in the procession along with several other motorcyclists, had stopped public vehicles and lit firecrackers on the road. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Cops arrest man in Banting for setting off firecrackers on road during funeral procession

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from maintaining good bilateral relations with other countries, expertise in exploring and attracting investment and trade is crucial to drive the country’s economy forward. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Foreign minister: Malaysian envoys urged to be savvy on investment, trade

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (standing right) during a survey of the Main Database System (Padu) registration at the Melaka Urban Transformation Centre (UTC), March 28, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Stats Dept opens 300 extra counters as Padu registration deadline approaches, says chief statistician

According to KPB, effective June 20, 2023, the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) has suspended all applications for permits to transfer paddy to other states. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Authority to freeze paddy movement permits lies under Act 522, says regulator 

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow listens to an explanation from the Permatang Pasir National High School student representative, Arash Badlishah Huzainol Hisham, 17, (right) about his team’s creation robot known as Pasiran Rex at a ceremony donation in the form of travel sponsorship by the Jabil company in George Town, March 28, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

CM: Penang intensifies efforts to produce human capital with STEM

The paddy fields around Ketereh are dry due to a shortage of water supply caused by the ongoing dry season, Kota Baru, March 28, 2024. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Kelantan paddy farmers resigned to fate amid dry spell

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said this empowerment measure is part of efforts to transform the timber industry in the state which is currently still focused on exporting the main product. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Sarawak govt empowers downstream industries to produce high value wood products, says deputy premier

Judge Datuk Rohani Ismail handed down the sentence on Muhammad Nur Arif Nur Akil, 26, after hearing submissions from the prosecution and defence and ordered the jail term to run from the date of arrest on September 2, 2020. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Former university student gets 30 years’ jail, whipping for drug trafficking in Seremban

The Deramakot Forest Reserve, encompassing an area of 55,507 hectares of lowland mixed Dipterocarp forests in east-central Sabah, became the first model of a well-managed forest, certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) scheme in 1997. ― The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Deramakot Forest Reserve in Sabah is longest FSC-certified tropical forest in the world

Uggah (seventh, left) and Ismaidi (fifth, left) give a thumb up to the ongoing firefighting operation in Kuala Baram as Gerawat (eight, left), Jamalie (ninth, left) and others look on during a visit to the operation centre in Kuala Baram today. ― The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Sarawak deputy premier: Almost 90pc of Kuala Baram peat fire extinguished, remaining to be put out in coming days

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft took off from the Labuan Air Base at about 9am today to conduct the operation. — Picture courtesy of Facebook / Hajiji Haji Noor
Malaysia / 28 Mar 2024

Sabah launches cloud-seeding operations today, says chief minister