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An undated file photograph shows Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar at a press conference in Johor Baru. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 11 h ago

Singaporean and Malaysian who hit JB policemen arrested after 70km car chase

Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the new year’s countdown on January 01, 2025 in Putrajaya. A Muslim businessman in Melaka, detained for “cohabitation” with a woman who wasn’t his wife at a hotel, said her was too tired to go home as the reason he was with a Thai masseuse in a hotel room. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Married man claims NYE fireworks left him ‘too tired’ to go home, so spent night at Melaka hotel with Thai masseuse

Mourning relatives bow at the site where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport. — AFP
World  / 11 h ago

South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air crash black box voice recorder

JPJ senior enforcement director Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the dubious approval of an unsafe vehicle was only found at the Wangsa Maju Puspakom so far. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

JPJ investigates Wangsa Maju Puspakom staff for passing unsafe vehicle, might involve MACC 

MRT Corp chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim gives a brief on the Mutiara Line LRT alignment in George Town, Penang on May 4, 2024. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Groundwork for Penang’s first LRT, Mutiara Line, starts this month; PM Anwar to attend ceremony Jan 11

Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said he has been a heavy smoker since 1986 when he was 21, adding that he goes through three packs of cigarettes a day. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 9 h ago

Self-confessed hardcore smoker lawyer sues govt for right to puff away inside his law firm

Baby Shima lodged a report at the Sibu Police Station accompanied by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. — Picture via Facebook/Baby Shima
Showbiz  / 12 h ago

Kuching truck driver nabbed for sending death threats to singer Baby Shima on social media

The Tax Return Form (BN) filing programme for the Year of Assessment 2025 is available as a reference and guide for taxpayers submitting their BN forms this year, according to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

With e-filing mandatory starting 2025, IRB urges taxpayers to refer to new tax return submission guide available online

Malaysians enjoying the evening out at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. September 12, 2024 — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

M50, not M40? Why those sandwiched between the haves and have-nots aren't actually the middle-class in Malaysia

Muslims have, for a long time, ignored the issue of smoking, regarding it merely as makruh (reprehensible, detested, hateful, odious). Makruh acts are not forbidden (haram) but discouraged. — Picture by Farhan Najib
What You Think  / 4 h ago

Smoking is an offence in at least three states in Malaysia — Hafiz Hassan

Yesterday, a comment by Indonesian men’s doubles player Mohammad Ahsan on Herry IP’s New Year post on Instagram sparked speculation that the latter could be heading to Malaysia. — Screengrab via Instagram
Sports  / 6 h ago

Herry IP to Malaysia? BAM plays it cool amid men’s doubles coaching speculation

Jagdeep Singh Deo lost his non-executive director position in the parent company of Penang Water Supply Corporation as he had missed more than 50 per cent of board meetings during the financial year, which is a Bursa Malaysia rule. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 13 h ago

Penang deputy CM Jagdeep no longer a director at parent of state water company after missing too many meetings

The Telegram Messenger logo is displayed on a tablet in this illustrative photograph. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Malaysia’s social media licensing takes effect today

The man was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt, with enhanced penalties applied due to the victim’s age. — Pixabay pic
Singapore  / 14 h ago

Man, 38, arrested in Singapore after allegedly slapping six-year-old in playground dispute

Silhouettes of mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of YouTube logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

MCMC: WeChat and TikTok now licensed, Google and X yet to apply

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Bursa Malaysia opened higher despite a downbeat Wall Street performance last Friday amid the mounting tensions in the Middle East, said an analyst. — Picture by Hari Anggara.
Money / 22 Apr 2024

Bursa Malaysia opens higher

At 9.01am, the ringgit weakened to 4.7840/7900 against the greenback from Friday’s closing of 4.7810/7855. — Picture by Devan Manuel
Money / 22 Apr 2024

Ringgit turns soft against US dollar as volatility rises

Sabah Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Phoong Jin Zhe looks at the solar glass panels before they were packed and shipped off. — The Borneo Post pic
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Kibing Group makes first solar glass shipment from Sabah

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the ministry is optimistic that South Korea will climb up the ranks as among the main sources of foreign direct investments into Malaysia soon. — Picture By Firdaus Latif
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Miti optimistic S. Korea to be among main sources of FDI into Malaysia, says Tengku Zafrul

Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz called on OCI M Sdn Bhd to support local demand in the near future as Malaysia is moving aggressively in the front-end semiconductor value chain and green sectors such as electric vehicle development and renewable energy, among others. — Picture By Firdaus Latif
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Tengku Zafrul calls on OCI M to support local demand as S. Korea-based company opens regional HQ in Malaysia 

Penang Regional Development Authority chairman Datuk Sheikh Hussein Mydin said Perda is currently ramping up its efforts to promote the ‘Visit My Kampung’ agro-tourism programme, with the goal of positioning homestays as the preferred destination for tourists. — Bernama pic
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Penang Development Authority boosts efforts to promote homestays through ‘Visit My Kampung’ programme, says chairman

Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the ministry has allocated RM100 million to finance cooperatives involved in the agro-food sector. — Bernama pic
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Entrepreneur Development Ministry allocates RM100m to fund cooperatives in agro-food sector, says minister

Tesla has cut prices in China by nearly US$2,000 across its line-up in China, in line with its price cuts in the United States, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles (EVs). — Reuters pic
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Tesla cuts prices nearly US$2,000 in China, in line with US cuts

Aeon Bank (M) Bhd, one of the five digital banking license holders in Malaysia, is set to start operations and launch its banking application by the end of the second quarter this year, said its chief executive officer Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz. — Picture courtesy of Aeon Bank
Money / 21 Apr 2024

Aeon Bank to start its Islamic digital operations in Q2 2024

Seventy per cent of the property development in Forest City, Iskandar Puteri, has been sold within the past two years and is set to continue to increase over the next three or four years. — AFP pic
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Johor exco: 70pc of property development in Forest City sold

Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Malaysia Berhad (Angkasa) president delivers a speech during the Kedah Angkasa General Meeting in Alor Setar April 20, 2024. — Bernama pic
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Angkasa volunteers as importers of rice from Thailand, says president

A total of 1.5 million arowana fish of various species were exported abroad last year, Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said. — Picture via Twitter/Bernama
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Fisheries D-G: 1.5 million arowana worth RM78m exported in 2023 

Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah delivers a speech during the launch of Lakepoint Complex at the Setia Alam Impian township in Shah Alam April 20, 2024. — Bernama pic
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Selangor Sultan officiates SP Setia’s latest attraction Lakepoint Complex

The Farmers’ Organisation Authority said the maximum selling price of certified paddy seed CL220 under the Certified Paddy Seed Incentive programme is set at RM54 at the wholesale level and RM58 at the retail level, effective April 15. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Farmers’ group chairman: Maximum selling price for certified paddy seeds under incentive programme to take effect on April 15

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Money / 20 Apr 2024

IJM Land unveils new township IJM Bayouri with RM630m GDV

Heavily indebted Evergrande has become a symbol of the years-long crisis in China’s property market, and last month its onshore unit was accused of a US$78 billion revenue overstatement. — Reuters pic
Money / 20 Apr 2024

Hong Kong regulator to investigate PwC auditing of Evergrande