News

Logo
Most Read
A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 12 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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 18 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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

Anwar said embracing blockchain and cryptocurrency will help Malaysia stay competitive in the global financial landscape. — Reuters pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

Testifying in his own defence in his trial involving RM2 billion of 1MDB funds which allegedly entered his bank account, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he had sent his then special officer Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin alone to China to explore if the latter was interested in infrastructure projects in Malaysia. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

Najib: China never settled 1MDB debts; I used Jho Low for 2016 ECRL talks there as wanted quick riches for Malaysia

Mohd Isa Abdul Karim (centre) was charged with seven counts of accepting RM26,300 in bribes for processing foreign marriage registrations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Kangar mosque imam charged with taking RM26,300 in bribes for registering Muslim marriages held abroad

Money  / 18 h ago

YTL gets green light for Ryt Bank, Malaysia’s first ‘AI-powered’ digital bank in venture with Shopee owner

The sentence was upheld due to defendant Liang Yu-chih’s intention to kill, the cruelty of his actions and the high risk of him reoffending, it reported the court said in a news statement.
World  / 9 h ago

Taiwan upholds death sentence for man convicted of Malaysian student’s brutal murder in 2020

When asked if Jho Low had made any proposals, former chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Arul Kanda Kandasamy said there was one in particular that involved an investment on Al Maryah Island, a financial district in Abu Dhabi. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 12 h ago

Former CEO Arul Kanda says he met Jho Low in Abu Dhabi four years prior to joining 1MDB

Advertisement
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey attend a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 19, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

‘Somebody breaks in my house, they’re getting shot’: Gun-owner Harris tells Oprah she backs right for Americans to bear arms

This handout picture courtesy of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) taken on September 19, 2024 shows IAF fighter jets departing to conduct strikes in southern Lebanon. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

A new phase in war: Israel sends hundreds of airstrikes on Lebanon just hours after device blasts devastate public

This undated image courtesy of OceanGate Expeditions, shows their Titan submersible beginning a descent. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Titan sub implosion hearing: Ex-employee says dive aborted over valve malfunction just days before deadly tragedy

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference ahead of the opening of the 79th High-level session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations on September 18, 2024 in New York. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

From Israel’s war to Sudan’s famine and Ukraine deadlock: Still time to stop World War Three as world leaders meet in UN this weekend

Republican candidate for North Carolina Governor and current North Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Mark Robinson gestures as he attends a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Trump’s pick under pressure to drop out of governor race after calling himself ‘Black Nazi’ in porn site Nude Africa’s forum

A Russian police officer blocks the entrance to the office building of Russian retailer Wildberries after an attempted raid in central Moscow on September 18, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Estranged husband of Russia’s richest woman arrested over murder after attempting to seize billionaire wife’s company by force

This video grab taken from an AFPTV video on September 17, 2024 shows a plume of smoke rising in Bamako as shots and detonations were heard. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Mali rocked by Islamist militant attack on military police camp, airport killing over 70 and injuring more than 200

Georgian actress, influencer and model Kesaria Abramidze was killed in a knife attack on Wednesday. — Picture from Instagram/Kesaria Abramidze
World / 20 Sep 2024

‘This is a wake-up call’: Georgia in shock after transgender influencer viciously murdered as govt cracks down on LGBTQ rights

People attend a televised speech by the leader of the Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah at a cafe in the southern Lebanese village of Zawatar on September 19, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Hezbollah chief admits ‘unprecedented’ blow from Lebanon blasts, but vows Israel would face surprise retribution for ‘massacre’

Women mourn over the coffin of killed Lebanese Hezbollah member Hussein Amhaz during his funeral in Baalbek, in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, on September 19, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Dozens were killed when hundreds of pagers, walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon — here’s what we know about the attacks linked to Israel

This court sketch created on September 17, 2024, shows defendant Dominique Pelicot (second right) during his trial in which he is accused of drugging his wife, Gisele Pelicot (left), so that he and scores of strangers could rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, at the courthouse of Avignon in France. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Participant in French mass drug-rape admits realised ‘something wrong’ when pushy husband told him to leave after wife moved

In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped every year in the world’s waterways, often ending up in the oceans. — AFP pic
World / 20 Sep 2024

Our world is drowning in plastic: Where does our ocean waste really come from?

The AfD’s message to young people sticks to the party’s main lines: opposition to immigration, environmental policies and Germany’s support for Ukraine, as well as blaming the mainstream parties for economic stagnation. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

How Germany’s far right is winning over young voters through TikTok and BBQ events

This undated handout photo provided by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on September 18, 2024, shows an Australian Federal Police officer arresting a suspect allegedly involved in an encrypted messaging app used by criminals worldwide to facilitate drug deals and order killings. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

The takedown of Ghost explained: Why law enforcement zeroed in on this encrypted chat app

Multiple women have accused Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, the former owner of upmarket London department store Harrods where they worked, of rape and sexual assault, the BBC said today. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Harrods’ dark secrets: BBC investigates rape allegations against late billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed

A view shows a portrait of police officer Saayd Muhammad Sarhadi, who opened fire and killed a man in custody on blasphemy allegations at a police station, with a decorative piece of dagger and garlands, presented to his father by guests at his residence in Quetta, Pakistan September 18, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Pakistani man shot dead after blasphemy accusation, family says cop forgiven ‘in the name of God’ while tribal elders disown him