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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

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Police in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, said a man had attacked a minor yesterday morning and the child was rushed to hospital. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

China expresses ‘regret and sadness’ after Japanese schoolboy stabbed in Shenzhen dies

Pagers on display at a meeting room at the Gold Apollo company building in New Taipei City, Taiwan, September 18, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

What is a pager and who still uses it anyway? Not just Hezbollah, apparently

Hezbollah fighters attend the funeral of persons killed after hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

With Lebanon blasts that crippled Hezbollah, Israel spy agency Mossad flex muscles after humiliated by Hamas in Oct surprise attack

Supporters watch and cheer as Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an evening rally in Uniondale on Long Island on September 18, 2024 in Uniondale, New York. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Trump calls immigrants ‘animals’, vows to visit US town after falsely accusing foreigners there of ‘eating pets’

Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa confirms the death of a Japanese boy who was stabbed in China. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Japanese boy stabbed on the way to school in China dies, as tensions worsen amid Manchurian incident anniversary

Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller takes part in a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

‘Privilege, not a right’: Canada cuts down international student, foreign worker permits amid concerns over housing and jobs

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (centre) looks on at a court in Ho Chi Minh city on April 11, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Saigon Commercial Bank scandal: Vietnam tycoon, already on death row for RM118b fraud, now on trial for money laundering 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation had previously investigated botnets accused of infiltrating the US. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

US says thwarted ‘Flax Typhoon’ cyber attack ‘sponsored’ by China affecting over 200,000 devices

Gisele Pelicot acknowledges applause flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) as she exits the courtroom at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 17, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

‘Rape is rape’: Victim in French mass drug sex assault says humiliated by accomplice accusation

Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle (right) addresses a press conference next to members of an international coalition of law enforcement representatives to announce the results of a major operation against the encrypted communications platform 'Ghost', which is used for criminal activities, in The Hague on September 18, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Unhackable no more: Global police sting dismantles underworld users of Ghost, the ‘WhatsApp for criminals’

Palestinian representative Ryad Mansour is congratulated on the result of a vote during the emergency session on the legal consequences of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territories at United Nations Headquarters on September 18, 2024 in New York. — AFP pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

In historic resolution, UN members vote for Israel to withdraw from unlawful Palestine occupation within 12 months… but not US

Mourners chant slogans during the funeral of persons killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. — AFP
World / 19 Sep 2024

All-out war imminent? After pagers, second wave of explosions hit walkie-talkies in Lebanon killing 20, wounding more than 450

Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said yesterday. — Reuters pic
World / 19 Sep 2024

Facing extreme hunger due to drought, Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed its starving citizens

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said the country’s budgetary situation is very serious and requires responsible action. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

French PM Barnier says country’s budget is precarious, public sector deficit for 2024 likely to hit 5.6pc

Medics collect blood donations in Beirut’s southern suburb on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after pager blasts killed nine, wounding over 2,000

An EU court on Wednesday scrapped a €1.49 billion (RM7.04 billion) fine imposed by Brussels against Google for an abuse of dominance over online advertising. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

EU court throws out €1.5b fine against Google, marking major win for tech giant