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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 13 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  / 15 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  / 19 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  / 11 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  / 17 h ago

EPF’s investment in MAHB to support dividend payouts

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  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 13 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  / 18 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  / 19 h ago

PM Anwar says going digital is way forward for Malaysia

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  / 11 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

Money  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 13 h ago

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

During the confirmation hearing, which was broadcast across major US networks, Pete Hegseth faced intense questioning from US Senator Tammy Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, regarding his understanding of Asean member states and their strategic significance. — Reuters pic
World  / 10 h ago

‘Do your homework’: Trump’s defence nominee under fire for lack of Asean knowledge in senate hearing as senator issues warning

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The Kazu I was carrying 24 passengers and two crew when it sent a distress signal off the coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan before sinking in 2022. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Japan to charge boss of capsized Hokkaido tourist boat with professional negligence over 2022 deaths, six missing people

Former US President Donald Trump said at a campaign event yesterday that India was a ‘very big abuser’ of the US-India trade relationship and that he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Trump plans meeting with Modi, calls India a ‘big abuser’ of trade

Iran accused Israel today of ‘mass murder’ after paging devices belonging to the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group in Lebanon exploded, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Tehran accuses Israel of ‘mass murder’ after deadly pager explosions kill nine and injure thousands in Lebanon

Police arrive at the Gold Apollo office in Taiwan. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Taiwan’s Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon blasts

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, his wife Iriana and son Kaesang Pangarep at an event in Brunei. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Jet-setting controversy: President Jokowi’s youngest son explains private jet use to anti-graft body amid backlash

The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Donald Trump told new security arrangements are needed if he keeps playing golf

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris had said that if elected she will continue supporting Ukraine in its defence against Russia’s invasion. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Microsoft: Fake Kamala hit-and-run story is the work of Russian propaganda group

Japan’s population of centenarians has reached a new high of 95,119. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Japan sets record with over 95,000 centenarians for 54th consecutive year

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

Lebanon rocked by pager blasts, nine dead and thousands injured as Hezbollah points to Israel

People gather at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, 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

Report: Explosive-packed Hezbollah pagers came from Taiwan

A mosquito is pictured at the World Mosquito Program factory in Medellin, Colombia June 4, 2024. A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic. — AFP pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

‘You have to be vigilant’: Global coalition of ‘virus hunters’ race to detect next pandemic amid climate-driven threats

A person holds a placard that reads ‘Free Venezuela’, as Venezuelans living in Spain take part in a gathering outside Spanish parliament in support of opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in the aftermath of disputed Venezuelan elections, in Madrid September 10, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Sep 2024

Report finds global rise in disputed elections and shrinking voter turnout

Ryan W. Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. February 10, 2010. — Guilford County Sheriff’s Office handout pic via Reuters
World / 17 Sep 2024

From Ukraine to Florida: Who is Ryan Routh, the suspect in Trump assassination attempt?

Police officers stand outside the Paul G Rogers Federal Building US Courthouse, on the day of court appearance for Ryan W. Routh, the reported suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida September 16, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Sep 2024

Five things to know after gunman arrested in Trump assassination attempt at Florida golf course

Puncak - located some 70km from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta - typically experiences normal traffic congestion on weekends lasting two to three hours long only. — PuncakBogorID/Instagram
World / 17 Sep 2024

Long holiday traffic nightmare in Puncak, Indonesia sees drivers stuck for up to 14 hours

Gisele Pelicot looks on 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 16, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 17 Sep 2024

‘I am a rapist,’ says Frenchman in mass rape trial