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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  / 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  / 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  / 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  / 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  / 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  / 12 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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Typhoon Yagi battered Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand with powerful winds and a huge dump of rain over a week ago, triggering floods and landslides that have killed more than 400 people, according to official figures. — Reuters
World / 16 Sep 2024

Vietnam puts typhoon losses at US$1.6b

This screengrab taken from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speaking during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organisations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen from Mariupol in central Kyiv on April 27, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

US media names suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt

Today, a man pleaded guilty to one count of 'doing acts with seditious intent', leading to the city’s first conviction under the new tougher law. — AFP pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Hong Kong man faces jail over 'seditious' T-shirt

Workers of a Samsung facility serve lunch to their colleagues during a strike to demand higher wages at its Sriperumbudur plant near the city of Chennai, India, September 11, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Indian police detain 100 Samsung workers, union leaders

British broadcaster Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, is due to be sentenced today over indecent photographs of children, capping a stunning fall from stardom. — AFP pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards to be sentenced today over indecent child images

Moored boats (background) are seen past waves and whitecaps on the Huangpu river during the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on September 16, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Typhoon Bebinca lands in Shanghai, strongest storm to hit city since 1949 (VIDEO)

Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies west of the Philippine province of Palawan, within the country’s exclusive economic zone. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Philippines to continue to deploy vessels in contested South China Sea shoal

Law enforcement officials said US Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in some bushes near the property line who dropped an AK-47-style assault rifle and was arrested after fleeing the scene. — Reuters pic
World / 16 Sep 2024

Trump safe after new assassination attempt, suspect arrested

This handout picture provided by the UAE Ministry Of Presidential Affairs shows Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh attending a Ramadan Iftar reception at Al-Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi on April 18, 2023. Khasawneh submitted his resignation on September 15, 2024 to King Abdullah II after the recent parliamentary elections, state media reported. — UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs handout pic via AFP
World / 15 Sep 2024

Jordan’s PM resigns amid post-election turmoil and Gaza war tensions

File picture of people walking with umbrellas on a bridge amid rains and winds brought by Typhoon Muifa, in Shanghai, China September 14, 2022. Typhoon Bebinca is expected to make landfall along a swath of China’s densely populated eastern seaboard between Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Beijing’s emergency management ministry. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

Flights grounded in Shanghai’s two airports as China braces for Typhoon Bebinca

First responders put out a fire in an open area in Lod near Tel Aviv, reportedly caused by a missile fired from Yemen on September 15, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

Israel PM Netanyahu warns Yemen rebels of ‘heavy price’ after missile attack

Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis plays ‘Rey’s Theme’ by John Williams on the violin during the SpaceX Polaris Dawn’s first spacewalk before returning to Earth on September 15, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

There and back again: SpaceX Polaris Dawn returns safely to Earth today after first private spacewalk

File picture of people walking with umbrellas on a bridge amid rains and winds brought by Typhoon Muifa, in Shanghai, China September 14, 2022. Chinese authorities prepared for heavy rain on Sunday as a strong typhoon approached the country’s heavily populated eastern seaboard. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

Shanghai braces for impact as typhoon nears, China prepares for torrential rains

Soldiers in Pyinmana help residents in Myanmar’s Naypyidaw region to safety after Typhoon Yagi dumps an unprecedented amount of rain causing floods and landslides across the country, killing hundreds and displacing thousands more in September 2024. — AFP pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

Volunteers rush to help Myanmar as Typhoon Yagi piles disaster upon disaster, whole villages under water

Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, which has angered neighbouring countries that dispute some boundaries they say cut into their exclusive economic zones. — Reuters pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

China says has ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over reef after Philippine ship leaves

Israeli first responders dousing a fire in an ‘open area’ of Lod near Tel Aviv in central Israel where a missile from Yemen fell on September 15, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 15 Sep 2024

Missile from Yemen sets off sirens in central Israeli; no one hurt as area unpopulated