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A screen capture shows the offending sandwich sold through some KK Mart stores. — Picture from Facebook/Dr Akmal Saleh
Malaysia  / 11 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  / 11 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  / 9 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  / 8 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  / 11 h ago

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

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People cross a street amid hot weather conditions in Beijing on August 27, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

‘Endurance’ or comfort? Parents clash with schools over classroom air-conditioning as China swelters from record heatwave

Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo faces the Philippine Senate panel after being repatriated for reported criminal activities linked to offshore gambling, including her alleged involvement with Chinese illegal gaming operators on September 9, 2024. — Picture from Facebook/Senate of the Philippines
World / 10 Sep 2024

Suspected Chinese spy Alice Guo recounts flight from Manila to Malaysia by yachts and boats, but says ‘No Filipino helped me escape’ 

Legal expert Jelena Drndarski (right) and Stasa Ivkovic, the founder of the Belgrade-based rights group “Osnazene” (Empowered Women), pose for a photo in Belgrade, Serbia on September 3, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Telegram is for porn? Serbian groups using app to prey on women young and old for rape and revenge

A file photo showing US Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel Paparo (left) and Philippine Army Chief of Staff Romeo Brawner Jr in Manila, the Philippines on August 27, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

US and China military commanders talk for first time since 2022 row but remain at odds over South China Sea and Taiwan

A dispute turned deadly in the Pathum Thani region north of Bangkok. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Six-month dispute over cats and dogs ends with Thai retired colonel shooting neighbour dead, before killing himself

South Korean environmental activists wearing masks of Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) take part in a protest against Kishida's planned visit and Japan's discharge of Fukushima contaminated water, at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on September 5, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Fukushima nuclear plant begins high-stakes operation to extract radioactive debris after delay

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants children to go 'onto the footy field' instead of being on social media. — Picture from Instagram/AFL Sydney Junior
World / 10 Sep 2024

Go touch some grass: Citing harm to mental health, Australia wants kids to go off social media ‘onto footy fields’

Israeli military patrols near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, September 9, 2024. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Israel uses Hamas excuse after launching airstrike on Gaza tent camp for displaced Palestinians, 65 killed and injured

Videos on Douyin showed scenes of bras and underpants drifting through the air from a sudden windstorm.
World / 10 Sep 2024

Cloud-seeding chaos: Bras and panties take flight as Chongqing ‘underwear storm’ leaves laundry hanging in trees

Pope Francis (left) is greeted as he visits the Irmas Alma School for Children with Disabilities in Dili on September 10, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Protect the dignity of youths, Pope tells East Timor leaders after spate of child sexual assault cases involving clergy members

This handout image taken and released by the Mount Vernon Fire Department on September 7, 2024 shows traffic stopped on Interstate 75 during an active shooter incident near London, Kentucky. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Drones and dogs comb through rural Kentucky as US manhunt for highway shooter that injured five enters day three

Gisele P. (centre) leaves the courthouse during the trial of her husband 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 5, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Like Jekyll and Hyde: Experts say French man who let dozens drug-rape wife has ‘split psyche’, turned extreme after she refused swinging

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris meets with local union members and their families at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 9 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 2, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 10 Sep 2024

Would you bet against him? This historian correctly predicted all but one US presidential elections, and he thinks Harris will win

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are due to meet for the first time in front of a prime-time television audience of millions. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Sep 2024

Prosecutor vs felon: Will Harris’ oratory skills win the debate against Trump’s torrent of falsehoods, distortions and distractions?

Family members from the Toraja ethnic group handle the body of their late relative. — AFP pic
World / 09 Sep 2024

How bond lasts beyond death: In Indonesia, Toraja people dress up the dead in weeks-long ritual

Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) today revealed that they have dismantled a drug trafficking ring and arrested six suspects. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Sep 2024

Taiwan’s durian chocolate drug bust: Malaysia’s sweet cover for heroin smugglers exposed