Study finds Malaysian women often kept quiet about sexual violence over fears they would not be believed

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- In Malaysia, women have said the fear of not being believed was one reason why they did not tell the authorities about the physical and online sexual violence against them, a ... Read More

Nothing 'personal': Malaysian Bar not against Zahid, Najib; court challenges law-based, president says

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- The Malaysian Bar, a professional body which represents all of Peninsular Malaysia's lawyers, is not political or partisan, and instead makes its stand based on the law, its p... Read More

Only half of Malaysian women say they can refuse sex with spouse or partner, survey finds

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Only about half of the Malaysian women in a nationwide survey said they could decide to refuse to have sex with their spouse or partner, while others said they could not say "... Read More

Some things you should know about Malaysia's proposed new traffic law, including minimum RM500 speeding fine

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 -- The Malaysian government is proposing new changes to the law that will increase the minimum fine from RM300 to RM500 for driving without a driving licence and speeding, and al... Read More

Why Muslim marriages break down in Malaysia: Here's what SIS Forum's 10-year data shows

ARA DAMANSARA, June 19 -- The top three reasons why Muslim couples' marriages broke down in Malaysia over the past 10 years were communication problems, domestic violence and infidelity, a 10-year rep... Read More

What to do when Muslim fathers in Malaysia don't pay child support? Single mothers' group proposes blanket sums for quick court relief

ARA DAMANSARA, June 19 -- How can Malaysia solve the long-standing problem of some Muslim men who refuse to pay any of their children's living expenses after divorce? At a forum yesterday, Siti Hajar... Read More

'Not chicken feed': 1MDB judge says Najib's reaction to US$681m deposits not that of a reasonable man

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- The US$681 million (or RM2.08 billion) that then-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak received in his private bank account in 2013 was not "chicken feed" or a small amount, b... Read More

Judge: Najib's lack of remorse, role in siphoning 1MDB money were factors when deciding his jail, RM13b sentence

Kuala Lampur, June 16 -- KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 - How did the High Court decide on how many years to imprison and how much to fine former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the RM2.2 billion 1Mal... Read More

LHDN scam alerts: What to do if you receive suspicious tax demands

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 -- Have you ever received any emails, phone calls or WhatsApp messages from someone who claims to be from the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (LHDN), and told to make payments f... Read More

Received an LHDN email demanding action in 72 hours? Here's how to spot if it's a scam

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 -- Have you received any emails claiming to be from the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM or LHDN), warning you to comply within 72 hours to avoid facing penalties such as ja... Read More

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