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Two-storey home razed in Kota Kinabalu blaze, one fatality reported

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- A woman was found burnt to death in a fire that destroyed a two-storey house along Jalan Kokol in Kampung Mansiang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on Monday night. The Sabah Fire and R... Read More


Manufacturers hike prices as rising costs test Malaysia's fragile recovery

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Malaysia's manufacturers faced growing cost pressures in June, with input prices rising at the fastest pace in seven months. The S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing PMI ticked u... Read More


Mortar bomb near Menora Tunnel sparks 15km jam, North-South Expressway reopens after safe detonation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Traffic on the North-South Expressway near KM265, about 4km after the Menora Tunnel, has resumed after bomb disposal teams safely detonated a suspected explosive yesterday. Pe... Read More


Neighbours thought they moved - but foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child's bodies in Penang flat

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- The decomposed bodies of a woman and a child were discovered in a flat unit along Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town yesterday. According to The Straits Times, the discovery wa... Read More


Petronas identifies pipeline segments for review after Putra Heights gas explosion

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Petronas has found more parts of its extensive underground gas pipeline system that could be vulnerable to the same issues which led to a powerful explosion in Putra Heights in... Read More


Malaysia kicks off VEP enforcement at Johor border, fines 10 Singapore drivers within first hour

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Malaysia began enforcing its long-delayed Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) requirement at midnight on July 1, issuing fines to 10 Singapore-registered vehicles within the first hour ... Read More


Johor woman claims she was robbed, but cops find she spent employer's RM21,000 on herself

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- A woman who claimed she was robbed of RM21,000 belonging to her employer has landed herself in trouble after police discovered the report was false. Iskandar Puteri district ... Read More


Hunting the hunters: Perhilitan's elite armed unit takes aim at foreign poachers in Malaysia's protected forests

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- National parks and forest reserves have become prime targets for foreign poachers operating in Malaysia, according to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan... Read More


Jeffrey Kitingan denies involvement in Sabah mining scandal, vows legal action over RM1.78m payout claim

KOTA KINABALU, June 30 -- Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan has denied claims that he received RM1.78 million linked to a mining scandal in Sabah. He said the allegation, publis... Read More


Singapore to roll out self-driving shuttles in Punggol by late 2025 (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, June 30 -- Self-driving shuttles will begin operating in Punggol by the start of the fourth quarter of 2025, marking Singapore's first major step in deploying autonomous vehicles in residen... Read More