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Lawyer hands police new USB evidence allegedly detailing events leading up to UTM cadet Syamsul Haris' death

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- The lawyer representing the family of Syamsul Haris Shamsudin has handed over new evidence related to the investigation into the death of the 22-year-old Reserve Officer Train... Read More


Construction worker who killed NUS professor in road crash gets two-year jail sentence, fine and lifetime driving ban

SINGAPORE, Aug. 30 -- A construction worker who caused the death of a senior law professor was sentenced to two years and a month in jail and fined S$2,000. Natarajan Mohanraj, 28, also received a li... Read More


Dialogue key, Zahid says, as Prabowo faces crisis after protests erupt in Indonesia over delivery rider's death

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Every problem in a country can be resolved through open dialogue at the negotiating table without the need for demonstrations, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahi... Read More


Hajiji teases Sabah state assembly dissolution, says media can 'still take one- or two-week' break

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has hinted that the state assembly may be dissolved in the near future, but stopped short of giving a date. Speaking to Sinar Hari... Read More


Loke: Urban Renewal Bill serves the people, not DAP politics

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- The Urban Renewal Act (URA) Bill is not a DAP agenda, the party's secretary-general Anthony Loke said, dismissing claims from some quarters. According to Berita Harian, Loke,... Read More


Thailand's new 50- and 100-baht notes: Real, just plastic from Nov 2025

BANGKOK, Aug. 30 -- Travelling in Thailand this November? Don't be alarmed if your 50- and 100-baht notes look a little different; they're going polymer. Thailand began switching banknotes to plastic... Read More


Sold out in minutes: Pop Mart's new Labubu series sparks global rush, WeChat store crashes in China

BEIJING, Aug. 29 -- The mini Labubu craze is showing no signs of slowing down as the latest series from Chinese toymaker Pop Mart sold out almost instantly worldwide. The dolls vanished within minute... Read More


JKR on 24-hour alert after minor quake damage in Segamat, says Ahmad Maslan

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 -- The Public Works Department (JKR) is on round-the-clock standby to inspect government buildings following a series of earthquake tremors in the district of Segamat in Johor. ... Read More


Second autopsy set for UTM cadet Syamsul Haris after exhumation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 -- The body of 22-year-old Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Reserve Officers Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin will undergo a second post-mortem examinatio... Read More


UTM cadet's body exhumed in Kajang for second post-mortem

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 -- The body of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Reserve Officers Training Unit (Palapes) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin was exhumed at the Kampung Rinching Ulu Muslim Cemetery ... Read More