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No shower, no go: Oregon card shop halts Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments over player hygiene complaints

BEAVERTON (Oregon), July 1 -- An independently owned card shop in Beaverton, Oregon, has suspended its Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments for a week after receiving multiple complaints and negative reviews about pl... Read More


Pokemon GO.on the train? KTMB gears up for the KLCC Park Pokemon GO Fest

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is gearing up for Pokemon GO Fest 2026: Global, announcing that it will be present at the two-day event taking place at KLCC Park on July 11... Read More


Driver survives five-metre ravine plunge after crashing into elephant calf in Mersing

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- A late-night drive through Johor turned into a terrifying ordeal for a motorist after his car struck an elephant calf and plunged into a five-metre-deep ravine, leaving him tra... Read More


Kajang school canteen shut for 14 days after pupils fall ill as health officials investigate

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- A school canteen in Sungai Ramal, Kajang, has been ordered to close for two weeks after several pupils reportedly fell ill with vomiting, dizziness and stomach aches, as health... Read More


PM Anwar: Malaysia's fuel subsidy bill set to hit RM40b, more than double Budget estimate

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Malaysia's fuel subsidy bill is on track to reach nearly RM40 billion this year, more than double the RM15 billion allocated under Budget 2026, as the government absorbs the im... Read More


Three days trapped in Gunung Jerai ravine, desperate cries save solo hiker

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- A solo hiker who spent nearly three days trapped in a ravine on Gunung Jerai in Kedah was rescued after three passing hikers heard his desperate cries for help and alerted resc... Read More


Boy, 6, found dead in Perak plantation drain hours after vanishing from home

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- A desperate search for a six-year-old boy who vanished from his home ended in tragedy after he was found dead in a drain at a nearby oil palm plantation in Perak. The child ha... Read More


Malaysia household debt hits RM1.73t as burden eases to 84.4pc of GDP, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Malaysia's household debt rose to RM1.73 trillion at the end of March, but the country's debt burden eased slightly relative to the size of the economy while borrowers continue... Read More


Standard Chartered loses bid to strike out US$2.7b 1MDB-linked claim in Singapore

SINGAPORE, July 1 -- Singapore's High Court has upheld a lower court's decision refusing to strike out a US$2.7 billion (RM11 billion) lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited over ... Read More


Singapore seizes S$55m Good Class Bungalow and S$1m in bank funds in widening Nvidia chip probe

SINGAPORE, July 1 -- Police have seized a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) valued at about S$55 million (RM173 million) and around S$1 million in bank funds as part of an expanding fraud investigation linked... Read More