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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


K-pop group Cortis' agency warns fans after finding GPS tracking device on transport vehicle

SEOUL, June 30 -- BigHit Music, the agency behind rising K-pop boy group Cortis, has announced an aggressive legal response after discovering that obsessive fans had secretly attached a GPS tracking d... Read More


Nearly one in four Singapore residents now have no religion, new govt data reveals

SINGAPORE, June 30 -- Nearly one in four Singapore residents now identify with no religion, the highest proportion on record, according to new government data that points to a continuing shift towards... Read More


A promise fulfilled: Why it took so long for Michelle Yeoh and long-time paramour Jean Todt to get hitched

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- It was a romance that spanned nearly two decades and crossed continents, but when Oscar-winning actress Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh and former Ferrari racing executive Jean Todt fin... Read More


Pilot phase for new base medical insurance plan begins July amid healthcare cost reform push, says finance minister II

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- The government's new base medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) plan will enter its pilot phase by the end of July as Putrajaya moves to address rising healthcare costs ... Read More


'Mr Joachim Klement, please try again': Neymar roasts economist whose World Cup model predicted Brazil's downfall

HOUSTON, June 30 -- Brazil may have left it late to book their place in the 2026 Fifa World Cup Round of 16, but Neymar wasted no time delivering a cheeky message to one man who had already written th... Read More


Syed Saddiq to skip Johor election campaign after Federal Court ruling postponed

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman will sit out the Johor election campaign as the Federal Court has postponed its decision on his appeal against an acquittal in his graft ... Read More


Malaysia drafting new national guidelines for non-Muslim cemeteries, crematoria and columbarium planning

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Malaysia is preparing to roll out a national planning guideline for non-Muslim cemeteries, crematoria and columbarium facilities, in an effort to tighten rules on how such dev... Read More


E-hailing driver pleads not guilty to molest of passenger in Melaka

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- An e-hailing driver pleaded not guilty at the Ayer Keroh Magistrates' Court in Melaka yesterday to a charge of molesting a passenger last month. The accused, Mohd Ali Husin, ... Read More