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Scam victims recover just 1pc of RM1.23b lost over past decade, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- Financial scam victims have recovered roughly RM14 million since the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) began operating four years ago, recouping barely 1.1 per cent of the R... Read More


Drop beer sponsor or lose permit, sports ministry warns Hyrox Kuala Lumpur organisers

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- The Youth and Sports Ministry has threatened to withhold event approval for the upcoming Hyrox Kuala Lumpur 2026 fitness race unless organisers completely cut ties with an alco... Read More


Malaysians will keep spending, but pricier groceries and loan bills could sting

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- Malaysians are expected to keep spending steadily over the next two years, but rising food and fuel prices and heavy household debt could take the shine off. BMI, a country ri... Read More


Foreign AI election interference claims under Online Safety Act probe, ministry tells Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- The federal government will deploy existing communications and cyber safety laws to counter an alleged foreign-linked artificial intelligence influence campaign targeting Malay... Read More


As data centre power share heads for 21pc, Putrajaya moves to avoid 'phantom demand' hogging Malaysia's grid

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 4 -- Data centre operators seeking grid connection in Peninsular Malaysia must now submit 10-year staggered energy projection plans and execute binding commercial pacts with Tenaga ... Read More


Man slashed to death by three machete-wielding attackers in Teluk Intan, woman detained

TELUK INTAN, Nov. 4 -- A man died after being ambushed and slashed by three machete-wielding assailants outside a shop here yesterday afternoon, prompting police to arrest a 27-year-old local woman to... Read More


Cheras custodial death probe: Family denies lawyers intimidated forensic specialist, demands focus on justice

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 3 -- The younger brother of Noorizwan Zulkefly has rejected police allegations that the family's legal team intimidated a hospital forensic specialist, calling on authorities to hal... Read More


Road ban stays on e-scooters, but trial findings will shape upcoming laws, says MOT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 3 -- Micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters remain strictly prohibited on all public roads for now, but findings from controlled sandbox trials will shape an upcoming comprehensi... Read More


No new extradition request received for Zakir Naik, Home Ministry confirms

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 3 -- The government previously opted not to extradite preacher Dr Zakir Naik to India and has given no commitment to do so, the Home Ministry told the Dewan Rakyat, adding that it h... Read More


Home Ministry: Putrajaya open to RCI on 'corporate mafia' claims if solid grounds established

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 3 -- The federal government has not dismissed the possibility of convening a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into allegations of a "corporate mafia", but maintains that this requi... Read More