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US reputation in Malaysia hits record low as China surges, Ipsos survey finds

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 -- The United States has suffered its sharpest reputational decline in Malaysia since the onset of the Palestine crisis, according to a new Ipsos survey tracking global attitudes t... Read More


Drunk driver remanded seven days in murder probe over fatal Jalan Ampang crash that killed married couple

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A fatal crash involving a married couple on Jalan Ampang last Saturday is now being investigated as murder. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief ... Read More


Eight injured, man arrested after suspicious fire at Joo Seng Road HDB block

SINGAPORE, May 5 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly starting a fire at a Housing Board block along Joo Seng Road last night, leaving eight residents hospitalised. The blaze broke out around 9.4... Read More


Cameron Highlands floods: TNB ordered to pay RM4.7m over 2013 dam negligence

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has been ordered to pay RM4.7 million in damages to 100 individuals over its role in a 2013 dam water release in Cameron Highlands that led to fatal... Read More


Education Ministry fires back at MCA, says all 10A SPM students got matriculation offers

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- The Education Ministry has refuted claims that several top SPM scorers were denied places in the matriculation programme, saying all eligible 10A students had already been offer... Read More


Teoh Beng Hock murder probe: Family seeks court order for fresh investigation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock has filed a fresh application seeking to compel police to open a murder investigation into his death 17 years ago. The application for lea... Read More


Man suspected of assaulting wife linked to burial of foetus in Muslim cemetery in Kedah, says police

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A man suspected of assaulting his wife in Sungai Petani last month is now under investigation after allegedly burying a foetus at a Muslim cemetery in Kedah on April 2. Kedah p... Read More


Batu Pahat kindergarten teacher fined RM1,200 for pinching four-year-old pupil until bruised

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A kindergarten teacher in Batu Pahat has been fined RM1,200 after pleading guilty in the Yong Peng Magistrates' Court for injuring a four-year-old child under her care by pinchi... Read More


Kuala Krai crash: Two killed, two injured in Perodua Kembara and Honda City collision

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Two people were killed and two others injured in a crash involving two vehicles near Simpang 3 Manek Urai Lama earlier this morning. According to Harian Metro, Kuala Krai Fire ... Read More


MARA Act amendment ready for Cabinet in three weeks, says Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A draft amendment to the 1966 Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Act is set to be tabled before the Cabinet within three weeks, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi... Read More