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PAS sets bold Melaka goal in state election, minimum 15 out of 28

MELAKA, April 26 -- PAS is aiming to capture Melaka in the coming state election, with the floor target set at 15 of the 28 seats in total. Its election director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor is ... Read More


Padini says MACC probe targets 'external parties,' not company itself

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Padini Holdings Berhad has clarified that the recent freezing of its bank accounts by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is related to an investigation involving... Read More


Singapore man gets six years' jail and 12 strokes after brutal Geylang alley attack leaves 67-year-old dead

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to six years and 10 months' jail and 12 strokes of the cane in Singapore after a violent back-alley fight in Geylang left a 67-year-old man ... Read More


Hooked by a fake telco call: Malaysian man nabbed as Singapore flags rise in cross-border scam runners

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A 34-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested in Singapore over his suspected role in a scam. According to a report by The Straits Times, the man is the 17th Malaysian detained... Read More


Padini says some bank accounts frozen by MACC in anti-money laundering probe

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Several bank accounts belonging to fashion retailer Padini Holdings Berhad and its subsidiaries have been frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connect... Read More


'We hope for a miracle': Family holds hope for Malaysian sentenced in Japan to be returned home

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Malaysian Muhammad Faiq Zafran Mohd Jailani, currently detained in Japan, who his family claim was a victim of a fraud syndicate, has been sentenced to four years in prison. ... Read More


Heavy rain warning: KL, Selangor, and Johor brace for afternoon storms

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for large swathes of the Klang Valley and southern Peninsular Malaysia, with heavy rai... Read More


Anwar floats diesel road tax cut to offset high pump prices

BATU KAWAN, April 24 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Transport Ministry to study the possibility of reducing road tax for diesel vehicles, offering a potential relief mea... Read More


Singapore Airlines A380 hit by catering truck at Changi

SINGAPORE, April 24 -- A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight to Frankfurt was delayed for over 90 minutes on April 22 after a catering truck collided with one of the Airbus A380's engines, forcing a last-... Read More


Tangkap Azam Baki rally brings DAP, MCA youth together over MACC chief row

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- The youth wings of rival political parties DAP Socialist Youth (Dapsy) and MCA Youth are set to join the April 25 "Tangkap Azam Baki" rally, in an unusual display of unity ov... Read More