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RM5b MSME aid only 'small win,' more needed to tackle crisis, says Guan Eng

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng has described the government's latest RM5 billion aid package for small businesses as a "small win," urging Putrajaya to implement bolder measures li... Read More


Ikram suspends three members caught in RM230m 'zakat' fund scandal

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia (Ikram) has suspended three members arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with a massive investigation into the ... Read More


Rock legend Nash discharged after heart procedure involving stent and balloon insertion

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Rock singer Datuk Nashruddin Elias, 66, or better known as Nash has been discharged from Hospital Sultan Idris Shah (HSIS) Serdang after undergoing an emergency heart procedu... Read More


Actor Ako Mustapha alleges son bullied by five students; police confirm report

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Police have confirmed receiving a report regarding the alleged bullying of actor Ako Mustapha's 10-year-old son, Mikael Iskandar, by five other students at a school here. Wa... Read More


Apple brings tap to pay on iPhone to Malaysia, letting merchants accept contactless payments without extra hardware

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Apple has launched its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature in Malaysia, allowing businesses ranging from street food stalls to major retail chains to accept contactless payments usi... Read More


MACC nabs second suspect in Sabah police station cleaning contract fraud

KOTA KINABALU, April 22 -- A civil servant in Sabah has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly colluding in a scheme to submit false claims for a cleaning contr... Read More


Man gets 13 weeks jail in Singapore after assaulting father, forcing him to sleep outside

SINGAPORE, April 22 -- A man in Singapore who repeatedly locked his 74-year-old father out of their Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat, forcing him to sleep at the void deck, was reportedly sent... Read More


Tuanku Muhriz to officiate Negri Sembilan assembly sitting tomorrow amid Undang controversy

SEREMBAN, April 22 -- The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, is due to officiate the opening of the State Legislative Assembly tomorrow, with the ceremony proceedi... Read More


Khaled Nordin: Desalination plant, cloud seeding deployed as water crisis hits 4,000 in Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI, April 22 -- Authorities are deploying a mobile desalination plant and conducting cloud seeding operations to combat a severe water crisis affecting more than 4,000 residents in Felda Lok ... Read More


RTM pulls children's cartoon 'Cleopatra in Space' following LGBT-related complaints

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- Malaysia's national public broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM), has halted the airing of the animated series Cleopatra in Space after receiving complaints from viewe... Read More