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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


Home Ministry: Deaths in immigration detention depots total 465 from 2021 to 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- A total of 465 deaths among detainees were recorded at immigration detention depots between 2021 and 2025. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the figure ... Read More


Genting kidnapping case: Three South Koreans granted bail over RM39.5m crypto ransom plot, victim jailed for overstaying

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Three South Korean men accused of kidnapping their compatriot in a case linked to a cryptocurrency ransom demand worth RM39.5 million were granted bail by the Sessions Court i... Read More