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Singapore port braces for surge if Red Sea shipping resumes in 2026

SINGAPORE, Dec. 25 -- Singapore port operator PSA is preparing for a possible increase in vessel traffic should shipping lines resume using the Suez Canal after nearly two years of diversions around A... Read More


Perlis MB hails PAS expulsion of three assemblymen amid questions over state stability

PETALING JAYA, Dec. 25 -- Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli has described PAS Central's decision to immediately expel three Perlis assemblymen as a firm move that carries wisdom, saying the party... Read More


Singapore police say former lawyer M. Ravi took drugs before death; friend arrested

SINGAPORE, Dec. 25 -- Former activist lawyer Ravi Madasamy, better known as M. Ravi, took drugs with a friend before he was found unconscious at home, police said. The Singapore Police Force told The... Read More


Logan Paul plays his Pokemon card right with sale of record RM21.4m collectible

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 -- Logan Paul has agreed to sell one of the rarest Pokemon cards in the world, leaning into what he calls a perfectly timed moment for collectors as prices surge. Paul, a star of Wo... Read More


'We never expected this from our friends', says Mohd Shukri Ramli amid Perlis political turmoil

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- Mohd Shukri Ramli has insisted that his resignation as Perlis menteri besar was due to health reasons and not connected to the ongoing political upheaval in the state. The Sa... Read More


Domestic helper, 72, turns herself in after overstaying visa in Singapore for 34 years, gets six months' jail, RM9,500 fine

SINGAPORE, Dec. 25 -- A 72-year-old Filipino woman who first arrived in Singapore as a domestic helper more than three decades ago has been sentenced to six months' jail and fined S$3,000 (RM9,500) af... Read More


Hotel banquet hall fire in Melaka forces guests to evacuate, one hospitalised (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- Guests at a hotel in Bukit Katil in Melaka were forced to evacuate abruptly after a fire broke out in the hotel's banquet hall during a company annual dinner on Wednesday even... Read More


Festive fun, not trash: DBKL urges responsible celebration as Jalan Bukit Bintang gets littered

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has reminded the public to play their part in keeping the city clean, even as festive crowds flock to Jalan Bukit Bintang and other popular spots... Read More


Christmas getaway snarls traffic on Malaysia's major highways

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 25 -- Traffic on several of the country's main highways was reported to be heavy and moving slowly this afternoon as road users travelled during the Christmas holiday. According to... Read More


Father-in-law, son-in-law remanded four more days until Dec 28 over robbery of female student at Al Bukhary Mosque in Kedah

ALOR SETAR, Dec. 25 -- Two men, a father-in-law and his son-in-law, suspected of being involved in a robbery targeting a female student at Masjid Al Bukhary last Friday, have had their remand extended... Read More