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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


RM2.3m for the car, RM0 for road tax: Lamborghini Revuelto ends up in Perlis JPJ impound

ARAU, April 25 -- The Perlis Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized a Lamborghini Revuelto, estimated to be worth RM2.3 million, after discovering its road tax had expired and it had no insurance ... 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


US sentences money launderer to 70 months' jail in US$263m crypto ring allegedly led by Singaporean Malone Lam

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A Washington DC federal court has handed a 70‑month prison term to Evan Tangeman, 22, for laundering millions of dollars linked to a cryptocurrency theft ring allegedly he... 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


Guan Eng backs Selangor DAP rep over pig farming row, accuses PAS of 'double standards'

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 -- DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng has responded to critics of Seri Kembangan assemblyman Wong Siew Ki, accusing PAS of applying "double standards" for labelling her "treasonous" over ... Read More


2PM's Taecyeon marries longtime love in intimate Seoul wedding after 10-year romance

SEOUL, April 24 -- South Korean singer-rapper Ok Taec-yeon has officially said "I do", marrying his longtime non-celebrity girlfriend after a decade-long relationship in a private ceremony that double... 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