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ACCCIM survey: Malaysia's business sentiment improves in 1H 2026, but firms still face cash flow strain from tax refund delays

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- Prolonged delays in tax refunds was among the main concerns of Malaysian Chinese businesses for 2025 and this year, with a significant number of respondents claiming they have... Read More


From street kid to deputy minister: The RM200,000 gift that changed Liew Chin Tong's life

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- In a moving tribute, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has revealed how an act of extraordinary generosity from a celebrated news anchor and his wife changed the course o... Read More


Umno Youth chief demands Malaysiakini apology at party assembly over pig-farming photo blunder

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh has demanded that Malaysiakini's leadership come to the Umno General Assembly to personally apologise after the news portal posted an ima... Read More


Petronas court bid is institutional due diligence, not hostility to Sarawak, says ex-Treasury official

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Former senior Treasury official Nik Azmi Nik Daud has defended Petronas's decision to seek judicial clarification on Sarawak's oil and gas laws, saying the move reflects respo... Read More


South Korea's exam obsession fuels millions in bribes, prison for stolen papers

SEOUL, Jan. 15 -- In South Korea, the race for top exam scores has become a high-stakes gamble, with bribery and theft turning classroom assessments into multimillion-won commodities. Two recent case... Read More


HELP University backs PM's call for swift probe into campus cafeteria blast

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- HELP University has welcomed the prime minister's call for a swift and thorough investigation into the air-conditioning explosion at its Bukit Damansara campus that injured se... Read More


Gobind to AG: Why draw out PAA fight in court when Parliament can just fix it

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo has urged Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to withdraw an application seeking to review a landmark Federal Court decision that found ... Read More


Singapore's first ever Opposition Leader Pritam Singh stripped of post, PM finds role 'untenable' after conviction

SINGAPORE, Jan. 15 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has stripped Pritam Singh of his designation as Leader of the Opposition with immediate effect, citing his criminal convictions and a Parli... Read More


Watercolour exhibition 'Siasah' explores politics, identity and power at Ruang Teduh Gallery

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- A new exhibition at Ruang Teduh Gallery is using watercolour to unpack big ideas about politics, identity and society. Titled Siasah (A Political Narrative in Watercolor), th... Read More


Bomba: Two-week investigation underway for deadly HELP University AC blast

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- The investigation into the fatal air-conditioning system explosion at HELP University that killed one student and injured nine others will take about two weeks to complete, a ... Read More