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Balloon puncturing a standard disposal step after seizure, says Penang council after officers injured

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Two enforcement officers from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) were injured when a batch of balloons exploded while they were puncturing them to release the gas during a s... Read More


KL ranks second in Asean for average monthly wages, regional data shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- Kuala Lumpur ranks as the second-highest city in South-east Asia for average monthly salaries, trailing only Singapore, based on compiled regional salary data drawing on offici... Read More


Animal cruelty cases fall in Singapore - but SPCA says overall numbers remain 'alarming'

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- Reported cases of animal cruelty and welfare breaches fell in 2025 after reaching a 12-year high the year before, though the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA... Read More


Drunk driver who hit pedestrian so hard body was severed gets 11-year jail term in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- A Singapore permanent resident who drove drunk with his two young children in the car before ploughing into a pedestrian at high speed has been jailed for 11 years and fined S$12,... Read More


PAS' Takiyuddin moves to steady Perikatan narrative amid speculation over Muhyiddin's future

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) remains a four-party coalition and PAS has not sidelined anyone within it, the party's secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said, according to... Read More


PAS U-turn sees three sacked Perlis reps welcomed back into the fold

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- PAS has moved to reinstate three former Perlis assemblymen whose memberships were terminated during the state's recent political turmoil, reversing the earlier decision after a... Read More


'Singapore's Bruce Lee' lands in jail after viral Geylang nunchuck act goes sideways

SINGAPORE, Feb. 1 -- A street performer who briefly became a cult hit online for channelling Bruce Lee in the back lanes of Geylang has now received a far less glamorous spotlight - a jail sentence. ... Read More


Songkran-style Water Festival to be adapted for Malaysian audience, says DPM Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- The upcoming Water Music Festival, inspired by Thailand's Songkran Festival and scheduled for May, will be adapted to suit local culture, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri ... Read More


'Our territory, our responsibility': On FT Day, DBKL says vandalism is undermining KL's progress

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) marked Federal Territories Day with a reminder that the capital's progress relies not only on government upgrades but also on residents helping to... Read More


'We are one family': Ahmad Maslan urges Pakatan-BN partners to settle Johor and Melaka seat talks behind closed doors

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Seat-sharing disputes in Johor and Melaka should be handled privately and with discretion rather than aired in public, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has cautioned, saying that open q... Read More