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Home Ministry: Malaysia's online fraud surge drains RM2.77b in 2025, the highest in three years

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Malaysia recorded its highest losses from financial scams in three years, with some RM2.77 billion wiped out in 2025 alone, the Home Ministry told Parliament in a written repl... Read More


Muhyiddin draws line on Perikatan's future leader, saying chair must come from coalition chiefs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has said the next Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman should come from among the coalition's party leaders, a stance that has placed re... Read More


South Korean actor Cha Eun-woo probed for alleged US$13.6m tax evasion

SEOUL, Jan. 22 -- South Korean actor and Astro member Cha Eun-woo is under investigation by the country's National Tax Service (NTS) over alleged tax evasion amounting to 20 billion won (US$13.6 milli... Read More


Local label Behati unveils CHAM, its first Lunar Raya collection reimagining Peranakan chronicles

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 22 -- Malaysian label Behatihas unveiled CHAM, its first Lunar Raya collection, which reinterprets the Peranakan chronicles of Malaysia through a modern and multicultural lens. The... Read More


Malaysia lost 47,250 football fields' worth of coral as reefs decline from bleaching, tourism pressure

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Malaysia has lost the equivalent of 47,250 football fields' worth of coral cover over the past three years, as the health of the nation's reefs continues to decline, according... Read More


AirAsia adds 150 extra domestic flights, caps subsidised one-way fares at RM600 for CNY peak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- AirAsia will operate 4,434 flights during the upcoming Chinese New Year travel period, adding 150 extra domestic services between February 12 and 24 to cope with what it expec... Read More


In court, Najib concedes RM42m not from Saudi donor 'based on subsequent knowledge'

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- Datuk Seri Najib Razak has acknowledged that the RM42 million channelled into his personal accounts was not connected to an alleged donation from the Saudi royal family, telli... Read More


DAP's Ramkarpal seeks clarity on continued use of Sedition Act

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- DAP MP Ramkarpal Singh has called on the government to explain why the Sedition Act 1948 is still being used despite previous commitments to review or amend the colonial-era l... Read More


Dewan Rakyat Speaker says new media-centre rules meant to curb misuse, not silence MPs

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- The Dewan Rakyat Speaker has stressed that new guidelines governing the use of Parliament's media centre are not aimed at curbing MPs' freedom of speech, but at preventing the... Read More


Malaysian man deported from Australia after border officers find over 100 CSAM images

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 22 -- A 26-year-old Malaysian man has been deported from Australia after border officers allegedly found more than 100 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his mobile pho... Read More