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Man arrested after trying to open Batik Air emergency door at 9,144m on flight from Malaysia to India

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit door while travelling on a Batik Air flight from Malaysia to India at an altitude of about 9,144 metres... Read More


Man dies after car carrying rice sacks crashes into ditch in Tanah Merah

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- A 39-year-old man died after the Proton Wira he was driving, which was carrying sacks of rice, skidded and overturned into a ditch along the East-West Highway in Kampung Batu ... Read More


Three Malaysians detained in Taiwan over alleged scam mule activities

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- Three Malaysians were detained in Kaohsiung, Taiwan last month for allegedly acting as money mules for a scam syndicate. Central News Agency (CNA) reported yesterday that the... Read More


Sri Aman forest fire spreads to 100ha, feared to worsen Sarawak haze

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- A forest fire in Sri Aman has spread across about 100 hectares, raising concerns that it could worsen haze conditions in Sarawak as air quality deteriorates due to transbounda... Read More


Malaysian detained in India after 4kg of hydroponic cannabis found in luggage

CHENNAI, Aug. 11 -- A Malaysian national was detained by Indian authorities after allegedly carrying 4.033 kilogrammes of high-grade hydroponic cannabis through Chennai International Airport, India. ... Read More


PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim says lawyers handling Anwar's defamation suit

KOTA BARU, Aug. 11 -- PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said he would leave it to his lawyers to respond to the defamation suit filed against him by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar... Read More


Four-month-old baby girl's death in Johor probed as murder, investigation papers sent to prosecution

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- Police have reclassified the death of a four-month-old baby girl in Taman Sri Saujana in Johor Bahru as murder, with the investigation papers referred to the Johor prosecution... Read More


Sarawak orders schools to halt outdoor activities amid unhealthy API readings

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 -- Schools in Sarawak have been ordered to immediately halt all outdoor activities involving pupils in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds 100. Sarawak Edu... Read More


Malaysian affluent investors embrace AI but still favour human judgement, HSBC survey finds

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 11 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 - Affluent and high-net-worth investors in Malaysia are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for financial and investment decisions, but ... Read More


Where moments become memories: 'Fragments of a Season' brings Malaysian art to Starhill until Sept 30

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 11 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 - Art lovers, collectors and the public can explore the passage of time, memory and everyday beauty through Fragments of a Season, an exhibition bringing ... Read More