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In Malaysia, more consumers trading entertainment for validation on Xiaohongshu

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 -- For a growing number of Malaysian consumers, the journey to buying a new skincare product or decorating a home no longer begins with a Google search or a TikTok scroll. Instea... Read More


Fahmi heads Penang Governor's honours list, with Ancom Nylex CEO among recipients

GEORGE TOWN, July 10 -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil will head Penang Governor Tun Ramli Ngah Talib's honours list in conjunction with the governor's 85th birthday. Fahmi will be confer... Read More


Investigation into alleged petroleum cargo document discrepancies at Tanjung Langsat Port still ongoing

Kuala Lampur, July 10 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - The investigation into alleged discrepancies involving petroleum cargo documents at Johor's Tanjung Langsat Port is still ongoing, according to Maritim... Read More


Tomorrow decides Johor's future, Anwar calls: Return home and vote for fairness

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on Johoreans, including those living outside the state, to return and cast their ballots in tomorrow's state election, descr... Read More


EAIC report: Citizenship approvals for seven naturalised players processed too quickly, not orderly

PUTRAJAYA, July 10 -- The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has found irregularities in the citizenship approval process for seven naturalised Malaysian footballers and has urged the Home... Read More


Lim Guan Eng says Malaysian banks' RM54.8b profit can fund MSME loan relief measures

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The banking industry's higher profits in 2025 show that banks can afford to provide more support for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Lim Guan Eng, who renewed... Read More


Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales hit RM171.3b in May, up 11pc year-on-year

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales reached RM171.3 billion in May 2026, an 11 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to the Departmen... Read More


DOSM: Malaysia's job market stable amid global supply crisis

PUTRAJAYA, July 9 -- Malaysia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.0 per cent in May 2026, with 513,400 people unemployed, according to the latest data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM... Read More


Singapore man pleads guilty to abusing primary school students, forced boy to drink urine

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - A Singaporean man hired to teach primary school mathematics and English has pleaded guilty to abusing his pupils, including forcing a six-year-old boy t... Read More


'Cowardly, dirty, desperate': Rosmah demands action against Nga Kor Ming over 'fake' Johor election poster

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has criticised Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming over a Facebook post using her image ahead of the Johor state election on July 11. I... Read More