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Petronas identifies pipeline segments for review after Putra Heights gas explosion

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Petronas has found more parts of its extensive underground gas pipeline system that could be vulnerable to the same issues which led to a powerful explosion in Putra Heights in... Read More


Malaysia kicks off VEP enforcement at Johor border, fines 10 Singapore drivers within first hour

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Malaysia began enforcing its long-delayed Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) requirement at midnight on July 1, issuing fines to 10 Singapore-registered vehicles within the first hour ... Read More


Versa rolls out fixed rate investment campaign with returns of up to 4.2pc per annum

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Digital wealth management platform Versa has launched the Fixed Rate Quest campaign, offering Malaysians guaranteed returns of up to 4.2 per cent per annum on eligible investme... Read More


No suspicious injuries in Penang mother-daughter case, classified as sudden death, say police

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- No signs of injury were found on the bodies of a woman and her daughter who were discovered in a decomposed state at an apartment on Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town, Penang y... Read More


Nik Nazmi stands firm on Cabinet resignation, cites loss of party mandate

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is standing by his decision to resign as minister of natural resources and environmental sustainability, effective July 4. He said the move ... Read More


Murdered Cyberjaya student's housemate gave boyfriend keys, access card, says Selangor police chief

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- One of the suspects detained in the murder of Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, a 20-year-old physiotherapy student, was her housemate, according to police in Selangor. The housemate... Read More


Standard Chartered sued for US$2.7b over role in 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- Standard Chartered is being sued for US$2.7 billion (RM11.3 billion) by liquidators tied to Malaysia's scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund, who allege the bank... Read More


Johor woman claims she was robbed, but cops find she spent employer's RM21,000 on herself

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- A woman who claimed she was robbed of RM21,000 belonging to her employer has landed herself in trouble after police discovered the report was false. Iskandar Puteri district ... Read More


Johor woman claims she was robbed, cops find she spent employer's RM21,000 on herself

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- A woman who claimed she was robbed of RM21,000 belonging to her employer has landed herself in trouble after police discovered the report was false. Iskandar Puteri district ... Read More


Hunting the hunters: Perhilitan's elite armed unit takes aim at foreign poachers in Malaysia's protected forests

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- National parks and forest reserves have become prime targets for foreign poachers operating in Malaysia, according to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan... Read More