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Lorry smashes toll gates, rams police cars in 150km chase before driver's arrest in Kampar

KAMPAR, Oct. 12 -- A 52-year-old cement lorry driver, who later tested positive for drugs, led police on a dramatic 150km high-speed chase from Hulu Selangor to Seri Iskandar before being arrested in ... Read More


Fadhlina: Suspects in Melaka school gang-rape won't be barred from SPM exams

MELAKA, Oct. 12 -- Four male students suspected of being involved in the alleged gang rape of a Form Three student at a secondary school here will still be allowed to sit for their Sijil Pelajaran Mal... Read More


No to military rule: Asean stakeholders call Myanmar elections a threat to regional stability

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- Asean stakeholders have jointly rejected Myanmar's planned military-run elections, calling them illegitimate and a direct violation of the bloc's Five-Point Consensus, followi... Read More


Shots fired as human smugglers ram police car, flee wrong way on highway in Kuala Langat chase

KUALA LANGAT, Oct. 11 -- Police fired five shots at the tyres of a four-wheel-drive vehicle packed with undocumented migrants during a car chase near the Telok Panglima Garang Toll Plaza yesterday. T... Read More


Fresh lead in Butterworth suitcase murder after cops find victim's car 450 metres from body

BUTTERWORTH, Oct. 11 -- A Toyota Vios believed to belong to the man who was murdered before his body was stuffed into a suitcase and dumped behind the Ampang Jajar flats along Jalan Permatang Pauh her... Read More


China strikes at tech's weak spot, rare-earth clampdown threatens global chip supply

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- Businesses across the global semiconductor supply chain are bracing for major disruptions after China imposed strict new export curbs on rare-earth minerals, prompting President D... Read More


LTA reviews Kummute's new CB Taxi service as Malaysia-Singapore cross-border ride rules tested

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11 -- Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it has not approved any ride-hailing platform to provide cross-border rides and is now investigating the new "CB Taxi" service lau... Read More


Johor's YPJ College gets nod to become university college, degree intake next year

KOTA TINGGI, Oct. 11 -- State-owned Kolej Pendidikan Yayasan Pelajaran Johor (YPJ College) will be upgraded to a university college following approval from the Higher Education Ministry on October 7. ... Read More


Melaka police remand four students over classroom gang-rape; Opposition leader moots bringing back caning

MELAKA, Oct. 11 -- Four Form Five students accused of gang-raping a Form Three girl inside a classroom in Alor Gajah have been remanded for six days to assist investigations. Melaka police chief Datu... Read More


After dethroning Tesla, China's EV giant BYD hits a wall of problems

SHANGHAI, Oct. 11 -- After a meteoric five-year rise that saw it surpass Tesla Inc. as the world's top seller of electric vehicles, Chinese auto giant BYD Co. is now facing a significant reality check... Read More