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New border agency chief vows zero tolerance for smuggling, eyes upgrade to entry point facilities

SEPANG, July 8 -- The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) may introduce stricter recruitment and termination procedures if any of its officers are found to be involved in smuggling a... Read More


KLIA Aerotrain suffers brief disruption after reopening this week, caused by tunnel flooding from heavy rain

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 -- The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Aerotrain service was temporarily suspended this morning after water accumulated in its tunnel following heavy rainfall. Malaysia... Read More


Abdul Mubin Sheppard, the Irishman who gave his heart to Malaya

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- In January, 1928, a young Irishman named Mervyn Cecil ffrank Sheppard - the eldest of three children, including a twin brother - stepped off a slow train at Mentakab station, ... Read More


The nation's story, told in four galleries at Muzium Negara

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 -- In one corner of Gallery D at Muzium Negara, visitors will find the original Bendera Persekutuan Tanah Melayu. The flag was raised at the Selangor Club Padang (now Dataran Me... Read More


Too much history, too little room: Muzium Negara's quiet struggle

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- Muzium Negara, just across from KL Sentral, may look big from the outside but inside, there's barely enough room for Malaysia's past. Behind its grand facade, a quiet space c... Read More


An American bomber plane, a sense of nationhood and Tunku Abdul Rahman: Muzium Negara's origin story

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- The story of how Muzium Negara came to be is pretty dramatic as it involves an American Boeing B-29 bomber plane in 1945. In March of that year, the American bomber was aimin... Read More


USM hits global top 15, UM leaps to 25th as Malaysia's universities make waves in sustainability rankings

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 -- Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Malaya (UM) have emerged as Malaysia's top performers in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2025. The ... Read More


Is your privacy at risk - or is MCMC just tracking trends? What you need to know about Malaysia's mobile data project

CYBERJAYA, June 10 -- On the night of Hari Raya Aidiladha, it was reported that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) had directed telecommunications companies (telcos) to hand... Read More


Tap, buy, drive: Malaysians are getting new tyres the e-way

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 -- A couple pulled into a moderately busy tyre workshop in Seksyen 15, Shah Alam just after 11am, greeted by the low whir of air compressors and the rhythmic clanking of wrenches ... Read More


Anwar: Brunei Sultan feeling tired, now resting at IJN

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has confirmed that Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is receiving treatment at the National Heart Institute (IJN). Speaking at a press c... Read More