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From powerhouse to outcast? Umno gets cold shoulder in Sabah seat talks

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 7 -- Former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak said Gabungan Rakyat Sabah's (GRS) stand that allocating even eight seats to BN is one too many in the coming election ... Read More


Meant to enforce, filmed in reverse: Cops investigate themselves after Kepala Batas police truck with faulty brake light caught on TikTok

ALOR SETAR, Sept. 7 -- Law enforcers have been left red-faced after a police truck was filmed flouting traffic laws in Alor Setar. A viral TikTok video has put the spotlight on a Toyota Hilux belongi... Read More


Birthplace of a million: Former KK Hospital buildings set to join Singapore's national monuments list

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore is set to recognise one of its most storied hospitals as a national monument, with three blocks of the former Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Hampshire Road slated for prese... Read More


Attorney General says no plans to charge others in Zara Qairina case apart from the five students, will review after inquest

KOTA BHARU, Sept. 6 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has no plans to charge anyone else over the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir until the ongoing inquest proceedings at the Co... Read More


Perak cop shot with own gun after car chase, woman's body found in boot as suspect flees

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 6 -- A policeman was reportedly shot with his own gun and stabbed during a struggle with a suspect in Simpang Pulai early Sunday morning. According to a report in The Star, Perak ... Read More


Facebook post lands Sabah man in police custody after threats to forensic pathologist in Zara Qairina's death probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- Sabah police have arrested a 61-year-old man in Semporna for allegedly issuing death threats on Facebook against a forensic pathologist who testified at the inquest into the d... Read More


Ex-Thai PM Thaksin's Singapore health trip goes awry after Seletar Airport curfew, lands in Dubai instead

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- What was meant to be a straightforward medical trip abroad for former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra turned into an unexpected detour, with his private jet landing in ... Read More


Sabah leaders cast doubt on Muhyiddin's 40pc revenue pledge, point to inaction when he was PM

TAWAU, Sept. 6 -- Both the government and opposition questioned the sincerity of Perikatan Nasional (PN) Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's pledge to return 40 per cent of tax revenue collected from ... Read More


Acer's next@acer 2025 highlights: New 'Spin' on Chromebooks and AI-optimised Predator laptop

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- Acer's next@acer 2025 announced new updates to the company's product line, among them its Chromebooks and Predator gaming laptop line. Heavy-duty computing power For Chromeb... Read More


Beijing's Victory Day Parade: More than geopolitical showboating and sheer sales pitch of China alone - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 6 -- When President Xi Jinping, President Vladimir Putin, and Chairman Kim Jong-un appeared together at Beijing's Victory Day parade on September 3, 2025, the global optics were el... Read More