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Three Malaysians make QECT 100 Young Leaders list, set for royal honour in London

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Three Malaysians have been selected as recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Commonwealth Trust (QECT) 100 Young Leaders Award 2026, joining 97 others from across the Commonwe... Read More


No, Khazanah is not hitting you up on Telegram with a hot investment tip

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- Khazanah Nasional Berhad has issued a public warning about scammers misusing the sovereign wealth fund's name, logo, and  identities of its senior leadership to lure vic... Read More


Revenge plot backfires: Singapore TikToker Kurt Tay gets 14-month jail term after sharing explicit video to 240-member Telegram group

SINGAPORE, April 23 -- TikToker Kurt Tay was sentenced to 14 months' jail on Wednesday for distributing intimate material without consent and fined S$3,000 (RM9,321.88) for making threats against a wo... Read More


Clean house or lose trust: Deputy IGP says even minor police misconduct can tarnish entire force's reputation

GEORGE TOWN, April 23 -- Disciplinary action was taken against 1,429 police officers and personnel between January and December last year, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitch... Read More


'If only it could be like that': Indonesian minister raises, then rejects idea of tolling Malacca Strait like Iran's Hormuz

JAKARTA, April 23 -- Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has sparked discussion after briefly suggesting the country could consider charging ships using the Strait of Malacca, before quic... Read More


Barca win tight clash with Celta but lose Yamal to injury

BARCELONA, April 23 -- Barcelona moved a step closer to winning La Liga with a tight 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo on Wednesday but lost their goalscorer Lamine Yamal to an apparent hamstring injury. T... Read More


Netflix 'Con Mum' who duped her own son hit with 34 new charges in Singapore

SINGAPORE, April 23 -- The 85-year-old British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary, where she is accused of conning multiple people, including her own son, has been hit with 34 new charges fo... Read More


Thai opposition lawmakers to face trial over 2021 attempt to reform lese-majeste law

BANGKOK, April 23 -- Thailand's Supreme ‌Court on Friday accepted ​a petition that accuses 44 current ‌and former opposition lawmakers of ​ethics violations over their attempt ... Read More


A surreal stock market in US is bad for a strategic grand bargain to end the war in the Strait of Hormuz - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 23 -- There is something deeply surreal about a stock market that rallies while one of the world's most strategic waterways remains under stress. On April 23, 2026, the S&P 500 an... Read More


Moving on: Sabah DCM Masidi says GRS unfazed by Usno exit

KOTA KINABALU, April 23 -- A senior Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leader has downplayed the exit of Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia's party from the ruling coalition, saying the state government's priority ... Read More