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A city built for walking again: Inside KL's emerging Green Connector Network

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- A quiet transformation is underway in Malaysia's capital. Beneath the skyscrapers and flyovers, planners are trying to reconnect the city's historic heart through a series of ... Read More


Schools must be safe sanctuaries, not sites of violence - Malaysian Paediatric Association

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 14 -- The Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) is disturbed by the recent wave of horrific events, including the alleged gang rape involving students at a school in Alor Gajah, Me... Read More


'No more hiding': Education D-G orders schools to come clean on bullying and sexual misconduct

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 14 -- Education director-general Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad has cautioned schools against concealing cases of bullying and sexual misconduct, stressing that such behaviour should be regarde... Read More


'Lock the doors!' Witness recalls terrifying moments of deadly school stabbing in Bandar Utama

PETALING JAYA, Oct. 14 -- What was meant to be a day of celebration turned into chaos at a Bandar Utama school when a 14-year-old student allegedly stabbed and killed a 16-year-old schoolgirl on the m... Read More


Johor health officials assure public influenza situation remains stable despite nine clusters

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct. 14 -- The health authorities advised the public to avoid panic and to practice safe flu etiquette following the recent influenza outbreak involving nine clusters here. Johor health ... Read More


Bandar Utama schoolgirl snubbed schoolmate's advances prior to stabbing, witness says

PETALING JAYA, Oct. 14 -- The 16-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed at a Bandar Utama school here had spurned the advances of the 14-year-old boy who attacked her, a student witness alleged. The w... Read More


JPJ arrests tout, seizes Alphard over RM200 ride at KLIA

SEPANG, Oct. 14 -- Selangor Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcers have arrested a man for offering illegal car hire services to an international traveller at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KL... Read More


Penang to tackle 53 flood hotspots with focused prevention and mitigation plans, says Chow

GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 14 -- A total of 53 areas in Penang have been identified as flood hotspots based on records of flooding in the area in the past three years. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said... Read More


Budget 2026: The people's budget - Harjit Singh Sidhu

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 14 -- Each year, Malaysia's national budget charts the country's economic direction, balancing fiscal responsibility with the well-being of the rakyat. Budget 2026, aptly themed "T... Read More


Education Ministry deploys crisis team after student fatally stabbed at Bandar Utama school

KUALA LMPUR, Oct. 14 -- The Education Ministry has sent counsellors and guidance teachers to provide psychosocial support following the fatal stabbing of a student at a school in Bandar Utama, Selango... Read More