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K-pop agency ADOR to media: Stop using 'NJZ', use 'NewJeans' instead amid contract dispute

SEOUL, Feb. 10 -- The NewJeans saga continues as HYBE label ADOR has requested media outlets to stop using the name NJZ and stick to NewJeans. K-pop girl group members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin,... Read More


Health Ministry: Senior citizens to receive free influenza jabs, applications open from Feb 14

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 10 -- Senior citizens aged 60 and above will be eligible for free influenza vaccination starting February 18, 2025 under an expanded government immunisation programme. In a stateme... Read More


Perak to keep an eye out for agents or traders selling Ramadan bazaar licences, offenders face blacklist

IPOH, Feb. 10 -- The Perak government will monitor any attempts to sell or transfer Ramadan bazaar business licences to third parties, said Perak local government committee chairman Sandrea Ng Shy Chi... Read More


Bukit Aman probing possible drug link in Setia Alam mall shooting incident

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 10 -- The Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) will conduct a thorough investigation into the Setia City Mall shooting before determining whether the case is d... Read More


Singapore locks up self-radicalised 'East Asian supremacist' planning to attack Malays, Muslims in republic

SINGAPORE, Feb. 10 -- A Singaporean student radicalised by far-right extremist ideologies and planning to attack Malays and Muslims has been detained under the republic's Internal Security Act (ISA), ... Read More


First low-cost homes in Miri get gas piped direct to their kitchens

MIRI, Feb. 9 -- A total of 15 families from the Quadruplex Taman Ceria (QTC) housing area in Permyjaya here have been equipped with underground gas pipelines directly connected to their kitchens throu... Read More


Sabah saleswoman hits RM20.9m jackpot with 18 random car plate numbers

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- A 54-year-old saleswoman from Sabah struck it big on Chinese New Year's Eve, winning RM20.9 million in the RM23.1 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1. She had placed a System Play bet u... Read More


Man accused of killing woman to fuel Cambodia football trip: Court in Kuching sets March 17 for next mention (VIDEO)

KUCHING, Feb. 9 -- The Magistrates' Court here has set March 17 as the new mention date for the case against 23-year-old e-hailing driver Zakwan Mokhtar, who has been charged with the murder of Nurul ... Read More


PlayStation Plus subscribers get five extra days as compensation for PSN outage

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional five days to their subscription period. The service extension came after the PlayStation Network experienced an outage t... Read More


Lack of burial facility blamed for cat carcasses found in Jelutong bin

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 9 -- The remains of 10 cats were discarded in a rubbish bin in Jelutong due to the absence of a proper animal burial or cremation facility. According to The Star, Penang Veterinary ... Read More