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Can you be too old for a Taylor Swift concert? How ageism steals fashion, music, and fun after 50

LONDON, Feb. 5 -- Few artists draw crowds like Taylor Swift. Her Eras Tour drew hundreds of thousands of spectators, becoming the most lucrative tour in history, grossing more than US$2 billion. Yet, ... Read More


Khazanah posts RM5.1b profit for 2024, highlights record net asset value growth

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- Khazanah Nasional Berhad reported a profit from operations of RM5.1 billion for 2024, down from RM5.9 billion in 2023. Despite the decline, the sovereign wealth fund achieved ... Read More


Butterworth hit-and-run: BMW driver surrenders to cops in Kepala Batas

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- The driver of a luxury BMW, believed to have fled the scene after hitting a female motorcyclist on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) heading towards Bagan Ajam last Thursd... Read More


Malaysia's latest income inequality trends explained, according to the World Bank

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- Malaysia has the highest rate of income inequality among peers nearing high-income status, with inter-ethnic disparity being the biggest contributor despite the widely-held bel... Read More


Ops Sky: MACC to summon three celebrities tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will summon three celebrities tomorrow to assist in investigations on a financial consulting syndicate. MACC Chief Commissioner... Read More


Guan Eng urges tax relief, local procurement rules to shield SMEs, struggling middle class from economic pressures

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to introduce additional tax reliefs and enforce local procurement requirements to ease economic pressures on Malaysia's strugglin... Read More


World Bank: Study shows income divide within races more an issue than between different races

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- Malaysia has the highest rate of income inequality among peers nearing high-income status, with inter-ethnic disparity being the biggest contributor despite the widely-held bel... Read More


Govt challenges Najib's judicial review on 'house arrest' addendum at apex court

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- The government has filed an application for leave to appeal to the Federal Court against the Court of Appeal's decision to grant Datuk Seri Najib Razak leave to initiate judici... Read More


Transport minister Anthony Loke questions PAC probe into RM500m MAHB stock loss, cites political motive

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has questioned the decision by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to summon him over the RM500 million loss in Malaysia Airports Holdings Berha... Read More


Cops: Teen driver at centre of January's deadly Kuching pile-up arrested, now out on bail

KUCHING, Feb. 4 -- Police recently arrested the 16-year-old boy at the centre of last month's tragic multi-vehicle pile-up on Jalan Teo Kui Seng here. However, Kuching police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Le... Read More