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In wake of concert fatalities, Malaysia's Neon Music Festival 2025 tightens safety standards for 10,000-strong KL crowd

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- The Neon Music Festival 2025 (NMF2025) closed its curtains spectacularly as a crowd of over 10,000 thronged KL Base, Bandar Malaysia in Sungai Besi over the weekend. The fes... Read More


Unlicensed Haj packages using Mujamalah visas flood social media, Malaysians warned of scams, says tour operators' group

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- The Haj season will begin at the end of this month, with the first flight from Malaysia scheduled for April 29. As preparations continue, the New Straits Times reported a sp... Read More


No vote target, no safe seats: Singapore PM Lawrence Wong braces for fierce general election fight

SINGAPORE, April 12 -- Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has said he has no vote share target in mind for the country's coming general election, acknowledging a "fiercely contested" race with no ... Read More


Rehda: 77pc of unsold Bumiputera units priced between RM300,000 and RM500,000, high number signals supply-demand mismatch in Malaysian property market

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- A large number of unsold residential units in the Bumiputera quota continue to weigh down the Malaysian property market, especially for homes priced between RM300,001 and RM5... Read More


Our silent guardians of ESG reporting in corporate Malaysia - Suhaily Shahimi

Kuala Lampur, April 12 -- As sustainability takes centre stage in boardroom discussions across Malaysia, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting has evolved from a compliance exercise to... Read More


IGP: Police seize RM3.17b in MBI Group investment scam, four Datuks among eight arrested

KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 -- Police have arrested eight individuals, including four with the title of Datuk, in connection with the Mobility Beyond Imagination (MBI) scam and seized RM3.17 billion worth ... Read More


High Court to deliver April 30 ruling for contractor and ex-wife in Penampang maid murder trial

KOTA KINABALU, April 12 -- A High Court here fixed April 30 to deliver its decision on a contractor and an engineer, who were charged with killing their maid four years ago. Justice Datuk Dr Lim Hock... Read More


Trump's imposition of tariffs, vide declaration of emergency, has taken disrespect to, and misuse of, the law to a new level - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, April 12 -- On April 2 - so-called "Liberation Day" - United States (US) President Donald Trump unveiled the imposition of a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all imports to the US as well ... Read More


Go on a journey of flavours with these French-style travel cakes, artisanal jams and butters by Preserve 2005

JOHOR BARU, April 12 -- Have you tried travel cakes before? Travel cakes, or as they are known in French, Gateaux de Voyage, originated in the 17th century, when there was a need for food to be eaten... Read More


Sarawak woman entangled in legal and financial woes after bank account hacked, used as mule account

KUCHING, April 12 -- A woman has found herself caught in a financial nightmare after her bank account was allegedly used for unauthorised transactions, despite her not sharing her banking details with... Read More