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Show's over for mmCineplexes: Cinema chain announces immediate closure as it goes into liquidation

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 23 -- Local cinema chain mmCineplexes announced on its social media channels that it was shutting down. In a "notice of creditors voluntary liquidation", mmCineplexes announced th... Read More


FT: Pfizer nears US$7.3b takeover of weight-loss drugmaker Metsera

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Malay Mail.... Read More


Burmah Road sinkhole: Mayor orders citywide sewer audit

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- Penang Island City Council mayor Rajendran Anthony has called for a citywide audit of sewer pipelines after a sinkhole near Komtar brought traffic to a crawl yesterday evenin... Read More


In just one month, 13 Malaysians nabbed in Singapore scam crackdown as losses hit RM1.5b

SINGAPORE, Sept. 22 -- At least 13 Malaysians have been arrested in Singapore within a month for their suspected roles in a wave of scams that have already cost victims more than S$456 million (RM1.5 ... Read More


Tourist overcharged by RM740 at KLIA: JPJ seizes vehicle, opens probe, says transport minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 22 -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized a vehicle and opened an investigation after a foreign tourist was reportedly overcharged by a driver at Kuala Lumpur Internatio... Read More


Philippine police clash with protesters, arrest over 200 amid flood-control scandal outrage

MANILA, Sept. 22 -- Police in the Philippine capital arrested more than 200 people during clashes with masked protesters that erupted on a day of largely peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a spo... Read More


Singaporeans, PRs who vape drug-laced Kpods abroad can be prosecuted at home, say authorities

SINGAPORE, Sept. 22 -- Singaporeans and permanent residents who use drug-laced vapes such as Kpods overseas can be prosecuted as if the offence took place in Singapore, the government has warned, as c... Read More


Malaysia's petrol among world's cheapest, says finance minister II

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- GEORGE TOWN, Sept 22 - The petrol price in Malaysia remains as one of the lowest in the world even as the country rolls out subsidised fuel price at RM1.99 per litre for RON9... Read More


Tens of thousands rally in Brazil with 'no amnesty' message against Bolsonaro's immunity push for himself and lawmakers

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 22 -- Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Malay Mail.... Read More


Court allows two Sabah assemblymen accused of taking bribes from businessman Albert Tei to retrieve passports pending trial

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 22 -- The Corruption Court here has agreed to allow two assemblymen accused of bribing businessman Datuk Albert Tei to have their passports for four months as they await trial. J... Read More