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KLCC gets tighter security as DBKL, police deploy smart cameras and panic buttons

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has stepped up public safety measures around KLCC following recent incidents and unlicensed activities in the area. Working with the police, DBK... Read More


Police seek motorcyclist who assaulted driver and smashed car door in Jasin

JASIN, April 1 -- Police are looking for a motorcyclist, believed to be a local, who hit a car driver and damaged a Honda City in an incident by the roadside along Kampung Bukit Senggeh, Selandar here... Read More


Malaysia couple accused in Melbourne of enslaving Indonesian woman, abusing her and treating her like property

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 -- An Indonesian woman was allegedly beaten, starved and forced to sleep on stairs or in a garage while working as a "slave" for a Malaysian couple, an Australian court heard. T... Read More


Man clings on to speeding trailer in Klang, viral stunt sparks police probe and urgent witness appeal

KLANG, April 1 -- A reckless stunt caught on video has gone viral after a man was seen clinging to the back of a moving trailer truck along Persiaran Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang. District police c... Read More


Penang's quit rent hike: fiscal stress or a failure of governance? - Tan Wei Siang

Kuala Lampur, March 31 -- Penang's recent quit rent hike has sparked understandable concern among property owners, but the real issue extends far beyond the increase itself. While the state government... Read More


Penang's quit rent hike: fiscal stress or a failure of governance?

Kuala Lampur, March 31 -- Penang's recent quit rent hike has sparked understandable concern among property owners, but the real issue extends far beyond the increase itself. While the state government... Read More


Outrage in South Korea as suspects in indie director Kim Chang-min's assault still free five months after his death, family condemns handling of case

SEOUL, March 31 -- The family of South Korean filmmaker Kim Chang-min is seething over what they call a "shocking miscarriage of justice" after the director died following an assault at a restaurant l... Read More


Police shoot dead armed man who allegedly killed his younger brother in Tenom

TENOM, March 31 -- A man was shot dead by police after he allegedly shot and killed his younger brother with a bakakuk (homemade shotgun) in an incident at Kampung Kangkawang at Jalan Kemabong here on... Read More


Singapore HDB resale prices dip for first time in nearly seven years

SINGAPORE, March 31 -- Public housing resale prices in Singapore have dipped for the first time in nearly seven years. According to a report by Singapore's CNA citing data from the Housing and Develo... Read More


Loke: Iranian government assures safe passage, no tolls for Malaysian ships in Strait of Hormuz

KLANG, March 31 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Malaysia has received assurances from Iran that its vessels will be able to pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz, following concerns raised ... Read More