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Over 40 dead cats found in Subang Jaya apartment, dozens more emaciated

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- Authorities discovered 41 dead cats and rescued 36 severely neglected cats from an apartment in Subang Jaya, prompting an investigation under the Animal Welfare Act 2015. The... Read More


Got milk, no bottle: US-Iran war causes plastic resin crunch, packaging crisis in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a severe disruption in the global supply of plastic resin, creating a packaging crisis in Malaysia that is beginning to affect th... Read More


Teacher dies after motorcycle collision sends him into path of trailer on SILK Expressway

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- A private school teacher was killed after being run over by a trailer in a three-vehicle crash at Kilometre 21.7 of the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) towards Semenyi... Read More


Israeli strikes kill 250 in Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire

BEIRUT, April 9 -- Israel carried out its heaviest attacks on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah began last month, killing more than 250 people and wounding over 1,100 on Wednesday, while the I... Read More


Seeing US-Iran truce, SME group pushes government to defer civil service WFH policy

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- The SME Association of Malaysia has urged the government to defer its planned work-from-home (WFH) directive for the public sector, warning that a premature rollout could send... Read More


Malaysia's sustainable construction needs integrated finance, not fragmented incentives - Zafira Nadia Maaz and Nor Amaleena Mazlan

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- Malaysia's construction sector is being asked to do something fundamentally different from what it did a decade ago. It must build faster, safer, and more efficiently, while ... Read More


Malaysia is not as divided as we think, until we make it so - Ben Fong Kok Seng

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- Last week, we marked Qing Ming, Good Friday and Easter, while many Malaysians are still in the midst of the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. Next week, the Sikh community wi... Read More


What you keep to yourself - Nahrizul Adib Kadri

Kuala Lampur, April 9 -- I post quite regularly on social media. Work updates, talks I give, articles I write, books I am reading, people I meet, and the occasional kopi-o moment. Sometimes the posts... Read More


Malaysian glove maker WRP to wind down operations as Iran war drives costs, supply crunch

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd will begin winding down its operations this month, citing disruptions to global energy and petrochemical supply ch... Read More


From boardrooms to brews: The story behind Rundle Street Coffee in Happy Mansion, PJ

PETALING JAYA, April 9 -- Tucked within the timeworn corridors of Happy Mansion in Section 17, PJ, where ageing apartment blocks now house an eclectic mix of independent food businesses, sits Rundle S... Read More