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Home Ministry: Deaths in immigration detention depots total 465 from 2021 to 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- A total of 465 deaths among detainees were recorded at immigration detention depots between 2021 and 2025. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the figure ... Read More


Genting kidnapping case: Three South Koreans granted bail over RM39.5m crypto ransom plot, victim jailed for overstaying

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Three South Korean men accused of kidnapping their compatriot in a case linked to a cryptocurrency ransom demand worth RM39.5 million were granted bail by the Sessions Court i... Read More


From sourdough pancakes to blueberry burgers: How fried chicken took over our brunch at House of Wheat, Cheras

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Some brunches begin with hunger. This one began with catching up. The first cups arrived before the menus had been properly studied. A flat white pulled from Rwanda beans. A ... Read More


Viral Queen Elizabeth Hospital I scenes prompt Sabah Health Dept pledge to improve facilities, services

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- The Sabah Health Department (JKNS) has pledged to improve facilities and service delivery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital I (HQE I) following public feedback sparked by viral soci... Read More


Why we must restore the EPU's bite - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, June 30 -- For decades, Malaysia had a quiet giant in the background of its economic success. It wasn't a glamorous ministry or a high-profile politician. It was the Economic Planning U... Read More


'Pray for him': Syed Saddiq's fiancee Bella Astillah arrives at Federal Court ahead of final appeal verdict

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's fiancee, Bella Astillah, arrived at the Federal Court here this morning ahead of the prosecution's final appeal against his acquittal on four c... Read More


Malaysia's nuclear footprint is bigger than many realise, stretching from rice fields to cancer wards

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 -- As conflict in the Middle East threatens to disrupt global energy markets and reignite concerns over fuel prices, Malaysia's long-dormant nuclear ambitions are once again retu... Read More


AI can recommend, humans must decide - Ng Kwan Hoong

Kuala Lampur, June 29 -- A patient lies unconscious in an intensive care unit. Days have passed without improvement. An artificial intelligence system, having analysed thousands of similar cases, indi... Read More


Cabinet greenlights MH370 deep-sea search extension with Ocean Infinity for another year, search to resume July 1, says Anthony Loke

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- The government has agreed to extend its agreement with UK-based Ocean Infinity for another 12 months to continue deep-sea efforts to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in t... Read More


World Cup fever fuels illegal betting surge as police net 331 in nationwide Ops Soga XI crackdown

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 -- Police have intensified nationwide enforcement against illegal sports betting ahead of the Fifa World Cup 2026, with more than 300 suspects arrested under an ongoing coordinat... Read More