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College worker with prior child sex convictions arrested in Shah Alam after teenage boys allege assaults

SHAH ALAM, July 4 -- Police have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting two 15-year-old male college students in separate incidents here. According to Bernama, Shah Alam police chief ACP Sar... Read More


State elections are not referendums: Johor, Negeri Sembilan and the limits of local ballots - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- When Johor goes to the polls on July 11 and Negeri Sembilan follows onAugust 1, the outcomes will be closely watched by party strategists, journalists and investors alike. The... Read More


Malaysia must honour its greatest minds - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- For decades, the world has looked to science for answers. From climate change and resource depletion to pandemics and social inequality, every existential threat we face demand... Read More


Why the king of fruits bowed to supply and demand - Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri

Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- For generations, durian was simply what Malaysians ate when the season came around, a cheap roadside staple and a fixture of kampung childhoods long before anyone thought to ex... Read More


Looking for Penang on a plate? This Kajang 'char kway teow' stall brings the 'wok hei' - and the wanderlust

KAJANG, July 4 -- The first thing I noticed was not the wok hei. There was plenty of that, certainly: the fire-kissed edge that clings to flat rice noodles after a brief, violent encounter with a hot... Read More


Disabled woman feared drowned after falling off bridge near home in Dungun

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 -- A 47-year-old woman with a mental disability is feared to have drowned after allegedly falling from a bridge into a river near Bandar Al Muktafi Billah Shah (AMBS), Dungun, yes... Read More


Sri Maha Mariamman Temple: A temple that has kept traditions alive for 225 years in the heart of George Town

GEORGE TOWN, July 4 -- Back in 1801, early migrants from India who worked in the warehouse and shipping industry off Weld Quay set up a small shrine to seek the blessings of the Sri Maha Mariamman god... Read More


Johor Jaya's Pakatan debutant bets on youth vote to shape state's future

Kuala Lampur, July 4 -- JOHOR BAHRU, July 4 - Pakatan Harapan's (PH) Johor Jaya candidate Lee Wern Yiing believes young voters will play a decisive role in shaping Johor's future at the upcoming state... Read More


Sentenced to be Teletubbies or 'pocong': The inside story behind Indonesia's viral duct taped 'criminals'

JAKARTA, July 4 -- It looked like something straight out of neighbourhood vigilante justice: two alleged trespassers completely cocooned in duct tape until one resembled Tinky Winky from the Teletubbi... Read More


4WD slips off deteriorating Baram logging bridge, renewing concerns over rural road safety

MIRI, July 3 -- A near-tragic incident involving a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle on a deteriorating logging bridge along the road to SK Long Pelutan has renewed concerns over poor road conditions in ... Read More