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Drunk driver remanded seven days in murder probe over fatal Jalan Ampang crash that killed married couple

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A fatal crash involving a married couple on Jalan Ampang last Saturday is now being investigated as murder. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief ... Read More


Asean needs a rules-based order now, the region is cushioning its impact but not fully escaping it - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, May 5 -- With the recent exchange of words and fire between the United States and Iran, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is not improving any time soon. The Nikkei Asia report on A... Read More


Eight injured, man arrested after suspicious fire at Joo Seng Road HDB block

SINGAPORE, May 5 -- A man has been arrested for allegedly starting a fire at a Housing Board block along Joo Seng Road last night, leaving eight residents hospitalised. The blaze broke out around 9.4... Read More


Cameron Highlands floods: TNB ordered to pay RM4.7m over 2013 dam negligence

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has been ordered to pay RM4.7 million in damages to 100 individuals over its role in a 2013 dam water release in Cameron Highlands that led to fatal... Read More


Education Ministry fires back at MCA, says all 10A SPM students got matriculation offers

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- The Education Ministry has refuted claims that several top SPM scorers were denied places in the matriculation programme, saying all eligible 10A students had already been offer... Read More


Penang ramps up bid for global conferences, eyeing events displaced by Middle East tensions

GEORGE TOWN, May 5 -- Penang is bidding for over 20 Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) that have been relocated due to the conflict in the Middle East. Penang Convention and Exh... Read More


Teoh Beng Hock murder probe: Family seeks court order for fresh investigation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- The family of the late Teoh Beng Hock has filed a fresh application seeking to compel police to open a murder investigation into his death 17 years ago. The application for lea... Read More


Man suspected of assaulting wife linked to burial of foetus in Muslim cemetery in Kedah, says police

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A man suspected of assaulting his wife in Sungai Petani last month is now under investigation after allegedly burying a foetus at a Muslim cemetery in Kedah on April 2. Kedah p... Read More


Batu Pahat kindergarten teacher fined RM1,200 for pinching four-year-old pupil until bruised

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A kindergarten teacher in Batu Pahat has been fined RM1,200 after pleading guilty in the Yong Peng Magistrates' Court for injuring a four-year-old child under her care by pinchi... Read More


Kuala Krai crash: Two killed, two injured in Perodua Kembara and Honda City collision

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Two people were killed and two others injured in a crash involving two vehicles near Simpang 3 Manek Urai Lama earlier this morning. According to Harian Metro, Kuala Krai Fire ... Read More