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Family outing turns to tragedy as father and eight-year-old son drown off Pengerang

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- A family outing ended in tragedy when a 33-year-old father and his eight-year-old son drowned off the coast near a campsite in Pengerang, Johor, last night. Utusan Malaysia r... Read More


Serian API nears 500 as four Sarawak areas hit hazardous levels

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Air pollution in Serian reached a hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 476 this morning, as four areas in Sarawak recorded readings above the 300 mark. Data from th... Read More


Ong Kian Ming quits DAP after 14 years, rules out GE16 run but vows to campaign for Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Former Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has resigned from DAP after 14 years, ruling out contesting the next general election or joining another political party in the near future while... Read More


Head to Kak Dah Nasi Berlauk in Ampang for 'ori Kelate' flavours and the rarely seen 'kerabu sare'

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Woman power rules the Kelantan food scene. That entrepreneurial spirit from Kelantan has spread all the way to the Klang Valley, giving us Kelantanese food in all forms; from... Read More


Don't wait until we're in debt to teach us about debt - Amirah Shazana Magli

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 31 -- Malaysia is tightening the rules around consumer credit. Buy now, pay later providers and other non-bank credit businesses are coming under a more formal regulatory framework,... Read More


This is my country, too! - Chang Lih Kang

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 31 -- As familiar patriotic songs return to our airwaves and Jalur Gemilang unfurls across our towns and cities, we know Merdeka is approaching. It is certainly a moment worth celeb... Read More


As tensions rise in West Asia, the Mecca Accord becomes increasingly important - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 31 -- The first meeting under the Mecca Accord between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan should not be treated as another diplomatic gathering destined to disappear into the crowded... Read More


Legacy #Malaysia100: The nation we leave behind at 100 years of independence - Hussamuddin Yaacub

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 31 -- Malaysians shall celebrate, God willing, 100 years of independence in 2057. We have not as a nation accentuate this milestone, and this may sound far - reaching. But 31 years... Read More


Building Merdeka: How the nation-building projects of 1957-65 shaped the early years of independence

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Before Malaya had even become independent, it was already building the place where independence would be declared. The foundation stone for Stadium Merdeka was laid in Februa... Read More


Jason Yeoh on two decades in Malaysian food TV, why he's not afraid of losing tradition and his new series, 'Axian's Local Eats'

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Long before the age of content creators, AI-generated scripts and "influencer voice," there was the food television boom. The turn of the century was the golden age of food a... Read More