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When every voice speaks, how do you hear your own? - Sofya Zulkiffli

Kuala Lampur, April 29 -- There is a particular kind of silence that exists in a room full of young people thinking about their future. Not the absence of sound, but the presence of thought. I felt i... Read More


Sabah assemblyman demands crackdown on foreigners fronting shops under locals' names

KOTA KINABALU, April 29 -- Usukan assemblyman Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis wants action taken on foreigners running businesses using Sabahans' names and cited Pakistani-manned sundry shops statewide th... Read More


Unfair dilemma? Rare national service evasion trial has both Singapore and Indonesia watching

SINGAPORE, April 29 -- The prosecution has demanded the maximum three-year jail sentence for a 47-year-old man with dual Singaporean and Indonesian citizenship who failed to report for National Servic... Read More


Singapore teacher convicted of grooming 13-year-old student he called 'daughter', 'precious'

SINGAPORE, April 29 -- A Singapore court on Tuesday convicted a 41-year-old former teacher of sexually grooming a 13-year-old student and committing indecent acts against her, after finding that he ha... Read More


LHDN 'killing the golden goose'? Lim Guan Eng questions tax surge, urges aid for struggling MSMEs

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Lim Guan Eng has questioned whether Malaysia's rising tax collection is putting pressure on businesses, warning that overburdening companies could undermine long-term revenue... Read More


Umno denies Perikatan pact to topple N. Sembilan MB Aminuddin, insists no takeover deal

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Negeri Sembilan Umno has denied any conspiracy or prior arrangement with Perikatan Nasional (PN) to remove Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, insisting that its withdr... Read More


Singapore arrests 11 men as cross-border child sex exploitation sting nets 326

SINGAPORE, April 28 -- Eleven men have been arrested in Singapore as part of a massive cross-border operation targeting online child sexual exploitation, which saw over 300 people nabbed across seven ... Read More


Changing MACC chief not enough, wider reforms still needed, says Malaysian Bar

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- The Malaysian Bar has welcomed the appointment of Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), but said the leadershi... Read More


Selangor pork self-sufficiency drops to 10-15pc amid disease outbreak, says state exec

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Selangor's self-sufficiency rate for pork has fallen sharply to about 10 to 15 per cent following a disease outbreak affecting livestock supply. State infrastructure and agr... Read More


Shamsul Iskandar's bid to move graft trial to High Court rejected

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's former senior political secretary Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin has failed in his attempt to transfer his corruption case fr... Read More