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Jobless man gets six years' jail for torching motorcycle at Matang apartment, brandishing cleaver at guards

KUCHING, Sept. 4 -- An unemployed man was sentenced to six years in prison and fined RM5,000 in default two months' jail by the Sessions Court here yesterday for causing a fire at an apartment block l... Read More


SUV skids and crashes off road on Pan Borneo Highway in Betong, leaving two women dead and man injured

KUCHING, Sept. 4 -- Two women were killed while a man was seriously injured after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in skidded off the road and crashed near Rumah Panjang Melayu Ul... Read More


Assemblyman refutes 'puppet master' claims in Sarawak gas policy, criticises article as misleading and inflammatory

KUCHING, Sept. 4 -- Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap has slammed a recent online news article alluding to 'hidden hands' controlling Sarawak's gas policy as misleading, racially divisive and an at... Read More


Gagasan Rakyat's Nizam denies viral WhatsApp claims, files police report

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 4 -- Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Gagasan Rakyat) information chief Datuk Haji Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan has strongly denied a viral WhatsApp screenshot allegedly involving him and ... Read More


Double standards in military displays - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 4 -- Whenever Asia stages a military parade, the familiar refrain from the West is that such displays are "provocative," "a show of force," or "a sign of authoritarian chest-thumpi... Read More


DBKL offers discounted traffic fines until Sept 17 for Merdeka and Malaysia Day

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has announced special traffic compound rates in conjunction with the National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations. The offer is available until Se... Read More


Free now, freer two weeks later: Merdeka or Malaysia tug of war

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 4 -- The fortnight quandary the West, that dominant third of the federation, experiences every year. Merdeka on August 31, and 15 days lapse for Malaysia Day on September 16. It'... Read More


From rice panic to price collapse: The ESG blind spot in Malaysia's food security - Dalilawati Zainal

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 4 -- In 2023, the world went through a rice panic. India's abrupt export restrictions and unpredictable weather patterns sent rice prices to 15-year highs. Malaysia, which relies h... Read More


Autonomous warfare: Lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East that Asean has to take note - Phar Kim Beng and Lutfy Hamzah

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 4 -- The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are not only brutal reminders of geopolitics in flux; they also highlight a profound shift in the very character of warfare. Autonomou... Read More


Singapore orders Meta, X to correct 'false' claims by US comic Sammy Obeid over show cancellations

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- Singapore's Ministry for Digital Development and Information (MDDI) has reportedly instructed Meta and X to issue correction notices to users who accessed posts by US-based comed... Read More