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Parents win landmark ruling as court bans Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong's video on secret child conversions

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The High Court has ruled that a video post by Muslim preacher Firdaus Wong, which appeared to promote covert religious conversions of minors to Islam, is unlawful and unconstit... Read More


Pearly Tan-Thinaah to remain with BAM until LA 2028, earn RM1m each annually under new deal

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- National women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah are set to receive a package worth RM1 million each per year after agreeing to sign a new contract with the Badminton As... Read More


ACCCIM urges temporary SST reduction while Malaysia faces US tariff impact

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) has urged the government to lower the expanded Sales and Service Tax (SST) rate to 4 per cent for ... Read More


Samenta warns US tariffs could be 'economic earthquake' for Malaysian SMEs, seeks urgent aid

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association Malaysia (Samenta) has warned that the United States' 25 per cent tariff on Malaysian exports could deal a severe blow to small bus... Read More


TNB restores myTNB app graph function after technical fix

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said it has resolved the technical issue that had caused inaccurate July electricity usage graphs to appear in its myTNB mobile application. The u... Read More


What happens when you live next to a construction site in Bangsar... and what needs to be done when there is a 'conflict' (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- Imagine not being able to drive in and out of your own house because some lorries use the road in front of your house as a temporary parking spot. That is what Mandy, who live... Read More


Alyssa Milano's plea to 'Charmed' fans: Stop using AI to mourn Julian McMahon

LOS ANGELES, July 9 -- Actress Alyssa Milano has asked fans of her hit TV show Charmed to be more mindful on how they grieve her recently deceased co-star Julian McMahon. In an Instagram story, the a... Read More


'Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence' should have taken place much earlier - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- In "When it comes to retirement age of judges, we aren't trendy", I wrote of former Chief Justice Tun Arifin Zakaria who said that the retirement age of judges should be increa... Read More


Cancer Diaries: Playing the cancer card has surprising benefits

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- I could never say that cancer is a gift. No, it's a disease that's painful, the treatment is also painful as well as expensive and - 10/10 zero stars would not recommend it. ... Read More


Penang to expand tech-backed support network for domestic violence survivors

GENEVA (Switzerland), July 9 -- The Penang government is planning to increase the number of individuals trained to handle domestic violence cases, known as First Support Points (FSPs), said State Soci... Read More