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Singapore's Twelve Cupcakes faces investigation over unpaid wages, missing CPF funds

SINGAPORE, Nov. 1 -- The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) here is investigating Twelve Cupcakes for non-payment of salaries and other possible breaches after the bakery chain abruptly dismissed about 80 emp... Read More


Relive the chaos - 'Mr Bean' 35th anniversary experience opens in Pavilion Bukit Jalil

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 -- For decades, the bumbling yet beloved Mr Bean, brought to life by the legendary Rowan Atkinson, has been a global icon of comedy. To celebrate the character's 35th anniversar... Read More


Teluk Intan FRU tragedy: Overloaded lorry, not brake failure, to blame, MOT report finds

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 -- The Transport Ministry's final report on the fatal crash involving a tipper lorry and a Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) truck in Teluk Intan has found that the lorry was carrying m... Read More


Thai FDA seizes over two million contaminated herbal inhalers worth 120m baht in major raid

BANGKOK, Oct. 31 -- Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized over twomillion herbal inhalers worth 120 million baht from four illegal manufacturing facilities. According to The Nation... Read More


Based in Cambodia, masterminds from Singapore? Two brothers, girlfriend and cousin linked to RM144m cross border scam network

SINGAPORE, Oct. 31 -- Two brothers and their cousin are believed to be the masterminds behind a Singapore-linked scam syndicate operating out of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, The Straits Times reported. The ... Read More


No regrets, says Vida after cars and luxury goods fetch RM1m at auction

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 -- Cosmetics entrepreneur Datuk Seri Vida has said she does not regret standing by her principles, despite her luxury items, including several cars, being auctioned off yesterday... Read More


The great downshift: How minimalism is reshaping our financial lives and the economy - Diana Abdul Wahab

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 31 -- Maryam used to chase the weekend sales at Mid Valley like it was an Olympic sport. Her condo in Bangsar looked like a showroom: three blenders (one for smoothies, one for soup... Read More


Zayn Rayyan's mother Ismanira gets five years' jail for neglecting autistic son, must serve sentence immediately

PETALING JAYA, Oct. 31 -- The Sessions Court has sentenced Ismanira Abdul Manaf to five years' imprisonment after finding her guilty of neglecting her autistic son, the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, i... Read More


Step, skate, and snack: LahLahLand 2025 turns SneakerLah into a full-blown culture fest

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 -- Malaysia's premier streetwear convention SneakerLah is evolving. In place of its ninth instalment, organisers have announced a bigger, all-encompassing lifestyle festival cal... Read More


Married couple caught running RM2.8m meth purification syndicate in Taiping

IPOH, Oct. 31 -- Perak police have busted a drug purifying syndicate following the arrest of a married couple in Taiping on Wednesday. Perak police chief commissioner Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said pol... Read More