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Umno supporters rally outside Bukit Mertajam court ahead of Youth chief Akmal Saleh's charge over Facebook post

SEBERANG PERAI, Aug. 22 -- A small group of Umno supporters have started gathering outside the Magistrate's Court in Bukit Mertajam here from 7.30am this morning, to support party Youth chief Datuk Dr... Read More


Auditor-General: RM159m successfully collected into Malaysian govt's coffers due to audit follow-ups

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The Malaysian government was able to recover RM159 million because of the National Audit Department's (NAD) efforts in following up on issues detected in audits of government ... Read More


How the Consumer Credit Commission will protect Malaysians from unfair lending practices

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The Consumer Credit Bill 2025, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at regulating Malaysia's rapidly growing credit services industry, gained passage in the Dewan Rakyat in J... Read More


Malaysia secures RM1.4b from JPMorganChase in 1MDB settlement

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 22 -- The federal government has secured RM1.4 billion from investment bank JPMorganChase as part of a settlement linked to the 1MDB scandal. The funds will be channelled into Mala... Read More


Post-mortem confirms girl died from jellyfish venom after swimming at Kota Kinabalu beach

KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 22 -- A seven-year-old girl has died after being stung by a box jellyfish while swimming off Pantai Sawangan in Kuala Penyu. Beaufort district police chief Superintendent Wong Leo... Read More


Father mourns loss of UiTM teen daughter killed after her motorcycle collision with car in Batu Pahat

BATU PAHAT, Aug. 22 -- A local university student on a semester breakwas killed after the motorcycle she was riding collided with a car in front of the Pekan Sri Medan mosque here on Wednesday. The v... Read More


Johor travel agencies say Singapore VEP rejections cut income by half, leave illegal operators to fill gap

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 22 -- More than 400 Johor-based travel agencies claimed that business has been affected after Singapore authorities denied their Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) applications for the past ... Read More


Four men in Sandakan, caught with over five million sticks of cigarettes from 20 brands, plead not guilty to smuggling

SANDAKAN, Aug. 22 -- Four men have claimed trial at the Magistrates' Court here after being charged with possessing more than five million smuggled cigarettes worth RM476,938. The four accused - Chan... Read More


Anwar orders Mindef to review security protocols after graft probe involving Armed Forces personnel

PUTRAJAYA, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) to conduct a review of all national security protocols to ensure they remain intact, amid a c... Read More


Fahmi: PM says peaceful gatherings can continue outside Parliament, as long as entry road not blocked

PUTRAJAYA, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has rejected a proposal to shift any peaceful gatherings from Parliament to the Padang Merbok nearby. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi... Read More