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Padini faces backlash over 'diet' video, issues public apology

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 30 -- Fashion retailer Padini Holdings has come under fire after posting a video that social media users criticised as body shaming. The now-deleted video included a caption sugges... Read More


Bukit Bintang set for glow-up to rival Tokyo's Ginza and Singapore's Orchard Road, says housing minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Bintang into Malaysia's answer to Tokyo's Ginza or Singapor... Read More


MACC chief: Muhyiddin's son-in-law likely travelling on foreign passport

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki believes Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan, the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin... Read More


Premier: Sarawak to establish new Swinburne campus focused on research and innovation

KUCHING, Oct. 29 -- The Sarawak government has agreed to establish a new campus of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak), dedicated solely to research and innovation, s... Read More


Uggah: Sarawak to learn from Sichuan's extensive, environmentally sustainable transport network

KUCHING, Oct. 29 -- Sarawak is keen to draw lessons from Sichuan's success in developing an extensive and environmentally sustainable transport network, said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The deput... Read More


Data of 665,000 Marina Bay Sands patrons sold on dark web; Singapore fines resort RM1.1m

SINGAPORE, Oct. 29 -- Singapore's Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has been fined S$315,000 (RM1.1 million) by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) after a data breach exposed the personal details of ... Read More


Some countries won't aid Malaysia's MACC hunt for fugitives over caning laws, says Azam Baki

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said locating Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan, the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Y... Read More


Singapore PM gifts Trump a customised RSAF bomber jacket ahead of Apec meet in South Korea

GYEONGJU, Oct. 29 -- A jacket stole the spotlight at a dinner ahead of the Apec summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, as Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong presented US President Donald Trump with a cu... Read More


Sabah polls: Bung Moktar confirms BN will field candidate in Pintasan

KOTA BELUD, Oct. 29 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) will field a candidate in the Pintasan state constituency in the upcoming 17th Sabah State Election, said Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. The Sabah BN chair... Read More


Why Astro Shaw's 'Malam Terlarang' is more than jump scares - and a must-watch this Halloween

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- Malaysia, no stranger to spine-chilling horror flicks, has long produced hits that creep their way to box-office success - and a new contender is poised to keep that legacy al... Read More