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Any anti-Turkiye and anti-Ottoman rhetoric is dangerous: The world must sit up and pay attention - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, July 1 -- For much of the last two decades, Iran occupied the central place in Israel's strategic imagination as the principal regional adversary. Increasingly, however, influential voi... Read More


Dewan Rakyat passes Cybercrime Bill to strengthen enforcement and protect digital users in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Cybercrime Bill, marking a significant step in Malaysia's efforts to strengthen its legal and enforcement framework against increasingly complex... Read More


Sabah sees surge in Chinese tourist arrivals amid expanded Shanghai-Kota Kinabalu flights

KOTA KINABALU, July 1 -- Sabah is recording a sharp increase in tourist arrivals from China, driven by rising travel demand and expanded flight capacity between Shanghai and Kota Kinabalu. Sabah Tour... Read More


RM100 grocery challenge: What a basic basket gets a Malaysian family in 2026

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 -- There was a time, not so long ago, when RM100 could fill a shopping trolley with ease. Today, that same RM100 note feels like it stretches a little less with every visit to th... Read More


Standard Chartered loses bid to strike out US$2.7b 1MDB-linked claim in Singapore

SINGAPORE, July 1 -- Singapore's High Court has upheld a lower court's decision refusing to strike out a US$2.7 billion (RM11 billion) lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited over ... Read More


Singapore seizes S$55m Good Class Bungalow and S$1m in bank funds in widening Nvidia chip probe

SINGAPORE, July 1 -- Police have seized a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) valued at about S$55 million (RM173 million) and around S$1 million in bank funds as part of an expanding fraud investigation linked... Read More


Inside South Korea's expanding digital sex abuse networks, victims say the system still fails them

SEOUL, July 1 -- South Korea is facing renewed scrutiny over its fast-growing digital sex abuse ecosystem, where victims say they continue to encounter indifference, loopholes and institutional failur... Read More


Viral 'pineapple kimchi stew' sparks debate as K-food fusion trends spread abroad

SEOUL, July 1 -- A Mexican twist on kimchi jjigae has gone viral overseas, drawing mixed reactions from Koreans and reigniting debate over how far fusion dishes can go as K-food gains global traction.... Read More


Naver Webtoon launches AI story chat that lets fans step into creator-approved webtoon worlds

SEOUL, July 1 -- Naver Webtoon has rolled out a new AI-powered story chat service that allows readers to insert themselves into the narrative of selected webtoons, marking the platform's latest push i... Read More


K-pop group Cortis' agency warns fans after finding GPS tracking device on transport vehicle

SEOUL, June 30 -- BigHit Music, the agency behind rising K-pop boy group Cortis, has announced an aggressive legal response after discovering that obsessive fans had secretly attached a GPS tracking d... Read More