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Toll concessionaire ALR clears RM2.1b in debt, eyes early highway handover to Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad (ALR) has crossed the RM2 billion threshold in cumulative sukuk principal and profit repayments, positioning the private not-for-profit firm to ... Read More


Sabah commercial vehicle body vows action against operator after deadly Sepanggar Port accident

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 21 -- The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) Sabah will take action against the operator of the trailer truck involved in the fatal accident near Sepanggar Port on Sunday. ... Read More


High Court stays Malaysian Bar's challenge against Zahid's DNAA pending apex court appeal

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- The High Court has granted an interim stay on the Malaysian Bar's judicial review challenging the Attorney General's decision to halt corruption proceedings against Umno presi... Read More


Gerakan, MIPP and MCA: The politics of denial and Perikatan's colossal failure - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 21 -- The crisis confronting Perikatan Nasional (PN) is no longer merely about the survival of an opposition coalition. It concerns the credibility of political parties that contin... Read More


Last phone pings of 54 missing Malaysians traced to Nepal glacial flood site, foreign minister tells Parliament

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- The last signals emitted from the mobile phones of the missing Malaysians in Nepal were traced directly to the location hit by a "glacial tsunami", Foreign Minister Datuk Seri... Read More


Govt urges Malaysians to uninstall Waze over Israeli data laws, stops short of blanket ban

SEPANG, Oct. 21 -- The government has urged Malaysians to uninstall Waze over concerns that users' personal and movement data could fall under Israeli jurisdiction. National Security Council director... Read More


'If not us, who?' - Nga Kor Ming hits back at critics of PM's support for local artists

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 21 -- Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has defended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over his attendance at pop idol Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza's traditional... Read More


Ex-Singapore army captain jailed for sexually abusing 15-year-old boy, filming acts for 'personal collection'

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 -- A former Singapore army captain has been jailed for 17 months for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy and filming their encounters for what he described as his "personal collectio... Read More


Canada has found a use for Trump. Asean should take notes. - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 21 -- Donald Trump appears to believe a good neighbour is someone who buys your products, applauds your threats and occasionally checks whether you would like their country gift-wra... Read More


Singapore releases N95 mask stockpile amid haze-driven demand, urges public not to hoard

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 -- Singapore has begun releasing N95 masks from its national stockpile to retailers after a surge in demand amid persistent haze left some shops temporarily running out of supplies.... Read More