Exclusive

Publication

Byline

From street kid to deputy minister: The RM200,000 gift that changed Liew Chin Tong's life

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- In a moving tribute, Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has revealed how an act of extraordinary generosity from a celebrated news anchor and his wife changed the course o... Read More


Umno Youth chief demands Malaysiakini apology at party assembly over pig-farming photo blunder

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh has demanded that Malaysiakini's leadership come to the Umno General Assembly to personally apologise after the news portal posted an ima... Read More


Rusty 227kg bomb unearthed in Bemban, Jasin during excavation work

JASIN, Jan. 15 -- - An old bomb weighing 227 kilogrammes (kg) was discovered at a project site in Kampung Air Panas, Bemban, here yesterday. Jasin police chief Supt Lee Robert said the bomb was found... Read More


A Malaysian people or races in a country?

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 15 -- "Jangan sampai bangsaku tiada negara." Mat Kilau allegedly said this before he died in 1970. A centenarian by then certainly since the Pahang uprising ended in 1895. Raised i... Read More


Tok Mat says past time for Umno to 'stop selling history, start selling the future'

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has unveiled a new strategy to modernise the party ahead of the 16th general election (GE16), issuing a clear directive to membe... Read More


'Umno is the check and balance' - Tok Mat says party stopped policies threatening Malay interests

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has rejected claims that the party is silent or submissive within the federal government, insisting it plays a decisive role in ... Read More


'No fear, no surrender' to stepping aside? Umno Youth weighs Akmal's future

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Under a sea of red that flooded the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) from early morning, Umno delegates streamed in to collect their passes and attend the party president's clo... Read More


Petronas court bid is institutional due diligence, not hostility to Sarawak, says ex-Treasury official

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Former senior Treasury official Nik Azmi Nik Daud has defended Petronas's decision to seek judicial clarification on Sarawak's oil and gas laws, saying the move reflects respo... Read More


South Korea's exam obsession fuels millions in bribes, prison for stolen papers

SEOUL, Jan. 15 -- In South Korea, the race for top exam scores has become a high-stakes gamble, with bribery and theft turning classroom assessments into multimillion-won commodities. Two recent case... Read More


HELP University backs PM's call for swift probe into campus cafeteria blast

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- HELP University has welcomed the prime minister's call for a swift and thorough investigation into the air-conditioning explosion at its Bukit Damansara campus that injured se... Read More