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Dear Malaysia: Our shared beloved home

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 1 -- Selamat Hari Kebangsaan and Selamat Hari Malaysia, my dear fellow Malaysians. For the past five years, I have shared my thoughts with you around National Day. Each year, I r... Read More


CoCo Ichibanya shares surge as Japan curry chain weighs sale

TOKYO, Sept. 1 -- Japan's largest curry rice restaurant chain, CoCo Ichibanya, could be sold after its parent company said it was considering options for the business, sending shares in its operator s... Read More


Lionel Richie reportedly hospitalised for dehydration after latest health scare on 'Earth, Wind & Fire' tour

ST LOUIS, Sept. 1 -- Lionel Richie has reportedly been hospitalised after a concert in St Louis where he told fans he had been suffering from dehydration and performed his closing number while seated.... Read More


Pengerang investment must deliver measurable results, financial improvements, says industry expert

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 1 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 - The multibillion-ringgit investment in Pengerang must now translate into measurable operational and financial improvements, particularly as PRefChem con... Read More


Kuching man admits snatching mother's gold necklace, judge jails him seven years

KUCHING, Sept. 1 -- A food delivery rider was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years' jail and five strokes of the cane for snatching his own mother's gold necklace. Sessions Court judge Musli Ab Hamid ... Read More


Visibility stays above minimum at Kuching Airport despite haze, only AirBorneo flights cancelled

KUCHING, Sept. 1 -- Operations at Kuching International Airport (KIA) remained largely unaffected despite worsening haze conditions, with only two flights cancelled as visibility in parts of Sarawak d... Read More


Not a 'fast lane': Miros tells Malaysian motorists to keep left, overtake right

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 1 -- Think the right-most lane on a Malaysian highway is simply the "fast lane"? The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) has a simpler rule: keep left, move right ... Read More


Three-year-old boy found dead below Victoria Bridge in Kuala Kangsar

KUALA KANGSAR, Sept. 1 -- A three-year-old boy was reportedly found dead on a road beneath the Victoria Bridge in Enggor here yesterday evening. Sinar Harian reported that Abdul Rafee Abdul Halim was... Read More


Juwai IQI: Malaysia among top destinations for Chinese property buyers, investment on track to top RM1.6b a year

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 1 -- Malaysia has emerged as a leading destination for property seekers from China, with its share of enquiries reaching the highest level in a decade. According to new insights r... Read More


Perak assembly to choose new senator between PKR and PAS nominees

IPOH, Sept. 1 -- The upcoming Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting will see a motion tabled to elect a new senator, Speaker Datuk Seri Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said. He said two nominations ha... Read More