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Live update: BN claims lead in 45 Johor seats on unofficial count

JOHOR BAHRU, July 11 -- [7.12pm] Barisan Nasional (BN) is leading in 45 of Johor's 56 state constituencies as of 7.06pm, according to the coalition's command centre. The figures are based on unoffici... Read More


Live update: Onn Hafiz thanks voters, says 'time to build Johor together'

Kuala Lampur, July 11 -- JOHOR BAHRU, July 11 - [9pm:] Johor BN chief Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi has thanked voters for reelecting the coalition, pledging to serve all Johoreans regardless of race or polit... Read More


Live update: EC confirms BN wins 29 Johor seats to form state government

Kuala Lampur, July 11 -- JOHOR BAHRU, July 11 - [10.50pm]: The Election Commission (EC) has announced that Barisan Nasional (BN) has won 29 out of the 56 state seats contested in the 16th Johor state ... Read More


Same name as a Singapore minister? Your WhatsApp handle could be a tricky one

SINGAPORE, July 11 -- If your name happens to be Lawrence Wong, Ong Ye Kung or Vivian Balakrishnan, you may find it harder to claim that exact WhatsApp username when the messaging platform rolls out i... Read More


Former Umno leader Isham Jalil applies to join PAS three years after party sacking

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 -- Former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil has applied to join PAS, nearly three years after he was sacked from the party. Isham said he submitted his membership applicat... Read More


Seberang Perai council upgrades 70 playgrounds, plans to revitalise 630 more neighbourhood parks

SEBERANG PERAI, July 10 -- The Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP) has upgraded about 70 neighbourhood playgrounds in housing estates over the past three years, with plans to continue upgrading the rem... Read More


Anthony Loke directs JPJ to go after campaigners riding motorcycles without helmets in Johor

PUTRAJAYA, July 10 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has directed the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to issue summonses to individuals seen riding motorcycles without helmets during the Johor state ... Read More


Bukit Aman bust drug distribution syndicates, seize RM13.3m in raids across three states

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 -- Federal narcotics police have dismantled two drug distribution syndicates worth RM13.3 million operating out of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in separate major operations conducte... Read More


No ban on shorts at polling stations, says EC after voter allegedly stopped in Skudai

Kuala Lampur, July 10 -- JOHOR BAHRU, July 11 - The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that there is no official dress code preventing voters from wearing shorts to polling stations, after an alle... Read More


Indonesia's anti-corruption prosecutor quits after police seize billions of rupiah in gold and cash

JAKARTA, July 10 -- Indonesia's top prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah handling special crimes has resigned as police investigate a sprawling corruption probe involving seizures of gold bullion, cash and fo... Read More