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After outlet park in Sepang, Mitsui Fudosan and MAHB partner for RM80m aviation logistics hub in Subang

SUBANG JAYA, July 9 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has hailed a renewed partnership between Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and Mitsui Fudosan, signalling a strategic push to ce... Read More


Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales hit RM171.3b in May, up 11pc year-on-year

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales reached RM171.3 billion in May 2026, an 11 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to the Departmen... Read More


DOSM: Malaysia's job market stable amid global supply crisis

PUTRAJAYA, July 9 -- Malaysia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.0 per cent in May 2026, with 513,400 people unemployed, according to the latest data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM... Read More


Singapore man pleads guilty to abusing primary school students, forced boy to drink urine

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 - A Singaporean man hired to teach primary school mathematics and English has pleaded guilty to abusing his pupils, including forcing a six-year-old boy t... Read More


Dewan Rakyat has to reciprocate in kind by supporting the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- The Cabinet has reportedly agreed to proposed amendments by the parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) which to consider the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 (... Read More


Liew Chin Tong: Malaysia still on the hook for RM20b in 1MDB debt

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The government remains liable for over RM20 billion of 1MDB's debt if it fails to recover further assets, despite having already paid up to RM40 billion in one of the world's l... Read More


Liew Chin Tong: Malaysia still on the hook for RM20b in 1MDB debt, with RM51b total liabilities

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- The government remains liable for over RM20 billion of 1MDB's debt if it fails to recover further assets, despite having already paid up to RM40 billion in one of the world's l... Read More


Home minister says 78 Rohingya granted refugee status, 25 eligible for work under DPP pilot scheme

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 -- A total of 78 Myanmar nationals of Rohingya ethnicity have been granted refugee status under Malaysia's new Refugee Registration Document (DPP) programme, with 25 of them ident... Read More


When trees become a risk - Li Hao, Wang Mengnan and Mohd Salim Mohamed

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- On most days, few people pay much attention to the towering trees that line university roads, shade parking areas, and shelter walkways from Malaysia's relentless tropical heat... Read More


Why technology alone won't save our urban future - Ahmad Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, July 9 -- For the past decade, we've been sold a seductive vision: the "smart city." Gleaming control rooms, traffic lights that talk to each other, trash cans that tweet when they're fu... Read More