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Weng Yat to supply biomass to Japan, targets RM60m annual revenue

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- Malaysian biomass producer Weng Yat Resources Sdn Bhd has signed a deal to build a biomass supply platform for Japan, targeting more than RM60 million in revenue annually once... Read More


The government, the spy chief, and the danger of hunting monsters - Che Ran

Kuala Lampur, June 14 -- There is a particular smell to Colombo politics after rain: diesel, wet dust, sea salt, old files, new lies, and that faint colonial rot of a state that has never really confe... Read More


BN to mobilise full election machinery for twin state polls, says Zambry

JOHOR BAHRU, June 14 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) will mobilise its entire election machinery to face the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state polls, its secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir said. ... Read More


Pakatan names Arthur Chiong as first Johor poll candidate, set to defend Bukit Batu

KULAI, June 14 -- Pakatan Harapan (PH) has officially named Arthur Chiong Sen Sern as the coalition's first candidate for the upcoming Johor state election. The 36-year-old Bukit Batu incumbent will ... Read More


Johor MB 'touched' by Loke's 'sincere' invitation, but says yet to receive formal invite to KTM Komuter launch

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- Johor caretaker Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said he had yet to receive a formal invitation from the Transport Ministry to attend Tuesday's launch of the KTM Komuter Se... Read More


Kuching's got talent - and the city is ready for its next star

KUCHING, June 14 -- The Kuching's Got Talent competition will be making a comeback in July, said Kuching South mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng. He said talents of Kuching and Sarawak can now register for t... Read More


No deposit, no landlord: Why some Malaysians are choosing hotels over renting

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- As rental costs rise and hefty deposits put traditional housing further out of reach, some Malaysians are choosing an unlikely alternative: living in hotels for months, or eve... Read More


Sabah doesn't just need films, it needs a film culture, says award-winning filmmaker Nadira Ilana amid industry brain drain

KOTA KINABALU, June 14 -- Award-winning Malaysian filmmaker Nadira Ilana (pic) said Sabah's creative industry was deliberately set back by the National Cultural Policy of 1971, stripping Sabahans of t... Read More


'Good luck': Khaled responds to former Umno figures joining PAS

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin responded with a terse "good luck" when asked about the decision by several former party figures to join PAS. Speaking af... Read More


Malaysian Emmy winner Cheyenne Tan: Awards are fleeting, sustainable storytelling is the real prize

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- Fresh off an Emmy win for her work on Netflix's Turning Point: The Vietnam War, Malaysian filmmaker Cheyenne Tan says the accolade has neither reshaped her ambitions nor chang... Read More