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Charred remains in Kangkar Pulai: Johor police confirm two adult victims were friends slain alongside children

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb. 4 -- Police believe that the two dead adult victims were friends who were killed together before being set ablaze with four others in a house in Kangkar Pulai here early last month. ... Read More


DJ Koo unveils memorial statue for late wife Barbie Hsu a year after her death

TAIPEI, Feb. 4 -- South Korean DJ Koo Jun-yup has unveiled a memorial statue in honour of his late wife, Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, a year after her death. The statue was revealed on Feb 2 at Chin... Read More


Medical certs, speed cuts: Singapore to clamp down on personal mobility scooters with tougher rules from June

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3 -- Personal mobility scooter users in Singapore will face tougher rules from June, with mandatory medical certification, slower speed limits and new size restrictions set to reshape ... Read More


Shanghai woman causes multiple accidents after moving traffic mirror for better fengshui

SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 -- A woman in Shanghai who repeatedly moved a traffic mirror because she believed it was bad for her home's fengshui was found to be the cause of multiple road accidents in her reside... Read More


Selangor residents cry foul over rubbish delays, waste firm moves to publish collection schedules online

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- KDEB Waste Management Sdn Bhd (KDEBWM) will begin publishing rubbish collection schedules on its website and social media platforms this year to improve access to information f... Read More


Sabah chief minister: New state religious school in Tawau will have AI concept

KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 3 -- A new State Religious Secondary School (SMAN) with an artificial intelligence (AI) concept is set to be built on an approximately 20-acre site at Taman Sawit Balung, integrati... Read More


Yayasan Akalbudi case: Zahid moves to be acquitted of 47 graft and money laundering charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has filed to be acquitted and discharged from all 47 charges of embezzlement, corruption and money laundering linked to Yaya... Read More


Smoke and mirrors: How the MHIT criticism sidesteps the real crisis - Jeremiah Leong

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 3 -- The proposal to introduce a Base Medical and Health Insurance/Takaful (MHIT) plan has sparked a flurry of commentary, with some that are critical. On the surface, these critic... Read More


Irregular rubbish pickups frustrate Subang, PJ residents amid new waste contracts

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Residents in parts of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya have reported irregular domestic and garden waste collection following the renewal of contracts by KDEB Waste Management Sdn... Read More


Boat carrying 2,000 litres of petrol without approval seized

KUDAT, Feb. 3 -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a pump boat suspected of carrying about 2,000 litres of petrol without valid approval in the waters off Damaran, Banggi Island,... Read More