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Regent of Johor launches RMJDT, a ringgit-backed stablecoin

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec. 9 -- The Regent of Johor, Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, has announced the launch of RMJDT, a ringgit-backed stablecoin issued on Zetrix, Malaysia's national blockchain infrastruc... Read More


Don't worry, fill your tank: Your unpaid summons won't affect your Budi95 status, transport minister confirms

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 9 -- The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has clarified that outstanding traffic summonses will not affect a motorist's eligibility for the BUDI95 petrol subsidy, following media reports... Read More


DAP isn't afraid of losing seats; it's afraid of losing people's trust - Ding Lee Leong

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 9 -- In the recent Sabah state election, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) was decisively routed, swept completely off the map. Yet what was most striking was not the defeat itself,... Read More


FAM appeal against Fifaruling enters new phase at CAS

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 9 -- KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 - The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is at a crucial juncture after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed it had accepted the national ... Read More


Malaysia's Worldwide Holdings bags MIHRM Employer of Choice award in private sector

PETALING JAYA, Dec. 9 -- Worldwide Holdings Berhad (Worldwide Holdings) has been awarded the Employer of Choice (Private Sector) - Gold Category by the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management... Read More


Businessman Albert Tei to stand trial in April 2026 over alleged bribery of two former Sabah assemblymen involving RM350,000

KOTA KINABALU, Dec. 9 -- Businessman Datuk Albert Tei Jiann Cheing will start trial in April next year over allegations that he offered a total of RM350,000 in bribes to two former assemblymen in rela... Read More


Singapore Kpod peddler faces 21 charges, including rash act against HSA officers

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 -- An alleged Kpod peddler who was filmed trying to flee a raid in Bishan now faces 21 charges, including five counts of performing a rash act that could have hurt Health Sciences Au... Read More


'Dua darjat' exposed? Projek SAMA report lets Malaysians decide if there's 'ikan yu', 'ikan bilis' disparity in post-2018 corruption cases

PETALING JAYA, Dec. 9 -- Is Malaysia a dua darjat two-tiered society, and do ikan yu (sharks) and ikan bilis (anchovies) in corruption cases get different treatment from the Attorney General? This qu... Read More


Singapore ex-NDCS photographer jailed after taking voyeuristic photos of female patients

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 -- A former photographer at the National Dental Centre of Singapore (NDCS) has been sentenced to two years and three months' jail after taking hundreds of voyeuristic photos of femal... Read More


Did Tesla's Optimus robot give away its secret? Viral fall clip shows telltale VR gesture (VIDEO)

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9 -- A leaked video of a Tesla Optimus robot falling during a demonstration has gone viral, not because it fell, but because of a mysterious final gesture: as it toppled, the robot mov... Read More