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Going to Genting this long weekend? You'll need to pay RM5 toll starting Thursday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Motorists heading to Genting Highlands will soon need to factor in a new road charge, with Lingkaran Cekap Sdn Bhd (LCSB) set to begin collecting fees on Jalan Genting Highland... Read More


KL Headline Season 2026 aims to turn Kuala Lumpur into Asia's next concert capital

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Concert promoter Live Nation Malaysia announced the KL Headline Season 2026 which aims to turn the city centre into one of Asia's key destinations for live music tours. With 2... Read More


As KL braces for concert surge, new 'BTS' initiative aims to curb ticket scams

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has previewed Malaysia's first national consumer protection campaign, the 'Beli Tiket Selamat' (BTS) initiative, which aims to curb e... Read More


Are we really serious about a new public hospital in Petaling Jaya? - Azrul Mohd Khalib

Kuala Lampur, May 26 -- Petaling Jaya requires a public general hospital. This has been widely acknowledged for a long time and is unlikely to be disputed. For decades, one of Selangor's most densely... Read More


More than just a payslip deduction: What Perkeso actually does for Malaysian workers

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- For many Malaysians, contributions to the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) are little more than a routine deduction listed on their monthly payslips, quietly reducing tak... Read More


Stagnant rents, mounting arrears force DBKL to spend more on PPR upkeep amid worsening public facilities

Kuala Lampur, May 26 -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 - Stagnant rental rates and rental arrears amounting to millions of ringgit have rendered public housing in Malaysia unsustainable, a report by Think City ... Read More


Live Nation Malaysia chief warns BTS fans over fake KL concert tickets circulating online

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Live Nation Malaysia's managing director, Paramananthan Rajagopal, has warned concertgoers that claims of privately distributed tickets for the upcoming BTS concert in Kuala Lu... Read More


Gobind to raise 'harrowing' Taiping Prison abuse findings to Cabinet, demands accountability

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Minister of Digital Gobind Singh Deo said he will raise the "deeply disturbing" findings of a Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) inquiry into Taiping Prison to the C... Read More


'Tarung: Unforgiven' crosses RM20m at Malaysian box office as Aedy Ashraf thanks fans

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Local action thriller Tarung: Unforgiven has collected RM20.3 million at the box office nationwide since its release on May 7. The film crossed RM10.5 million in its first wee... Read More


MetMalaysia warns of intense rainfall, lightning for Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, seven other states

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 -- Malaysia's national meteorological agency, MetMalaysia, issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Tuesday afternoon for the Klang Valley and wide swaths of the country, cautionin... Read More