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Police recover six-inch 'rambo' knife dumped in paddy field linked to Jalan Titi Gajah neck stabbing case

ALOR SETAR, May 19 -- Police have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in a stabbing incident involving a woman who was attacked in the neck while inside a car in front of a restaurant at J... Read More


Family, boxing and brotherhood: Inside Malaysia's arguably first boxing film, 'The Furious: Pertaruhan Maruah

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- Malaysia's film industry continues to grow stronger, and producing successful sports dramas has been part of that growth. The boxing genre has long been a popular subject in H... Read More


The shape of wisdom - Ng Kwan Hoong

Kuala Lampur, May 19 -- MAY 19 - Not long ago, I was reading a draft journal article submitted by one of my postgraduate students. The structure was sound. The language was clear and precise. The arg... Read More


A challenge to bring back those days when courageous and fair-minded judges sat in the chambers of justice, dispensing justice in accordance with the rule of law - Hafiz Hassan

Kuala Lampur, May 19 -- MAY 19 -- In "DKU is the appropriate body to decide on the appointment of an Undang" and "Lawyers may misuse legal history, but not Salleh Abas" I referred to the Federal Court... Read More


In Singapore, brother who raped and sexually abused sister from age five gets 18 years in prison

SINGAPORE, May 19 -- A 26-year-old Singaporean man was sentenced to 18 years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Monday for sexually abusing his younger sister over a period of seven years. The abu... Read More


Best growth of 2026 could already be behind Malaysia, BMI predicts

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- Malaysia's economic growth likely peaked in the first quarter of 2026 and is expected to slow down for the rest of the year, as geopolitical tensions and weakening global deman... Read More


Singapore man gets jail, caning for 79 child sex abuse videos of boys including two-year-old

SINGAPORE, May 19 -- A 31-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to one year and nine months in jail and two lashes of the cane after he was caught with a collection of 79 sexually explicit video... Read More


Four teens arrested for allegedly strangling, assaulting e-hailing driver over unpaid fare in Alor Gajah

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- An e-hailing driver was injured after being strangled and beaten by four teenagers, including two girls, who allegedly could not afford to pay the fare in an incident in Kuala ... Read More


Bridging the polar and tropical worlds - Goh Hong Ching and Muhammad Fardy Md Ibrahim

Kuala Lampur, May 19 -- MAY 19 - As world leaders and scientists gather in Hiroshima this week for the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM), it is a timely moment to reflect on why Antarctica,... Read More


Woman, 84, fatally burned in Sandakan house fire, found in living room

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 -- An 84-year-old woman was found charred after a two-storey house she was living in caught fire in Jalan Fook Hin, Batu 12, Sandakan, Sabah, last night. The victim, identified a... Read More