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‘What are they waiting for?’ Missing Pamela Ling’s family questions police silence, lack of Interpol alert
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The family of Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh today pressed for updates and answers on the police’s investigation into her disappearance two months ago while she was on the way to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
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Petronas goes global to slash oil costs to US$50 a barrel amid volatile energy future
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas is ramping up overseas investments in a bid to lower production costs and sustain profitability amid volatile crude prices. Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, aims to cut its oil production
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Malaysia sees 476 murders in less than two years, with Selangor leading due to urban sprawl and foreign worker surge
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Malaysia recorded a staggering 476 murder cases nationwide between January 2023 and the end of 2024, according to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). Citing police data, Harian Metro (HM) reported that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at
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Vehicle plunges off third-floor parking deck in Old Klang Road; car wash worker seriously hurt
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — A car wash worker was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving crashed through a wall and plunged from the third floor of a service apartment parking area at Jalan Klang Lama yesterday evening.
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Anwar announces RM30m for media digital transformation, largest allocation since independence
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced an allocation of RM30 million to support media organisations in digital transformation initiatives and the adoption of new technologies for content production. The prime minister said the
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Wisma Putra issues travel advisory for Iran, Iraq, Jordan as Middle East crisis deepens
PUTRAJAYA, June 14 — Malaysia has issued a travel advisory for Iran, Iraq and Jordan amid tensions between Iran and Israel, urging its citizens to defer non-essential travel and prioritise their safety. In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry
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Private preschools to universities exempt from education levy for one year from Jan 1
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The government is waiving education levy payments for all private learning institutions for one year, starting January 1, 2026. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the move aims to reduce the financial burden faced
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Gunmen on motorcycle open fire in Brickfields restaurant, killing one, injuring two
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — A man died while two of his friends were injured after being shot at a restaurant in Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields here, last night. Brickfields district police chief ACP Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said in
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Cop charged with killing Nur Farah Kartini in Hulu Bernam plantation pleads not guilty
SHAH ALAM, June 12 — The policeman accused of murdering Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, whose body was found in an oil palm plantation last year, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge in the High Court here today. Lance Corporal
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Sultan of Pahang calls for ‘solat jenazah ghaib’ in mosques statewide for UPSI students killed in Gerik crash
KUANTAN, June 12 — Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has decreed that all mosques in the state hold the ‘solat jenazah ghaib’ (funeral prayer in the absence of the deceased) for the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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