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Malaysia Airlines crowned world’s best MICE carrier, double win fuels top‑10 global push
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia Airlines has clinched a double win at the 2026 World MICE Awards, taking home the titles of World’s Best MICE Airline and Asia’s Best MICE Airline — its first victories in both categories. The
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Bursa Malaysia opens lower as US inflation stokes fears of tighter monetary policy
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as hotter-than-expected US inflation and renewed expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary tightening weighed on investor sentiment and threatened to dampen regional risk
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Ringgit slips against US dollar as hotter inflation strengthens greenback
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar today as stronger-than-expected US inflation data bolstered expectations of a possible interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve (Fed), lending support to the greenback. At 8 am, the
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Two Singapore-registered ships hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, one sinks
SINGAPORE, Oct 15 — Two Singapore-registered container vessels were struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Oct 13 and 14, respectively, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said. One of the vessels, GFS Pride, sank
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CAAM audit identified minor issues prior to fatal Sarawak chopper crash, but found no direct link
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia’s aviation regulator found organisational deficiencies at Layang-Layang Aerospace Sdn. Bhd. during a routine audit days before a fatal helicopter crash in Sarawak, though officials emphasised that the findings were not directly linked to the
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Johor student charged with the murder of Form Four classmate Irene Sofiya
BATU PAHAT, Oct 15 — A 16-year-old schoolboy was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of his classmate, Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal, whose body was discovered inside a secondary school hall in Yong Peng earlier
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BYD Seal driver hauled to court over six-vehicle Jalan Kuching crash that killed toddler
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The 24-year-old driver of a BYD Seal involved in a fatal six-vehicle pile-up along Jalan Kuching last weekend was brought to the court complex here today to face three traffic offences, including causing the death
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34 stations unhealthy, zero stations record good air
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Thick transboundary haze continued to blanket Malaysia this morning, pushing exactly half of the nation’s air monitoring stations into the unhealthy bracket and leaving not a single area with clean air, according to the Department
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MinDef enters cooperation with HR Ministry on veteran employment
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Ministry of Defence (MinDef) is strengthening its commitment to the welfare and future of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel and veterans through the MyBakat Veteran initiative, which aims to benefit more than 15,000 people
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Coroner concludes witness phase, to set final directions tomorrow
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 15 — The Coroner’s Court here today concluded hearing the testimonies of all 83 witnesses in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir, with Coroner Amir Shah Amir Hassan fixing Friday morning for further directions
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