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Public donations for aid allegedly redirected over a decade by NGO leaders to buy crypto, homes, jewellery — MACC probes RM26m abuse
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered a suspected misappropriation of approximately RM26 million in public donations by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), believed to have occurred over the past decade. According to Berita Harian (BH), the alleged
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Oil industry steady despite Strait of Hormuz concerns amid tensions in the Middle East
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Israel-Iran conflict will not necessarily hurt the oil industry or price mechanisms of the commodity, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He made the statement after holding discussions with the Secretary-General of the
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Online Safety Act coming into force soon, targets digital harm to children
BANGI, June 16 — Malaysia is set to enforce the Online Safety Act 2024 soon following its full passage through Parliament and Royal Assent. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, said
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Global interconnectedness fraying under weight of geopolitical tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Global interconnectedness is under strain due to rising uncertainties, eroding the predictability, reliability and stability of existing global trade and economic systems, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Speaking at the Energy Asia 2025
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In Kelantan, Customs foil bid to smuggle RM1.4m worth of cannabis buds in Rantau Panjang
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized over 14.398 kilogrammes of drugs suspected to be cannabis buds, worth more than RM1.4 million, at the Rantau Panjang Duty-Free Zone in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan on May 27.
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Asean energy meet kicks off in Kuching with focus on renewables, regional power grid
KUCHING, June 16 — The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy and its associated meetings have commenced here today and will run until June 18, with about 250 delegates, including senior energy officials and representatives from the Asean Secretariat
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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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