KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 — Malaysia’s massive 1MDB corruption scandal allegedly saw top officials loot billions from state funds, splurging on luxury assets worldwide including a Monet painting and even funding a Hollywood blockbuster. The case also ensnared global banking firm Goldman Sachs, which helped raise US$6.5 billion for the now-defunct

  BUTTERWORTH, Dec 26 — A 23-year-old surveyor has been charged with murdering his mother and adopted younger sister at a house in Teluk Air Tawar on Dec 10, according to Sinar Harian. Daniel Qayyum Kamalrolzlan, dressed in a blue T-shirt, nodded in understanding after the charges were read separately before Magistrate

JOHOR BAHRU, Dec 25 — The Johor Department of Environment (DoE) uncovered an engineering factory that was involved in illegal open burning activities of its waste at an industrial park here following an operation yesterday. The operation, mounted from 3pm to 7pm, uncovered open burning of various waste products carried out

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — Repair works on the electrification system following a fallen tree incident at kilometre 268.795 along the Sungkai-Slim River route in Perak, which had disrupted Electric Train Service (ETS) operations, were fully completed at 10.05am today. Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) said that following the completion of

KOTA BHARU, Dec 24 — Lodging complaints about product prices by consumers have been a complicated and tedious process in the past, often requiring physical trips to government offices. This no longer is the case, thanks to the recent introduction of the e-Aduan system by the Domestic Trade and Cost of

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia’s courtesy visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi yesterday, reinforced bilateral ties and mutual respect between the two countries. The King said the hour-long meeting at Qasr Al Bahr Palace

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — A temporary disruption to a global passenger processing system used by multiple airlines worldwide may affect check-in and boarding procedures at Malaysia Airports, the airport operator said in a Facebook post 30 minutes ago. According to Malaysia Airports, airlines at its airports have activated contingency procedures,

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The High Court has said there are no laws in Malaysia that provide the mechanism for house arrest, and that this means that an order for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the rest of his jail term at home cannot be

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Lim Guan Eng has called on Deputy Prime Minister and BN chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to ensure that the financial nightmare faced by taxpayers from unpaid GST refunds, totalling more than RM30 billion between 2015 and 2018, is not repeated should the goods and

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 22 — Newly appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Chan Foong Hin said Malaysia must strengthen its agricultural sector to withstand growing global challenges, with a focus on resilience, supply chain efficiency and climate change adaptation. He said these measures were crucial to ensuring national food