PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.9 per cent in August 2026 from 3.0 per cent in July, with the number of unemployed persons falling by 8,700
KUCHING, Oct 9 — Police are tracking down eight more suspects in connection with alleged arson attacks on convenience stores in several districts late last month. Acting Sarawak Police Commissioner
HONG KONG, Oct 9 — Asian stocks headed into the weekend on a mixed note on Friday with tech weighed by renewed concerns about the AI investment boom, while support
KUALA BERANG, Oct 9 — A KFC fast-food restaurant manager died after being struck by a car while crossing the road at Kilometre 31 of Jalan Kuala Terengganu-Bukit Besi, near
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 9 — Police believe resentment, including over romantic rejection, may have been among the motives for the murder of 16-year-old Irene Sofiya Mohd Khairool Faisal at a
IPOH, October 9 — A construction labourer was charged in the Sessions Court here with two counts of sexually assaulting and raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter in Malim Nawar. The 43-year-old
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 — The parents of a 10-year-old girl were reportedly arrested after a video showing her carrying two heavy bags of beer went viral on social media. The
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Malaysia’s data centre market is shifting towards higher-value, artificial intelligence (AI)-focused deployments, with Johor remaining the country’s dominant hub despite growing power constraints. BMI, a
PETALING JAYA, Oct 9 — A court in Wales has heard allegations that the founders of Cardiff Sixth Form College misappropriated millions of pounds from the institution’s accounts. Yasmin Sarwar,
KUCHING, Oct 9 — The Ministry of Education’s (MoE) decision to lower the Air Pollutant Index (API) threshold for school closures from 200 to 180 has exposed a “glaring and
