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Malaysians repaid a record RM23b in credit card debt in 2025 as household debt rises
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysians repaid over RM23 billion worth of credit card debt as of December 2025, a record rate underpinning the growing concern about the country’s high […]
MACC records statements from five in Port Klang false declarations probe
PUTRAJAYA, April 23 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has recorded statements from five individuals linked to a syndicate suspected of making false import declarations at Port Klang. Sources said those […]
Ex-DBKL officer begins jail term after Court of Appeal upholds conviction over RM200,000 bribes
PUTRAJAYA, April 23 — Former Kuala Lumpur City Hall senior deputy director Sabudin Mohd Salleh began serving a four-year jail sentence today after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction […]
Police: Group of mostly Chinese nationals in Kelantan run love scam targeting Singaporean men, 58 arrested
TANAH MERAH, April 23 — Police have arrested 58 people after raiding an alleged love scam syndicate’s operations centre at a resort here yesterday, believed to have targeted men in Singapore.  […]
Could the Strait of Malacca be next? What Hormuz’s closure means for the world’s busiest chokepoint
BANGKOK, April 23 — The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed Asian policymakers to confront renewed questions over the security of other major maritime chokepoints, including the Strait […]
Genting family will saga: Lawyer denies hiding trustee role in Dikim Foundation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — A lawyer who drafted two wills in 2022 for the estate of the late Lim Siew Kim, daughter of Lim Goh Tong, told the High […]
Malaysia gears up for a Future-Ready Army, fortifies cyber domain with homegrown talents and local innovation
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Some of the most lethal security threats today do not necessarily come in the form of missiles and heavy artilleries. Instead, malicious actors now deploy […]
Court told ex-Perlis MB’s London travel claims were checked with Immigration
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission assistant investigating officer told the Sessions Court today he had checked with the Immigration Department on Datuk Seri Azlan Man’s overseas […]
Police arrest two men in Klang over shooting at Bangsar’s Jalan Telawi
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Two men were reportedly arrested last night after police traced suspects linked to a shooting along Jalan Telawi in Bangsar. According to The Star, Kuala […]
No action in Dungun cat abuse case after children found below age of criminal liability
KUALA TERENGGANU, April 23 — The Terengganu State Veterinary Services Department (JPVNT) today said that the case of a cat reportedly abused by two children in Dungun late last month […]