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Nine foreign men remanded over online part-time job scam
SEREMBAN: Nine foreign men have been remanded for four days until Sunday (Jan 11) to aid investigations into an online part-time job scam. Read full story Date: 9 January, 2026 […]
MMEA records 273 cases, RM48.5mil seized in year-long maritime crackdown
KOTA KINABALU: Smuggled drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and controlled goods, as well as the detention of Vietnamese fishing vessels, were among the largest seizures made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency […]
Civil servant loses RM150,000 in phone scam
KUALA TERENGGANU: A civil servant here has lost RM150,000 after being cheated by a phone scam syndicate. Read full story Date: 9 January, 2026 11:00 am Source: thestar.com.my
Sarawak flood victims surpass 300, Sabah figures unchanged
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Sarawak rose to 319 people from 93 families as of 8am Friday (Jan 9), while figures in Sabah remained unchanged, with a […]
Court’s vape ruling sets legal precedent in enforcement of smoking control law, says Dzulkefly
PETALING JAYA: The decision by the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court to convict a known personality for promoting vape has set an important legal precedent in enforcing the Control of Smoking Products […]
Wreath-laying at Ataturk mausoleum is mandatory official protocol, says PM Anwar
ISTANBUL: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the laying of a wreath at the Mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkiye, is a mandatory […]
Influencer claims trial to assault on disabled person
PETALING JAYA: A social media influencer pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of hitting a fast food restaurant worker. Read full story Date: 9 January, […]
Drugs in chopping boards
KOTA KINABALU: Police have discovered a new way to smuggle drugs using modified chopping boards with the arrest of two Âsuspects in Penampang. Read full story Date: 9 January, 2026 […]
Body of senior citizen found floating in Shah Alam retention pond
PETALING JAYA: The body of a local woman believed to be in her 70s was found floating in a rainwater retention pond at Section U11, Bukit Bandaraya, Shah Alam on […]
Man jailed for breaking into three Nadi premises
PONTIAN: An ice deliveryman was sentenced to jail by a Magistrate’s Court here for breaking into three National Information Dissemination Centre (Nadi) premises and disposing of stolen items to destroy […]