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Will Tian Chua contest Batu again? Returning PKR veteran eyes political revival
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Former PKR vice-president Tian Chua has set his sights on a return to Parliament and is open to contesting his former stronghold of Batu, citing […]
Police confirm Kajang road closures as Merdeka Eve celebration rehearsals roll out
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Five main roads around Kajang will be closed in stages from this Wednesday before being fully closed on Aug 30 in conjunction with the 2026 […]
Ten arrested in Sandakan after woman found bound, murdered in home
SANDAKAN, Aug 25 — Police have arrested 10 suspects, including two primary individuals, following the brutal murder of a 62-year-old woman whose decomposing body was discovered bound inside a toilet […]
Worth the bargain? Malaysian consumers win big on Pinduoduo as local sellers cry foul
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 —Inside the sprawling digital storefront of Chinese e-commerce titan Pinduoduo, Shaun Kong routinely finds exactly what he didn’t know he was looking for. A few taps […]
Language barriers hinder quake relief for Kumamoto’s foreign residents
KUMAMOTO (Japan), Aug 24 — Many foreigners in Kumamoto Prefecture may have had difficulty in obtaining information in the aftermath of last month’s magnitude-7.1 earthquake, as only a few municipalities […]
High Court dismisses Negeri Sembilan state government’s bid to evict Undangs from official halls, residences
SEREMBAN, Aug 24 —The High Court here today dismissed two applications by the Negeri Sembilan government seeking an immediate eviction involving the official halls and residences of the Undang of […]
What to know about Chinese‑founded fast‑fashion giant Shein as it prepares Hong Kong IPO
BEIJING, Aug 24 — Shein, the Chinese-founded retailer that harnessed social media to chart a meteoric rise in the global fast-fashion industry, will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange […]
Bangladesh court upholds two death sentences and reduces four in case of teen burned alive
DHAKA, Aug 24 — A Bangladesh appeals court upheld today the death sentence for an ex-headteacher who burned alive a teen student who accused him of sexual harassment, in a […]
Ringgit slips as markets weigh US ‘economic D‑Day’ threat and Jackson Hole risks
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The ringgit ended lower against the greenback today as the threat of an “economic D-Day” on Iran, policy risks ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium […]
Facebook and TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups’ child‑recruitment content, says Human Rights Watch
BOGOTA, Aug 24 — Facebook and TikTok failed to prevent the spread of content produced by Colombian armed groups to recruit children and in some cases even “appeared to promote […]