Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Malaysians to take the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic more seriously, lest further complacency leads to more loss of life that could have been prevented. He said that Putrajaya has claimed to have spent over RM600 billion in the fight against the pandemic. […]

PETALING JAYA — Fashion designer Datuk Rizalman Ibrahim has hit the pause button on his business operations in light of the rising Covid-19 cases in Malaysia. In a statement posted to Instagram, the Penang-born creative told followers that businesses under RIC Group Sdn Bhd will temporarily halt all operations, including the fulfilment of online orders. […]

Johor Bahru – Though yet to recover from her leg operation, a single mother has recently opened a nasi lemak stall in Johor Bahru to support her three-year-old son. One Poonam Pillay took to Facebook on May 3 to share the story of Glory Selvadurai, a woman who has lost her husband in a motorcycle […]

KUALA LUMPUR — A viral road rage video of four men assaulting a motorist and damaging his vehicle led to some unexpected laughs when rapper Joe Flizzow took to social media to ‘deny’ it was him. Social media users were quick to point out that one of the suspects who was bald and wearing sunglasses […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Citigroup Inc has reneged on many promises while reaping hefty profits from years of operating in Malaysia, and as such, should never be allowed to return to operate in the country, said National Union of Bank Employees (Nube) secretary-general J. Solomon. He said Citi had provided only a vague statement on the […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Do you remember Botak Chin? The answer usually exposes a Malaysian’s age. In the 1980s, it was a convenient name parents commandeered to warn children how bad decisions can lead to a life of crime and expectedly, misery. Indeed, for the last quarter of the 20th century, the infamous armed robber captured […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Starbucks Malaysia announced that they will be opening their “biggest Starbucks Reserve” tomorrow – March 10, 2021. The new outlet will be in Tropicana Gardens Mall at Kota Damansara, and they will be offering the first 100 customers a complimentary tall-sized freshly brewed coffee as part of their launch promos. Unlike a […]

Malaysia — A week before the Pakatan Harapan Government was replaced, on Feb 17 last year,  it announced plans to develop 5G infrastructure. The estimated cost of RM21.6 billion would be paid over a five-year period, it said. On Feb 24 last year, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigned and the 5G development plan […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Following the reopening of schools earlier this week, health experts contacted by Malay Mail have agreed that there is a risk of students bringing home the Covid-19 virus, and in turn infecting members of their multi-generational families – especially endangering the elderly, who make up the bulk of Covid-19 -related deaths. While […]

A Malaysian man Thursday won the country’s first legal challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex, a victory hailed as “monumental progress” in combating persecution of the LGBT community. He was charged in an Islamic court in 2019 with attempting to have “intercourse against the order of nature”, and several others in the same case […]

The chief editor of an independent Malaysian news outlet was questioned by police Monday on suspicion of sedition after he criticised the conviction of his website for contempt. Malaysiakini, which made a name for itself by reporting on the misdeeds of the country’s ruling elite, was found guilty last month over readers’ comments critical of […]

PETALING JAYA — Malaysian actress Janna Nick has apologised for mocking Blackpink member Lisa by naming a character in her telefilm Lisa Blackpig. Janna, whose real name is Nurul Jannah Muner, is the director and producer of Delen which includes an “attention-seeking” antagonist named after the global K-pop singer. She apologised in a virtual press […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd has paid the RM500,000 fine imposed on the news portal – for being in contempt of court over its readers’ comments – a day ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. In a brief video clip by the news outlet’s video outfit KiniTV, Malaysiakini’s CEO Premesh Chandran was […]

Almost eight out of 10 respondents on a Twitter survey voted that Bersatu will not survive GE-15 without UMNO, according to BFM radio survey held this morning (22/2/2021) during its Morning Run programme. Of the 206 voters (respondents) in the final countdown, 75.7 per cent voted that Bersatu will not be able to survive GE-15 […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be present tomorrow when the High Court delivers its decision on whether his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will have to enter her defence in a corruption trial over a project for the supply of electricity to rural schools in Sarawak. Lawyer Tan Sri […]