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Five-year-old autistic boy found drowned in Sungai Skudai

JOHOR BARU, May 2 -- The body of the missing five-year-old autistic boy who fell into Sungai Skudai in Johor was found by a search-and-rescue team near the location he was last seen in Kampung Sepakat... Read More


Johor MACC arrests water company CEO and business owner over alleged kickbacks in ongoing probe

JOHOR BARU, May 1 -- A water company chief executive officer (CEO) and a company owner are the latest to be arrested by the Johor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe on top state ... Read More


In JB, police investigate nine-month-old girl's death from suspected abuse

JOHOR BARU, May 1 -- Police are investigating the death of a nine-month-old baby girl here last week, following indications that her injuries were from possible abuse and neglect. Johor Baru North po... Read More


MACC nabs Johor utility execs over alleged kickbacks, forgery

JOHOR BARU, April 30 -- Two senior managers of a Johor utility company were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday for allegedly accepting kickbacks related to contract ... Read More


Son gets calls from loan sharks demanding he settle estranged father's six-figure debts

JOHOR BARU, April 23 -- A 24-year-old workshop owner is being hounded by loan sharks to settle the debts taken by his estranged father whom he has not seen for a decade. Samson Loo Jia Tao said he st... Read More


AKPK: Over 50,000 youths in debt due to credit cards, loans worth close to RM2b in total

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- The National Credit Counseling and Management Agency (AKPK) reportedly said it found 53,000 youths aged 30 and below are under debt worth nearly RM1.9 billion in total. Mala... Read More


Tourism Australia: Budget-conscious Malaysian visitors more than doubled last year

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 -- Tourism Australia reportedly said that the country is witnessing a strong revival in the numbers and interest from Malaysian outbound travellers, signalling an optimistic tre... Read More


Singapore succession won't upset status quo with Malaysia, experts say

KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 -- Malaysia's bilateral relationship as well as trade and investment with Singapore will likely continue following with the republic's change of leadership from Prime Minister L... Read More


Johor MB: Forest City special financial zone has Putrajaya's backing on top of joint economic zone with Singapore

JOHOR BARU, April 19 -- Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said that Forest City's status as a Special Financial Zone (SFZ) has the full support of the federal government. He said the Forest C... Read More


Defence Ministry to closely monitor projects for delays, says Khaled Nordin

JOHOR BARU, April 18 -- The Defence Ministry will ensure projects involving it will be completed on schedule, said Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said the ministry will work closely with the Wo... Read More