Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Don't sacrifice excellence for bureaucracy, Guan Eng says over failure to recognise medical specialists from parallel pathway programmes

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 -- The parallel pathway programme for medical specialists is recognised globally and should be accepted here in Malaysia as well, said DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng, expressing his ... Read More


Biggest renter group in Malaysia are millennials, study shows

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 -- Millennials were the biggest category of renters in 2023 and accounted for 37.8 per cent of all rental transactions in the country, said a new study. According to real estat... Read More


Yes, you need DBKL's consent to rally in Dataran Merdeka, experts say

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 -- Although Section 9 of the Peaceful Assemblies Act (PAA) 2012 only sets out that a notification to the police is needed to hold public assemblies, legal experts have said that... Read More


Saifuddin Abdullah urges govt to take proactive action to navigate Myanmar's complex political, social landscape

KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 -- With Malaysia set to chair Asean next year, former foreign minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah urged the government to undertake a more proactive role in navigating the del... Read More


Govt must address with urgency spike in child-on-child sexual abuse cases, says Wanita MCA

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 -- Putrajaya must act immediately to stem the reported rise in juvenile sex crimes and set up counselling centres in both urban and rural areas for abuse survivors, Malaysian Chi... Read More


Spanco chairman claims trial to cheating over RM3b govt contract

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 -- Spanco Sdn Bhd chairman Tan Sri Robert Tan Hua Choon this morning was charged with cheating the government to award his company a contract worth over RM3 billion by convincing... Read More


Not spy but gang hitman, news site claims of Israeli arrested in Malaysia with six guns, 200 bullets

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 -- Israeli news site Mako has reported that the 36-year-old Israeli man who was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on March 27, after he was found in possession of six handguns and 200 bu... Read More


Suaram report: Public assembly arrests, probes down by half in 2023, but cops say organisers must get DBKL nod before gathering

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 -- Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) revealed that there were only 91 investigations and arrests from public assemblies last year, which was half that seen in 2022, and said it ind... Read More


You just need a phone to become a content creator, but success requires novelty and effort

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 -- Every day we are "pushed" new content - depending on what social media accounts we follow - and as we look at this parade of new faces, nobody can blame us for thinking it mu... Read More


PM Anwar: BlackBerry cybersecurity training centre to help Malaysia meet target of 25,000 cyber-security workers by 2025

CYBERJAYA, March 26 -- The opening of BlackBerry's Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE) to upskill Malaysian workers will help the country to meet its target of 25,000 cybersecurity professionals... Read More