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MACC says recorded statement from a former finance minister over Spanco deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki reportedly said that it has recorded the statement of a former finance minister for its in... Read More


MACC says set to charge Muhyiddin's son-in-law with CBT once he returns home

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki said that the son-in-law of former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged with criminal br... Read More


Actress Eva Mendes set to launch her first children's book

PETALING JAYA, Feb. 22 -- American actress Eva Mendes is poised to publish her inaugural children's book. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Feiwel & Friends, a division of Macmillan Children's Pub... Read More


Rajinikanth to return in 'Jailer 2', director Nelson Dilipkumar working on sequel's script

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Indian superstar Rajinikanth is set to return for a sequel to his blockbuster action drama, Jailer. During a recent interview, actress Mirnaa Menon, who played the role of Ra... Read More


Opposition to query PM Anwar on ringgit when Parliament resumes next week

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Currency pressures due to the weakening ringgit will be the Opposition's top question for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also the finance minister, when the De... Read More


Taylor Swift, New Jeansand Seventeen named by IFPI as the top 10 global artists of 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- American pop singer Taylor Swift and Kpop acts NewJeans and Seventeen have emerged as the top global artists of 2023. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industr... Read More


Exempt utilities from SST hike, Ka Siong tells Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong has urged the government to exclude water and electricity from the upcoming 2 percentile pile increase in sales and service tax (SST), ju... Read More


Sarawak Education Dept now has power to approve projects directly funded by state govt

KUCHING, Feb. 22 -- The Sarawak Education Department has been given the authority to approve projects which are directly funded by the Sarawak government. The move is to shorten the bureaucratic proc... Read More


Tourism Malaysia: Industry close to pre-pandemic level, 18 million tourists last year surpassed target

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Malaysia's tourism industry rebounded remarkably in 2023 to almost pre-pandemic level after the country reopened its international borders in 2022, Tourism Malaysia director-g... Read More


Selangor MB downplays PAS' take over of state govt, says nobody has succeeded since Pakatan's 2008 win

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 22 -- Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari reportedly said that PAS' ambition to take over the state government in the next general election is impractical. Amirudin re... Read More