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One teen found dead as search continues for three others missing in Tanjung Balau

KOTA TINGGI, Sept. 2 -- The body of one of four teenagers feared drowned at Tanjung Lompat Beach in Tanjung Balau was recovered this afternoon. The victim, identified as Alif Taqiudin Kamal Hasrul Mo... Read More


Meet Bove and Bey, the retired Boeing 747s turned luxury hotel suites in Johor Bahru

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 28 -- Those craving a unique overnight stay can now head to the city's latest attraction, which offers accommodation inside a Boeing 747 aircraft. The two decommissioned wide-body j... Read More


Buloh Kasap rep Zahari Sarip sworn in as Johor state assembly Speaker

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug. 27 -- Buloh Kasap assemblyman Datuk Zahari Sarip has been sworn in as the Johor state assembly Speaker following his appointment to the post. The 59-year-old former Johor Agricu... Read More


Singaporean man jailed for insulting Islam during e-hailing trip in Johor Bahru

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 21 -- A 56-year-old Singaporean man has been jailed for 14 days and fined RM7,000 after admitting to demeaning Islam during a trip in Johor Bahru last month. Mohamed Anim Atam plead... Read More


Johor police cripple drug ring, seize RM7.93m drugs from 'repository' homes

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 20 -- A drug trafficking syndicate, believed to be using houses in secure gated residences as a storage repository, was crippled after police raided and seized drugs worth RM7.93 mil... Read More


Johor factory ordered shut after Jalur Gemilang, state flag flown upside down

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Aug. 20 -- The Iskandar Puteri City Council (MBIP) has ordered a factory located at the Southern Industrial and Logistics Clusters (SiLC) Industrial Park here to cease operations afte... Read More


Johor police arrest five, open three investigation papers over upside-down flags

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug. 19 -- Police have arrested five individuals, while three investigation papers opened following several recent cases involving the Malaysian flag and the Johor state flag being displa... Read More


Anwar orders full study of hybrid SST-GST system, report to go to Cabinet

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed the Finance Ministry to conduct a full study on the proposal to introduce a hybrid taxation system that combines the curre... Read More


Fahmi: New legislation to replace UUCA will exclude provisions affecting student freedom

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- The new legislation that will replace the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) 1971 will not restrict the freedom of students or undergraduates. Government spokesm... Read More


Johor businessman's body bound in net, dumped in river; four accused face murder charge

BATU PAHAT, Aug. 17 -- Four men were charged at the Magistrate's Court here with murdering a businessman, whose body was bound and covered in a net before being found in a river earlier this month. T... Read More