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'Yang Berhenti Menteri': Rafizi vows to 'burn and enlighten' in new podcast after stepping down as economy minister

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- Former economy minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has launched a new podcast, YBM, which stands for Yang Berhenti Menteri (the one who quit as minister), vowing to combine sharp... Read More


Invictus Blue named top local agency at D-AWARDS 2025, beats global giants with 13 wins

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- Invictus Blue has been ranked the second overall agency at the D-AWARDS 2025, making it the highest-placed local integrated agency in a competition largely dominated by intern... Read More


Singapore eyes driverless buses in HDB estates to cut commute times, ease manpower crunch over next five years

SINGAPORE, June 17 -- Singapore plans to expand its use of self-driving vehicles islandwide over the next five years, aiming to enhance public transport efficiency and reduce commuting times, particul... Read More


'If you're imitated, you must be doing something good,' PM Wong says after Prabowo eyes Singapore's housing, sovereign wealth fund model

SINGAPORE, June 17 -- Singapore and Indonesia are entering a new era of cooperation, with both nations committed to deepening ties, the former's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said following a Leaders' ... Read More


Foul smell from Johor home leads to discovery of decomposed teacher's body, believed to have died a month ago

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- The body of a woman believed to be a schoolteacher was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya in Iskandar Puteri in Johor, after ne... Read More


No more parking coupons? Singapore trials Bluetooth tech for hands-free, automatic roadside payments

SINGAPORE, June 16 -- Motorists may be able to pay for their roadside parking in Singapore automatically in the future, with the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) reportedly launching a study on the... Read More


AGC appeals Yusoff Rawther's acquittal on drug, arms charges

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has filed an appeal against the High Court's decision to acquit Muhammed Yusoff Rawther of drug trafficking and imitation firearm possess... Read More


No risks for our brightest: MARA pulls students from US, redirects top scholars to UK amid visa clampdown, says Asyraf Wajdi

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- All top-performing students sponsored by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) who are unable to pursue their studies in the United States due to new visa restrictions under President D... Read More


In Kelantan, Customs foil bid to smuggle RM1.4m worth of cannabis buds in Rantau Panjang

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized over 14.398 kilogrammes of drugs suspected to be cannabis buds, worth more than RM1.4 million, at the Rantau Panjang Duty-... Read More


Flash floods swamp 40 Baling homes after downpour; seven villages on alert

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- Continuous heavy rain for more than two hours since 7pm last night triggered flash floods affecting 40 homes across seven villages in Baling district, Kedah. The affected vil... Read More