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A super 2/3 majority forged in the snow-and why Trump cannot ignore Japan now - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 9 -- The political feat achieved in Japan yesterday, February 8, 2026 deserves to be recorded as more than an election result. A super 2/3 majority won on a snow-filled winter day-... Read More


Anwar congratulates Japan PM Takaichi Sanae on election victory

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) landslide victory in the country's general election... Read More


'Send Help' still slays: Sam Raimi's island nightmare tops N. American box office for second week

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- Horror flick Send Helpshowed staying power, leading the North American box office for a second straight week with US$10 million (RM40 million) in ticket sales, industry estimate... Read More


Amid MACC probe, IJM chairman Krishnan Tan says he has cooperated fully, company assures business as usual

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- IJM Corporation Bhd non-executive chairman Tan Sri Krishnan Tan said he has fully cooperated with the authorities and will continue to do so in connection with an ongoing inves... Read More


Bangsar's Bunga Kantan by Little Penang Kafe brings treasured Nyonya family dishes to the table

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- Opened at the tail end of 2025, Bunga Kantan honours a family's culinary legacy with every Nyonya dish on its menu. It is by the same family behind Little Penang Kafe, that po... Read More


'Step by step': Hannah Yeoh says mayor working to reform DBKL governance

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has indicated that several reforms are underway to strengthen governance at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). Her remarks followed concer... Read More


Meet SPIA: The squad hooked on reeling in alien fish clogging Malaysia's rivers

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- When most people were grappling with boredom during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 and 2021, Mohamad Haziq A Rahman decided to kill time by fishing at a stream near his home in ... Read More


Pricing the dollar: An Asean perspective - Abbi Kanthasamy

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 9 -- When The Economist warned in its February 7 leader that "the world is involuntarily long US political risk - and has started charging a premium", it was not speaking only to Wa... Read More


Ministry mulls legal reforms to hit RON95 fuel subsidy cheats, block foreign cards at pumps

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 9 -- The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) is studying amendments to address abuse of subsidised RON95 petrol and shift liability to the perpetrators, said Minist... Read More


Unexplained loud boom heard again in Ipoh, authorities say no seismic activity detected

IPOH, Feb. 9 -- The Perak Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG) has reportedly said it has not received any complaints linked to a loud noise heard in Ipoh and several surrounding districts. Its d... Read More