HIROSHIMA: Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima yesterday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear “Doomsday Clock” close to midnight. A silent prayer was held at 8.15 am (local), the moment when
BY ANOUSKA LADDS IT is no surprise that rising costs, fragile supply chains, and cooling demand are forcing Malaysia’s businesses to rethink their future strategies. But economic slowdowns do not just test resilience. They also expose inertia. While many of Malaysia’s SMEs have embraced digital transformation, with at least 90
SHAH ALAM: The 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Selangor will feature the new sports of e-sports, chess, cricket and kabaddi, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said. She shared that the four sports were approved at the SUKMA Supreme Council meeting that she chaired on Tuesday (Aug 5), adding that
KUALA LUMPUR: The Public Service Department (PSD) has denied recent social media claims that the government’s pension scheme changed starting on January 1 this year. In a statement on its official Facebook page, the department stressed that pensions for current public servants remain unaffected. “Any information related to pensions must
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Bank Bhd has secured landmark deals, locking in 20-year exclusive bancassurance agreements with Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Bhd (TMLM) and Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd (STMK) worth RM1.62 billion, the largest deal in Malaysia to-date. In a note yesterday, CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said these partnerships
SIBU: The Police have launched an investigation for suspected negligence following the death of a two-year-old boy who is believed to have fallen into an uncovered manhole along Jalan Wong Soon Kai here on Monday (August 4). Sibu Police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the case is being investigated under
KUALA LUMPUR: All large-scale housing developments in Malaysia must be guided by the MADANI principles, with particular emphasis on providing essential public infrastructure, including educational facilities, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He said that any housing project comprising 3,500 residential units or more must include access to
KUALA LUMPUR: “I even had to battle through water dripping from above.” That was how national men’s doubles player Wan Arif Wan Junaidi summed up his gritty performance after finally clinching his first BWF World Tour title with partner Yap Roy King at the 2025 Macau Open on Sunday. The
KUALA LUMPUR: The national women’s junior football team are all set for today’s opening Group F match against Iran in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras here. Coach Cameron Ng said his Malayan Tigress have undergone two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR: Police shot dead a man, believed to be the mastermind of a robbery and housebreaking gang, in an incident on Jalan Bukit Tunku, here early today. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Acting Director, Datuk Fadil Marsus, said the 36-year-old man, with 44 criminal records including drug cases,
