JOHOR BAHRU: A private kindergarten owner has lost RM1.3 million after falling victim to a fake online share investment, Johor Police Chief, CP Datuk Abdul Rahman Arsad said today. In a statement, he said the 42-year-old woman saw a social media advertisement in September promising high returns and contacted the
KUALA LUMPUR: All Malaysians who were previously reported stranded in several flood-hit areas in Sibolga, Bukit Tinggi, and several other locations in Sumatra, Indonesia, have been contacted and confirmed safe. The Malaysian Consulate General in Medan, in a post on its Facebook page today, said that the necessary consular assistance will continue
KUALA LUMPUR: Terengganu, Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Perak have recorded an increase in the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres, while Perlis, Kelantan and Kedah reported a decline as of this evening. In TERENGGANU, the number of flood evacuees rose to 8,909 people from 2,742 families as of 8:00
KOTA KINABALU, Sabah: Assessing Sabah’s current political landscape, tomorrow’s 17th State Election is expected to result in a coalition government, as no single party seems capable of winning 37 seats for a simple majority. Campaigning has been intense and balanced since nomination on November 15, especially on social media, but
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 206 national athletes and officials who are scheduled to ‘camp’ in Songkhla in conjunction with the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand next month, will be relocated to Bangkok due to the flood situation in the southern region of Thailand. The National Sports Council (NSC) in a
PUTRAJAYA: The government has fully activated the State Operations Control Centres in 14 states and 198 District Operations Control Centres following the development of Tropical Storm Senyar which made landfall on the coast between Selangor and Negeri Sembilan at 12.30 midnight last night. Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad
SEREMBAN: A family of six faced anxious moments when part of a slope in the Taman Bukit Berlian housing area here collapsed at about 3 am this morning, causing the back of their house to be buried. Hun Swee Chun, 67, said the incident caused the laundry room at the back of
FRANKFURT (Germany): Germans are having to pay more for chocolate, cookies, and other traditional treats in the run-up to Christmas, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The Federal Statistical Office reported on Wednesday that chocolate prices were up by an average of 21 per cent in October 2025 compared to the
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has shown positive, resilient economic growth this year, reflected in a stronger-thanexpected performance in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q 2025), the World Bank said. World Bank lead economist for Malaysia Apurva Sanghi said Malaysia’s around four per cent growth in all three quarters this year was
KUALA LUMPUR: Stablecoins are becoming “unavoidable” for global and regional finance but could pose significant risks to monetary and financial stability unless ASEAN+3 economies establish strong safeguards, a central banker and an economist said. Bank of Korea deputy governor Min Soo Kwon said stablecoins offer clear benefits such as instant
