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The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) will no longer accept the two per cent tax deduction involving deceased agents, dealers or distributors (Resident Individuals), effective August 1. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Tax rule change: No more 2pc deduction for deceased agents, dealers and distributors effective August 1, says IRB

The mother and the 61-year-old man were overheard planning to rape the 13-year-old daughter in a hotel again, according to Ampang Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail. — File picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Ampang Jaya cops investigate nightmare rape of girl by 61-year-old man while mum consents and looks on

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari speaks during a press conference on the final iinvestigation report on Putra Heights incident at SUK Selangor June 30, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Selangor MB: Putra Heights blast caused by soil subsidence, pipe shifted 15.9cm

Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat (centre) poses for group pictures during the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Legislative Year at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) January 8, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

On retirement eve, CJ lauded by Malaysian Bar, lawyers in appreciation speeches

Transport Minister Anthony Loke signed off on the KLIA Aerotrain relaunch. — Picture via Facebook/Anthony Loke
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

KLIA Aerotrain returns July 1: Anwar to officiate relaunch, Loke applauds revival

Police officers remove the bodies of a woman and a child from a flat in George Town July 1, 2025, after they were found in a decomposed state. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Neighbours thought they moved — but foul smell leads to discovery of woman and child’s bodies in Penang flat

Transport Minister Anthony Loke (front, left), and Singapore's Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow (front, 2nd right) pose for a photo together in a new train carriage at the Launching Ceremony of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Link 01 Rapid Transit System (RTS) at the Singapore Rail Test Centre June 30, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

RTS Link fares to be revealed closer to launch, says Loke as Malaysia, Singapore unveil first train set

Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli inspects Singapore-registered vehicles during a special VEP enforcement operation in Johor Baru July 1, 2025. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Malaysia kicks off VEP enforcement at Johor border, fines 10 Singapore drivers within first hour

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the Government-linked Enterprises Activation and Reform Programme funds are being channelled into high-growth, high-value sectors such as semiconductors, the energy transition, community upliftment and talent development. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Amir Hamzah: RM11b deployed under GEAR-uP to power Malaysia’s high-growth sectors, aims to boost living wages for 153,000 workers

Singapore ramped up crypto exchange regulations on June 30, 2025 in a bid to curb money laundering and boost market confidence after a series of high-profile scandals rattled the sector. — AFP pic
Singapore  / 16 h ago

Singapore clamps down on crypto exchanges after scandals, warns foreign-focused firms to shut or comply

Factory workers assemble a lighting apparatus during a site visit to a plant in Juru, Penang, February 11, 2020. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Money  / 3 h ago

Manufacturers hike prices as rising costs test Malaysia’s fragile recovery

The object, identified as an 81mm mortar bomb from the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) category, was discovered around 9.30am during landscaping works. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Mortar bomb near Menora Tunnel sparks 15km jam, North-South Expressway reopens after safe detonation

The Federal Court will decide if it is constitutional to make it a crime for an organiser not to notify the police five days in advance before a peaceful rally is held. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

Is it constitutional to criminalise the failure to notify police five days before a rally? Federal Court to decide today

The Federal Court’s five-judge panel unanimously decided to strike down Section 9(5). This means that it is now no longer a crime in Malaysia if an organiser fails to give a five-day advance notice to the police of a peaceful rally. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 1 h ago

Failure to tell police five days before peaceful rally no longer a crime in Malaysia, Federal Court rules

Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Petroleum Safety Division director Husdin Che Amat speaks during a press conference on the release of the investigation report into the Putra Heights gas pipeline blast at the Selangor State Secretariat (SUK) in Shah Alam June 30, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Petronas identifies pipeline segments for review after Putra Heights gas explosion

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Family members hold banners outside the Sungai Buloh prison in protest in this file photo. — Picture via Facebook/DSM - Desak Sampai Mansuh
Malaysia / 10 Dec 2023

Impact of Sosma detention on detainees’ families: Kids bullied, demonisation, broken marriages

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the couple, in their 30s, have been remanded from Wednesday (December 6) to December 16 to help in the investigation under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 for ill-treatment, neglect, abandonment or exposure of children. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

KL police: Parents held over alleged abuse to death of six-year-old girl

Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the whole episode started when the victim saw an attractive online investment scheme on Facebook that offered lucrative returns on September 10, and was attracted to the investment scheme. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Sibu police: Man loses RM75,000 after investing in non-existent online investment scheme

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof expressed hope that the initiative, which also benefits students from polytechnics, Teacher Education Institutes, and matriculation colleges, would give peace of mind to the students, enabling them to concentrate better on their studies. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

FLYsiswa initiative helps alleviate financial burden on IPT students, says DPM Fadillah

Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon and his body was found at about 10pm on Wednesday in a stream some 200 metres from his house at Idaman Apartment in Damansara Damai. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Selangor police: Stop commenting on autistic child Zayn Rayyan’s death 

Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno supreme council member Isham Jalil will be given a letter soon regarding his party membership status. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Zahid: Umno to inform Isham Jalil of his membership status soon 

Magistrate Shahril Anuar Ahmad Mustapa meted the sentence of one month imprisonment and a fine of RM5,000 as well as a ban from driving for five years on B. Anbarasan, 27, for reckless driving while the fine of RM5,000 was for obstructing public servants. — Screengrab from social media
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Bezza driver pursued by 28 police vehicles jailed a month, fined RM10,000

The organisation admitted that this isn’t the first time it had a cyberattack as they faced a series of breaches previously. — SoyaCincau pic 
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Socso confirms cyberattack, claims leaked data is questionable and incomplete

The National TVET Council Committee chairman said the policy framework would be brought to the Cabinet soon for approval. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

DPM Zahid: National TVET Policy to be launched June 2024 

Khairul Hizwan Kamarudin, 32, who does odd jobs in the village, and Norehan Abu Kasim, 35, a housewife, were charged with committing physical sexual assault on the teenager by touching the girl’s body parts for sexual purposes. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

In Klang, married couple pleads guilty to committing sexual offences against girl, 15

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement, said this was due to wind concentration expected on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

MetMalaysia: Continuous rain forecast in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor beginning Sunday

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the actively unemployed, or those who were available for work and were actively seeking jobs, represented 80.1 per cent of the total unemployed persons. ― Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Stats Dept: Number of unemployed persons down in October 2023 

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil also urged the public to give the three agencies time to look into the matter and to gather further information. — Bernama pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Fahmi: Three agencies investigating Socso website hacking claim 

The 60 tonne shipment is the largest sent thus far, with the first being 20 tonnes of medical supplies, food and items for infants, and the second shipment weighing 16 tonnes, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir. — Reuters pic
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Foreign minister: Op Ihsan humanitarian aid has been received by intended recipients in Gaza

Sabahan teens fighting against absent teachers and Family Frontiers win Suaram’s human rights award during the Suaram’s Human Rights Report 2023 launch at KLSCAH, December 8, 2023. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Sabahan teens fighting against absent teachers and Family Frontiers win Suaram’s human rights award

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks to the media after the launch of MyNext Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and the exchange of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the Malaysian Government, GLCs and private companies at Bukit Jalil National Stadium on December 8, 2023. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia / 08 Dec 2023

Agreeing with Asyraf Wajdi, Zahid says possible for Umno to recover if there’s no internal dispute