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Woman who stabbed mother remanded seven days
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (156+ words) SEREMBAN: A woman who was arrested after allegedly stabbing her mother in the neck in Kampung Segineh Inas, Johol, near here on Friday (Feb 20), has been remanded to facilitate investigations into the case. Kuala Pilah district police chief Supt Muhammad…...
Lat’s ‘Town Boy’ has the answer
1+ week, 4+ day ago (181+ words) MY daughter was talking about how hard it is to teach Bahasa Melayu to her non-Malay international school students when I found my eye caught by a book on the living room bookshelves: Lat's Town Boy, published almost half a…...
HRD Corp suspends three top executives over PAC, MACC findings
2+ week, 1+ day ago (120+ words) Friday, 06 Feb 2026 PETALING JAYA: Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) has suspended three members of its top management. This follows reports from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the Auditor-General, and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). In a statement, it said…...
Man pleads not guilty to reckless driving causing death of three in Kulim
3+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) KULIM: A man pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (Jan 26) to a charge of reckless driving which resulted in the deaths of three family members, in an incident that occurred more than a week ago. The…...
Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.8 pct in December
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (138+ words) Saturday, 10 Jan 2026 OTTAWA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Canada's unemployment rate rose to 6.8 percent in December, Statistics Canada announced Friday. The increase in December partially offsets a cumulative decline of 0.6 percentage points in the previous two months, said the national statistical agency. There…...
Kluang cops nab four over spate of break-ins
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (187+ words) KLUANG: Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a series of break-ins at homes and schools here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the suspects were detained in separate raids here on…...
Nearly one-third of over 1,000 daycare centres received Bomba safety notices
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (309+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has issued 373 notices to 1,172 childcare centres it inspected since October for failing to comply with safety regulations. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman "Athirah Sabu said that for private primary…...
EP Manufacturing unit inks assembly agreements with XPeng
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (241+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary PEPS-JV (Melaka) Sdn Bhd (PJVM) has inked a framework assembly agreement and a related vehicle assembly agreement with XPeng Motors (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Read full story KUALA LUMPUR: EP Manufacturing Bhd…...
Trailer driver in Kesas toll plaza crash charged with DUI
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (161+ words) SHAH ALAM: A trailer driver has pleaded not guilty in a Magistrate's Court here on Monday (Dec 15) to a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and causing injury in a crash at a toll plaza last week. Noor…...
Luxury sedan driver pleads not guilty to fatal dangerous driving near Bentong
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (201+ words) BENTONG: A man pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (Dec 15) to a charge of dangerous driving and causing the death of a married couple last week. Lee Kang Foong, 40, is accused of driving a luxury sedan…...