PUTRAJAYA: A group of about 300 doctors has gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) here in protest of the new law mandating the display of price lists at private healthcare facilities. The doctors, mostly clad in black, gathered here since 9am Tuesday (May 6). Initially, the gathering was called "Doctors Betrayed: The Long Walk...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Earthquake Surveillance Division under the Meteorological Department reported on May 5, 2025, a series of earthquakes occurring in Myanmar and Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The strongest quake was recorded at 6.33am (local time) with a magnitude of 4.8 at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicentre was located at latitude 22.387°N and longitude 96.284°E,...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah STAR has cautioned against junior political figures publicly criticising senior coalition leaders, calling such behaviour irresponsible and harmful to the integrity of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS). Its president, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, called the conduct “unacceptable” and said all internal matters should be addressed through the proper channel, the GRS Leadership Council. “This...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The 22nd Asean Senior Officials Meeting Responsible for Information (SOMRI) and Related Meetings began here on Monday. The two-day event at a hotel here gathers senior representatives from Asean Member States to strengthen regional cooperation in the field of information and media. The 22nd SOMRI will discuss emerging issues such as disinformation, misinformation, digital...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The unofficial version of Signal used by Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has been hacked, tech site 404 Media said Sunday, raising further concern over the security of the communications exchanged at the highest levels of the U.S. government. 404 Media said the hacker exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage, a Signal-like...
KUALA LUMPUR: The upward momentum on Bursa Malaysia continued on Monday as there has been a swell of optimism that trade negotiations between the US and China are likely to kick off in the near term. At 9.05am, the benchmark FBM KLCI was up 2.84 points to 1,545.33, with the buying interest picking up where it...
Chinese automaker BYD has launched the Shenzhen, the world's largest car transport ship, capable of carrying up to 9,200 vehicles. It has now set sail on its first ocean voyage. This giant of the seas is 219 meters long and 37.7 meters wide, and can carry up to 9,200 cars on a total of 16 decks,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit edged up slightly against the US dollar on Monday, as a weaker greenback, weighed down by dovish sentiment from the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) on interest rates and new trade developments related to China, supported the local currency, said an analyst At 8 am, the local currency inched up to...
SINGAPORE: In an initial assessment of his party’s electoral performance, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh (pic) attributed the swing against the opposition to people giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a strong mandate amid a difficult international environment. In this context, the WP had done “very commendably”, consolidating its hold over Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang...
PETALING JAYA: Business groups and industry players will be closely monitoring the Parliament’s special sitting today, which is set to discuss the impact of US tariffs. The special session will see about 20 lawmakers debating the implications of the United States’ decision on the country’s economy as well as the Malaysian government’s long-term planning and responses...
