SHAH ALAM: The police have confirmed the discovery of a handwritten note believed to be a message left by the teenage suspect involved in the recent student stabbing incident. The note, which has been circulating on social media, allegedly contained various writings, including one that reads "This world is fake. I have already won." Selangor police chief...
TOKYO: Less than a year ago, Yuichiro Tamaki (pic) was fighting to retain the leadership of his own opposition party amid reports of an extramarital affair. Now, the 56-year-old athletics fan is in the running to lead the nation, with the identity of the next administration largely in his grasp. The collapse of the ruling coalition...
IPOH: A crash involving a container lorry at Kilometre (KM) 256 northbound of the North-South Expressway (Plus), from the Menora Tunnel to Kuala Kangsar, this morning is causing traffic congestion stretching over seven kilometres near Kuala Kangsar. Plus Malaysia Berhad (Plus), in a post on its social media platform X via the @plustrafik account, said the...
JASIN: The investigation paper on the alleged sexual assault involving four Form Five male students against a Form Three female student at a secondary school in Alor Gajah has been referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP). Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said a decision on whether the students will be charged is expected to...
Say goodbye to your Pimp My Ride Saturdays and My Super Sweet Sixteen dreams: Music Television (MTV)’s dedicated music channels are shutting down after 40 years, and the internet is in full nostalgia meltdown. Yes, the same MTV that gave us Total Request Live (TRL), MTV Cribs and all those unforgettable chaotic moments in pop culture history is officially ending its music broadcast era. For...
In recent weeks, Malaysia has been deeply shaken by a series of disturbing campus incidents. These include the fatal stabbing of a student in Selangor, a gang-rape case in Melaka, an AI-generated obscene image scandal in Johor, and an act of animal cruelty at a public university. These tragedies are not isolated events but reflections...
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has temporarily suspended the director of its Occupational Safety and Health Management Office from operational duties while authorities investigate allegations of stray dog killings on campus. In a statement on Tuesday (Oct 14), the university said the decision was made to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation by the...
Gold prices moved past $4,100 to a record high on Tuesday on increased prospects of U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts, while resurgent U.S.-China trade woes boosted safe-haven bets, including those for silver, which also scaled an all-time peak. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $4,117.72 per ounce at 0716 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $4,179.48...
KUANTAN: The Pahang Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has nabbed another Musang King durian orchard operator on suspicion of money laundering involving hundreds of thousands of ringgit. The suspect is believed to have acquired, received, possessed, transferred and used money derived from durian cultivation on land with forest reserve status and state-owned land in a district in...
PETALING JAYA: The boy who stabbed a girl to death at a Bandar Utama school is believed to have confessed his feelings to the victim and was rejected, reports Chinese media. According to China Press, a friend of the victim said the boy confessed to the victim the night before the incident. The friend, who wished to...
