WAKO, Japan: Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists have long experimented with biodegradable plastics, researchers from the Riken Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo say their new material breaks...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded an investment income of RM18.31bil in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q25), a weaker performance from a year ago as equities contribution fell amid softer global equity markets. The pension fund said its quarterly income - which was 13% lower than RM20.99bil in the corresponding period...
JOHOR BARU: Eight youths who previously pleaded guilty to unlawful confinement, criminal intimidation, extortion, and causing hurt to a 22-year-old man, have changed their plea. Muhammad Aqmal Hafifi Mustafa Kamal, 25; Ahmad Rushdi Jumadi, 23; Muhammad Nur Shafiq Abdullah, 25; Muhammad Haikal Zulkarnain, 19; Mohamad Amierul Hakim Shamsuri, 23; Mohamad Danish Hakim Kamaruddin, 20; Syamsul Hamiziey...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, was presented with briefings on the achievements and agenda of Legal Reform as well as the Auditor-General's Report in two separate sessions at Istana Negara. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's Facebook page on Tuesday (June 3) Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional...
KLUANG: Despite her own health issues, a woman has stood by her husband of 40 years through three prison sentences related to drug offences. The 60-year-old - known as Mak Nab - said she has never given up hope that her husband would one day change his ways. "Despite repeated heartbreak, I continue to welcome him home...
SEREMBAN: Four men, including a Myanmar national, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (June 3) to misappropriating 1,200kg of subsidised liquefied petroleum gas last month. Lee Kin Choong, 57; Lim Chun Wee, 38; Tang Kai Lin, 28, and Mar Thang, 31, made the plea before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam. They were jointly charged with committing...
SINGAPORE: A man was charged on June 3 with murdering a 79-year-old woman in Sengkang. Lim Yuen Li, 44, is accused of killing Wang How Khiew, who is believed to be his mother, in a flat at Block 465B Fernvale Road between 2am and 10.30am on June 1. In a statement on June 2, police said officers...
KOTA KINABALU: AirAsia Malaysia continues to expand routes to and from Sabah through Kota Kinabalu International Airport, with the latest flight to Fukuoka, Japan, via Taipei (short layover). This launch of their brand new fifth-freedom route from the airline’s second-largest hub of Kota Kinabalu will start flying daily from Aug 15, further underscoring AirAsia’s commitment to...
PETALING JAYA: Delay the implementation of the RON95 targeted petrol subsidies until two core issues affecting petrol dealers are resolved, says the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM). Its president Datuk Khairul Annuar Abdul Aziz said that it was crucial that the issues be addressed as the rollout of the RON95 rationalisation plan would impact petrol...
Hong Kong actor Joel Chan was recently in Malaysia for work, and he made sure to enjoy every moment while he was here. Local Chinese media outlets recently reported that the 48-year-old was seen at a buzzing nightclub in Kuala Lumpur, turning heads in a stylish short-sleeved leopard print shirt. A video clip posted on Xiaohongshu (Red...
