JOHOR BARU: The Johor Regent and the Singapore government have agreed to a land swap deal in the island republic. Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who is also Johor crown prince, owns the 21.1ha plot of land at Holland Road, according to a media release on Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) website. The land, comprising Plot B and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight-year-old S. Harsheetaa Sai, who had heart surgery in the United States, has passed away due to multiple organ failure and sepsis, says her father R. Selva Ganapathy. Harsheetaa, had been battling heterotaxy since birth. She had been receiving treatment at Boston Children's Hospital, a leading medical centre in Massachusetts, since April 2025. "Our hearts...
PETALING JAYA: Photos and videos of a large fire in Taman Midah, Kuala Lumpur, have gone viral on social media on Tuesday (June 10). In several videos, firemen are seen battling the flames, which have engulfed what appears to be a house of worship. Posts about the began to appear on social media as early as 9pm....
IPOH: Dashcam footage of the tragic bus crash on the East-West Highway where 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) were killed has been given to the police. Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Noordin said that they would record the statement of the dashcam owner soon and that the footage would serve as evidence to determine...
KUALA LUMPUR: Throughout the Hari Raya Aidiladha weekend and school holidays, Malaysians took advantage of the long weekend by crowding parts of the capital and becoming “tourists in their own country”. The holiday weekend also provided a welcome respite, with major roads heading towards the city centre being relatively clear. This saw many taking the opportunity to...
GERIK: "I woke up when I heard the driver shouting angrily. I don't know what he was angry at but the bus started swaying from side to side and then overturned." This is what Farhana Ab Aziz remembered after she survived the horrific accident where 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students were killed at KM53...
SEPANG: The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, arrived in Malaysia Monday (June 9) for a three-day official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and expand cooperation. The visit, his first to Malaysia since taking office in August 2015, comes at a significant moment, coinciding with Malaysia's Asean 2025 chairmanship and Poland's Presidency of the Council of the...
PETALING JAYA: Anthony Loke says that the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) has issued a show-cause letter to the bus operator involved in the tragic bus crash in Gerik. "The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is undertaking safety inspections and audits on the bus and the company, in compliance with the Road Transport Act and the Land...
PUTRAJAYA: To boost awareness of the nation’s past leaders and icons, the government is making it free to visit 10 national memorials for a year. The National Unity Ministry said the initiative encourages Malaysians to visit the memorials dedicated to national leaders and cultural figures by making Malaysia's political and cultural legacy more accessible. The memorials include...
SEOUL: A new Boeing 737 MAX landed back in China on Monday (June 9), flight tracking data showed, a sign the US planemaker was resuming deliveries to Chinese customers as Beijing and Washington ease their tariff war. Boeing, which halted deliveries of new planes to China in April as the world's two largest economies ramped up...
