A Malaysian plantation company, with the Johor royal family as its indirect majority shareholders, may have been developing land well ahead of getting the necessary approval. Satellite images show that from 2020 to 2021, more than 600 hectares (1,483 acres) of forest on the 3,775-hectare site were cleared in Johor. By June last year, kilometres of...
Malaysian police are tracking down the drivers of seven luxury cars with Singapore registration numbers that were caught being driven in a dangerous manner on a highway near Kota Tinggi on Sunday (July 17). Kota Tinggi police chief Superintendent Hussin Zamora said police detected video footage of the luxury cars travelling in a convoy on a...
Five days after the car went missing in Genting, Malaysian police recovered it from a condominium in Selangor. To avoid detection, the thief allegedly pasted large stickers on the car and also removed the Singapore-registered car plate, Sin Chew Daily reported on Wednesday (July 20). The police also commended the sharp-eyed security guard who alerted the authorities after...
If you ever need something while you’re out and about, convenience stores are your best friend. They have (almost) everything; be it food, drinks, or even daily necessities. Malaysia has garnered quite a few convenience store brands over the years from MyNews, 7Eleven, Family Mart and CU. Well, we’re getting one more. Starting 2023, Korean convenience...
Arman Rashid made a TikTok video to look for Izz Ahmad Danial after the latter's service impressed one of AirAsia's bosses.Screengrab/TikTok Dream jobs don't usually fall from the sky, but there might be an exception for this young man. Izz Ahmad Danial was recently offered the opportunity to become an air steward with Malaysian carrier AirAsia — after his...
To surprise their friend on his birthday, a group of young adults decided to "turn" him into Singapore's favourite police officer. TikTok user T1ew posted a video documenting the entire process last Sunday (July 3). The minute-long video showed the group of friends planning the prank, leading up to the very moment where they sprung the surprise on birthday boy...
Malaysians were given a rude shock in April, following the revelation that the personal data of 22.5 million citizens ranging from their full names to identification numbers, home addresses, phone numbers and ID photos, were stolen from government servers and sold on the dark web for a reported price of just US$10,000 (S$14,000). Barely two months...
When it comes to durians, some will go to pretty extreme lengths just to get a taste of their favourite fruit. Take one businessman in Malaysia for example who recently took his helicopter from Kuala Lumpur to Johor with three of his very lucky friends to satisfy their durian craze. The four of them flew to durian farmer Lokman Hakim Johar's Kampung...
Have you ever wonder what it’s like to rent out an entire cinema hall to yourself or with your loved ones? Some have actually experienced watching a less popular film alone where the hall was basically empty. However, when going to see a hit movie starring a very famous Aa-list actor, chances are, the hall is going...
Since the shock collapse of Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan government in March 2020, just 22 months after it swept to power, the fortunes of the coalition’s linchpin, the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), has been in free fall. Led by the country’s reformist icon Anwar Ibrahim , the PKR has stuttered at multiple by-elections. It has also been...
