Tasik Chini occupies a special place in Malaysia's national psyche. Steeped in legend, the vast body of water in central Pahang is rumoured to contain an ancient sunken city, and be inhabited by a mythical "dragon god" that makes its home among the watery depths. The freshwater lake, Malaysia's second largest, and its surrounding wetlands were...
You’d think the newly-opened outdoor theme park or the countless number of famous retail outlets will be your ultimate reason to never leave the pleasure-filled entertainment hub that is, Genting Highlands. We would disagree, now that we have an announcement that is sure to delight you all. Malaysians went AWOL after the opening of the much-anticipated...
Malaysia on Thursday (July 28) passed a law discouraging elected lawmakers from switching political parties, following a series of defections that has caused political instability in recent years. The new law could be crucial in providing stability as national elections are expected to be called earlier than the September 2023 deadline. Malaysia has seen two coalition governments...
Actress and entrepreneur Fazura posted a video on Friday (22nd July) on her TikTok that indicated she seemingly ‘caught’ her husband, actor Fattah Amin with another girl. The caption in the video may also lead one to believe she saw her husband in an awkward position, which can be read, “The night I caught my...
Disputes among neighbours are not uncommon. There are countless horror stories on social media showing nasty neighbours and their antics everywhere, and it's not just limited to Singapore. In a viral TikTok video posted last Monday (July 18) by user Bundlekitaa_, an angry man could be heard shouting as he pans the camera to a pile of trash on...
The Taliban is reaching out to Muslim-majority nations far from Afghanistan, like Malaysia and Indonesia, to create the perception that an increasing number of countries are interested in engaging with the regime to “strengthen their case for international recognition”, say analysts. On Sunday (July 24), the Taliban’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met Malaysia’s special...
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...
Now that concerts have been given the green light, music artists are just as eager to tour the world as fans are eager to experience live concerts again. With so many live shows lined up, perhaps you’d like to add JJ Lin (林俊傑) to your list. The 41-year-old Mandopop singer took to his social media to officially...
