Malaysia

PETALING JAYA — Malaysian actress Janna Nick has apologised for mocking Blackpink member Lisa by naming a character in her telefilm Lisa Blackpig. Janna, whose real name is Nurul Jannah Muner, is the director and producer of Delen which includes an “attention-seeking” antagonist named after the global K-pop singer. She apologised in a virtual press […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysiakini’s operator Mkini Dot Com Sdn Bhd has paid the RM500,000 fine imposed on the news portal – for being in contempt of court over its readers’ comments – a day ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. In a brief video clip by the news outlet’s video outfit KiniTV, Malaysiakini’s CEO Premesh Chandran was […]

Almost eight out of 10 respondents on a Twitter survey voted that Bersatu will not survive GE-15 without UMNO, according to BFM radio survey held this morning (22/2/2021) during its Morning Run programme. Of the 206 voters (respondents) in the final countdown, 75.7 per cent voted that Bersatu will not be able to survive GE-15 […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be present tomorrow when the High Court delivers its decision on whether his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor will have to enter her defence in a corruption trial over a project for the supply of electricity to rural schools in Sarawak. Lawyer Tan Sri […]

KUALA LUMPUR — Latest statistics from popular dating sites show that Malaysia is home to about 300,000 sugar babies consisting of mainly female university students in their 20s. According to Asia’s largest sugar daddy dating platform, Sugarbook, they have over 400,000 active members consisting of 220,000 sugar babies, 180,000 sugar daddies and 6,000 sugar mummies […]

KUALA LUMPUR — The shortened three-day quarantine period for Cabinet ministers returning from official duties abroad could be expanded to foreign dignitaries, businessmen or even the public in the near future, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba tonight. Speaking to news portal Malaysiakini, Adham explained that the move is designed to open the […]

KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian government has filed two lawsuits claiming millions in tax arrears from two former senior officials of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), who were wanted in Malaysia for investigations into the massive financial scandal and later charged along with fellow fugitive Low Taek Jho. Based on court documents, the Malaysian government filed […]

There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in Malaysia that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals, prompting the Malaysian King to declare on Tuesday a nationwide state of emergency. A statement from the Royal Palace said the King had agreed to the declaration following a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The emergency […]

Notorious local actor and singer Aliff Aziz has been caught in another public altercation. In a video shared on social media by Facebook group Official_Fidz, a man resembling the actor can be seen arguing with someone outside of a restaurant in Singapore. In the video that is almost 2 minutes long, 29-year-old Mr Aliff throws […]

Badminton world number one Kento Momota was injured and his driver was killed in a crash near Kuala Lumpur on Monday just hours after he won the Malaysia Masters. Police said the Japanese star, 25, suffered a broken nose and cuts to his face when the van carrying him to the city’s airport crashed early […]

Malaysia’s disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak allegedly sought help from Abu Dhabi’s crown prince to conceal wrongdoing linked to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal, recordings released Wednesday by investigators showed. Huge sums were looted from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and used to buy items ranging from a super-yacht to artwork, in a fraud allegedly involving Najib […]

Kuala Lumpur— Speaking to members of the press on Tuesday (Jan 7), Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Tun Mahathir Mohamad called for Muslim nations to unite for their own protection after US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3. Calling the assassination of General Soleimani immoral, Dr Mahathir […]