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Penang ramps up slope monitoring amid monsoon season

Penang ramps up slope monitoring amid monsoon season

GEORGE TOWN: With the monsoon season now underway, the Penang government has stepped up efforts to monitor hillside slopes and…
Unemployed man charged with murdering 62-year-old father

Unemployed man charged with murdering 62-year-old father

KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was charged at the magistrate's court today with the murder of his 62-year-old father last…
Works Ministry to install Bailey bridge on Jalan Gua Musang-Kota Baru

Works Ministry to install Bailey bridge on Jalan Gua Musang-Kota Baru

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry will install a Bailey bridge along the Jalan Gua Musang-Kota Baru route, which is currently…
Sze Fei-Izzuddin bow out tamely to Fajar-Shobihul

Sze Fei-Izzuddin bow out tamely to Fajar-Shobihul

KUALA LUMPUR: Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani's run at the China Masters ended tamely after the world No. 3 pair…
Penang announces major quit rent tax reforms from January 2026, increases 29 to 200 per cent

Penang announces major quit rent tax reforms from January 2026, increases 29 to 200 per cent

GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow unveiled significant changes to the state's quit rent tax system, with the new…
#SHOWBIZ: Accused of sexual crimes: Naim Daniel didn't expect to be given a chance

#SHOWBIZ: Accused of sexual crimes: Naim Daniel didn't expect to be given a chance

PUTRAJAYA: Following the legal proceedings he currently faces, singer and actor Naim Daniel said that it has not been easy…
Review of Dr Vivian Louis Forbes' book on Malaysia's maritime boundary

Review of Dr Vivian Louis Forbes' book on Malaysia's maritime boundary

PROFESSOR Dr Vivian L. Forbes from Australia makes a timely and valuable contribution to the study of Malaysia's maritime boundaries…
Flood-hit students in Sabah, Sarawak to get university registration flexibility

Flood-hit students in Sabah, Sarawak to get university registration flexibility

KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry has instructed all public Institutions of Higher Learning (IHLs) to provide registration flexibility for…
Over 1,000 high-risk slopes nationwide could collapse at any time

Over 1,000 high-risk slopes nationwide could collapse at any time

KUALA LUMPUR: Over 1,000 slopes nationwide are classified as high-risk and can collapse at any time, Works Minister Datuk Seri…
Tang Jie-Ee Wei extend streak to reach China Masters semis

Tang Jie-Ee Wei extend streak to reach China Masters semis

KUALA LUMPUR: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei stretched their winning streak to eight matches since being crowned world champions after…
Federal Territories Ministry denies sidelining Umno

Federal Territories Ministry denies sidelining Umno

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territories Ministry has rejected claims that the Madani Government has sidelined Umno.The Minister in the Prime…
Malaysia agrees to exempt some Palestinian food products from duties

Malaysia agrees to exempt some Palestinian food products from duties

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has agreed in principle to exempt some Palestinian agricultural and food products from customs duties, the Investment,…
How Intel's Nvidia deal could help Intel's next generation of chip manufacturing

How Intel's Nvidia deal could help Intel's next generation of chip manufacturing

SAN FRANCISCO: Nvidia's deal with Intel could put the struggling chipmaker's next-generation manufacturing technology on a stronger footing, even without…
Kenya eye double gold on penultimate day of world championships

Kenya eye double gold on penultimate day of world championships

Kenya eye double gold on penultimate day of world championshipsTokyo, Sept 19, 2025 (AFP) -Kenya are hoping legend Faith Kipyegon…
Kedah, Perak slapped with two-year MFL ban as crisis deepens

Kedah, Perak slapped with two-year MFL ban as crisis deepens

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Football League (MFL) handed Kedah Darul Aman and Perak a jaw-dropping two-season suspensions for failing to…
Energy Commission cracks down: 12 cases, RM200,000 in fines

Energy Commission cracks down: 12 cases, RM200,000 in fines

PUTRAJAYA: The Energy Commission (ST) has intensified its crackdown on energy offences, filing 12 prosecution cases this year and securing…
Bursa Malaysia opens marginally higher, retreats thereafter

Bursa Malaysia opens marginally higher, retreats thereafter

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher but retreated thereafter despite the positive overnight performance on Wall Street, as investors…
Malaysia Covid-19 cases plunge 50pct, but 1 new death reported

Malaysia Covid-19 cases plunge 50pct, but 1 new death reported

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported one Covid-19 death in the latest epidemiological week, an elderly bedridden man, even as infections plunged…
#NSTViral: Should diners clean up after eating at fast-food outlets? Netizens weigh in

#NSTViral: Should diners clean up after eating at fast-food outlets? Netizens weigh in

KUALA LUMPUR: A social media post showing food leftovers, containers, and trays left on a table at a fast-food restaurant…
Hamilton says he is now more into art than cars

Hamilton says he is now more into art than cars

BAKU: Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, Formula One's most successful driver with seven world championships and a record 105 wins, said on…
SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20pct of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say

SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20pct of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say

ReutersSAN FRANCISCO: SoftBank Group will lay off nearly 20 per cent of its Vision Fund team globally as it shifts…
Heavy rain, thunderstorm warning for Selangor and four other states

Heavy rain, thunderstorm warning for Selangor and four other states

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a heavy rain and thunderstorm warning for Selangor and four other…
British spies turn to dark web to recruit Russian agents, access secrets

British spies turn to dark web to recruit Russian agents, access secrets

LONDON: British spies are to use the digital shadows of the dark web to recruit informants and allow them to…
Cops nab man suspected of molesting girl in Kulai public toilet

Cops nab man suspected of molesting girl in Kulai public toilet

KULAI: Police have arrested a 32-year-old local man suspected of molesting a 10-year-old girl in a public toilet at Jalan…
#NSTviral: Touching video of 'Spiderman' duo sitting by roadside moves netizens

#NSTviral: Touching video of 'Spiderman' duo sitting by roadside moves netizens

KUALA LUMPUR: A video of a man and a child dressed in Spiderman costumes sitting quietly by the roadside has…
Special guest reader, Tengku Amir Shah

Special guest reader, Tengku Amir Shah

Your browser does not support the audio element.The New Straits Times' 'Heard The News? Read with Me' initiative featured a…
Malaysia Airlines makes history with all-woman flight team

Malaysia Airlines makes history with all-woman flight team

Your browser does not support the audio element.KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines made history when flight MH2610 from Kuala Lumpur to…
Five Pennsylvania cops shot, three fatally, were ambushed by accused stalker

Five Pennsylvania cops shot, three fatally, were ambushed by accused stalker

UNITED STATES: Five police officers shot this week in rural Pennsylvania, three of them fatally, were ambushed by a suspected…