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Police say RM122,000 nasi kandar robbery was staged, two restaurant employees arrested
Police have arrested two men in connection with a so-called robbery at a popular nasi kandar restaurant in Penang, which saw the island experience severe gridlock as officers closed down exit points looking for the purported thieves. However, much to the disappointment of the restaurant owner, the two men who were arrested were actually employees ...
Labuan woman cheated out of RM230,000 in WeChat love scam
A Labuan woman is RM230,000 (over US$55,000) poorer after falling for a man she met online who scammed her out of her savings via text messages. Originally meeting on the Chinese...
At least one Malaysian confirmed dead in New Zealand volcano explosion
Malaysian consular officials in New Zealand have confirmed that authorities there have told them one of the country’s nationals was among the dead in a volcanic explosion that...
Malaysia reports first polio case after nearly 20 years of being ‘polio-free’
Nearly 20 years since Malaysia’s last polio case, a 3-month-old baby in Sabah has been confirmed to be suffering from the crippling virus. He is currently in the isolation...
Church statue in Penang vandalized, MP calls for calm while investigation carried out
Bukit Mertajam MP and Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Steven Sim has said that authorities are investigating an incident that saw a Church statue vandalized at a Catholic place...
¡No manches! Trio of Mexican brothers have drug death sentence commuted by Johor Sultan
Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar confirmed via social media today that he had commuted the death sentence of three Mexican nationals who were facing the gallows after...
Recorded number of dengue cases hits all-time high this year
Health officials have revealed that dengue cases have reached an all-time high in 2019, with 120,871 cases having been recorded as of yesterday, December 4. That’s already...
Trash Heap Yields Gem: Woman uses social media to reunite daughter with late father’s last memento
Facebook is generally just a place where you go to find out that the people you knew in high school are now racists and/or trying to sell you aromatherapy oils. But every once in...
Environmental groups praise three Sarawak fishermen who freed whale shark
Three fishermen from the Malaysian state of Sarawak are being praised by local environmental authorities after they helped untie a rope that was attached to a whale shark. In a...
Bare Canvases: Authorities to investigate tattoo expo for nudity
Authorities have confirmed that a tattoo convention organizer will be investigated after reports emerged that semi-nude models were present showing off the artwork. Tourism, Arts...