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MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki exhibits cash seized during an investigation linked to a former army chief at a press conference at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on January 15, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Malaysia / 15 h ago

MACC: Millions in cash, gold, luxury goods seized in defence procurement probe

Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh attends the opening of the Wanita, Youth, and Puteri wings at the 2025 Umno General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 14, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Umno Youth chief demands Malaysiakini apology at party assembly over pig-farming photo blunder

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin waves during the Umno Youth wing assembly at the Umno General Assembly at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 19 h ago

Khairy’s comeback? Ex-Youth chief welcomed to Umno assembly with ‘silat’ and drums

Liew Chin Tong (centre) speaks with family members at the wake of the late Cheah Keng Sin. — Liew Chin Tong pic

Malaysia / 19 h ago

From street kid to deputy minister: The RM200,000 gift that changed Liew Chin Tong’s life

Customs Department director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin attends an interview at Wisma Bernama, Kuala Lumpur on September 25, 2024. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 18 h ago

Customs DG: Department now spends just RM2.13 to collect every RM100

Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh poses with Khairy Jamaluddin (left) and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh (right) at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 15 h ago

Will Khairy return to Umno? Ex-Youth chief says taking it ‘one step at a time’

Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the deaths of a woman and her four-year-old son in Bandar Dato’ Onn, Johor Bahru, last December were criminal in nature. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 12 h ago

Police: Doctor set to face murder charges after wife, four-year-old son found dead in JB home

A test train travels along the RTS Link alignment near Bukit Chagar during its first dynamic run on December 26, 2025. — Picture via Facebook/RTSO

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Loke: Most Johor-Singapore RTS physical works complete, system installation and testing underway

Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh delivers his policy speech at the Umno Youth annual assembly at Dewan Merdeka at the World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, January 15, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Akmal asks if DAP will ever see Umno as ‘good’ despite working together

(From left to right) Novo Nordisk Pharma general manager Dr Praful Chakkarwar, Malaysian Obesity Society president Dr Rohana Abdul Ghani, senior consultant endocrinologist Dr Chan Siew Pheng, and senior consultant cardiologist Datuk Seri Dr Azhari Rosman launch Wegovy in Kuala Lumpur on January 15, 2026.. — Novo Nordisk pic

Malaysia / 14 h ago

Your gym membership just got competition — weight-loss drug Wegovy launches in Malaysia

Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has revealed he will step down from his role as Melaka State Executive Councillor for Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Security next week. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 16 h ago

Akmal quits Melaka exco role but stays on as Umno Youth chief

Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak to the media on Capitol Hill, Washington DC, flanked by US Senators Lisa Murkowski and Peter Welch, on January 14, 2026.

World / 19 h ago

Trump refuses to back down on Greenland claim after tense US-Denmark talks at White House

Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo attends a Dewan Rakyat sitting at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on August 20, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 13 h ago

Gobind to AG: Why draw out PAA fight in court when Parliament can just fix it

Rescue officials work at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages, causing several casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026. — Reuters

World / 18 h ago

Second crane collapse in Thailand kills two near Bangkok, a day after 32 die in train disaster

At 8am, the local currency traded slightly firmer at 4.0450/0550 against the dollar, compared with yesterday’s close of 4.0465/0525. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Money / 19 h ago

Ringgit edges up against US dollar as falling Treasury yields drag down greenback

Money

10 h ago

NPLs stable as govt ramps up credit guarantees to boost SMEs, investments, says Amir Hamzah

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said the expansion of the credit guarantee scheme was implemented cautiously through close collaboration with financial institutions to ensure that fiscal risks remain under control and long-term financial discipline is maintained. — Bernama pic

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 — The non-performing loan (NPL) rate for the guarantee scheme under Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan Bhd (SJPP) remains low at around two per cent, reflecting the manageable level of risk despite the significant increase in financing guarantee allocations under Budget 2026, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri...

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At 6pm, the local currency weakened to 4.0535/0595 versus the greenback from Wednesday’s close of 4.0465/0525. ― Bernama pic

Money / 10 h ago

Ringgit slips as stronger US dollar pressures local and regional currencies

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 4.25 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 1,715.16 from Wednesday’s close of 1,710.91. The index surpassed its previous peak of 1,713.45 recorded on February 27, 2019. — Picture via X/Bernama

Money / 11 h ago

Bargain buying in banks lifts Bursa Malaysia to levels unseen since 2019

The Microsoft data center campus, currently under construction, is reflected in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, US, September 18, 2025. — Reuters pic

Money / 12 h ago

Microsoft strikes record US$200m deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge

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Managing director of BMW Group Malaysia Benjamin Nagel said the local assembly of the BMW i5 reflects the group’s long-term commitment to Malaysia and the development of the country’s electric vehicle ecosystem. — Picture via Facebook/SoyaCincau.com

15 h ago

BMW launches first locally assembled electric i5 in Malaysia, marking key step in EV push

At 9.05am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 0.90 of-a-point to 1,710.01 from yesterday’s close of 1,710.91, after opening 0.56 of a point lower at 1,710.35. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

18 h ago

Bursa Malaysia opens lower as profit-taking kicks in after seven-year high

At 8am, the local currency traded slightly firmer at 4.0450/0550 against the dollar, compared with yesterday’s close of 4.0465/0525. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

19 h ago

Ringgit edges up against US dollar as falling Treasury yields drag down greenback

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C. July 24, 2025. — Reuters pic

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Donald Trump versus the Federal Reserve: A clash putting central bank independence to the test

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, TNB said EWA phase 2 enables the sale, transmission and purchase of electrical energy at a minimum of 30 megawatts from Lao PDR to Singapore through Thailand and Malaysia, using the participating countries’ existing interconnection facilities. — Picture by Saw Siow Feng

1d ago

TNB signs phase 2 energy wheeling deal to transmit Laos electricity to Singapore under LTMS 2.0

At 6pm, the local currency strengthened to 4.0465/0525 versus the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.0555/0600. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Ringgit gains 0.2pc against US dollar on sustained inflows

The chips — graphic processing units or GPUs — are used to train the AI models that are the bedrock of the generative AI revolution launched with the release of ChatGPT in 2022. — Reuters pic

1d ago

US allows Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China, but top models remain restricted

The long-haul budget airline said it is currently exploring a possible change of company name to reflect the consolidation of AirAsia Group’s aviation business upon completion of its ongoing acquisition of 100 per cent equity interest in AirAsia Bhd and AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd. — Reuters pic

1d ago

AAX says no decision yet on renaming to AirAsia on Jan 19

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 2.71 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 1,710.91 from Tuesday’s close of 1,708.20. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

1d ago

Late buying nudges Bursa Malaysia’s KLCI slightly higher at close

A Saks Fifth Avenue department store is pictured in New York on January 13, 2026. US luxury retail group Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, said late on January 13, 2026 it had filed for bankruptcy. — AFP pic

1d ago

Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy amid mounting debt

Beijing has previously taken tough regulatory action on major internet companies over monopoly charges, notably launching an aggressive crackdown on tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba in late 2020. — Reuters pic

1d ago

China launches monopoly probe into travel giant Trip.com

A 2025 Tesla Model 3 self-drives with FSD 14.1.4 software on the streets of Los Angeles, California, US, November 6, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Tesla full self-driving mode will go subscription-only starting February, says Musk

This file photo shows Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff, co-founder and CEO of World Liberty Financial, outside the Nasdaq after ringing the opening bell to mark ALT5’s US$1.5 billion offering in New York City on August 13, 2025. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Pakistan to partner with affiliate of Trump family’s crypto firm on dollar-linked stablecoin

1d ago

Taiwan issues arrest warrant for CEO of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus over illegal hiring

The draft decree comes as Indonesian ride-hailing drivers are demanding lower commissions, higher pay, full insurance coverage and stronger labour protections. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Indonesian ride-hailing industry set for shake-up under draft presidential decree aiming to slash company commissions

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