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Under the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM), the price of RON97 and unsubsidised RON95 will both drop by 25 sen. RON97 will now cost RM4.10 per litre, while unsubsidised RON95 will be priced at RM3.47 per litre. Meanwhile, diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will see a 30 sen decrease, bringing the price down to RM4.07 per litre. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Fuel prices drop: Finance ministry announces lowered petrol and diesel rates amid easing global market

Magistrate Mohd Hirman Ab Raub imposed the sentence on Syed Fazillah Syed Assimie, 41, after the court found the prosecution had proven its case.— Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

E-hailing driver fined RM101,750 for importing 5,500 bottles of zam-zam water

Voters show their inked fingers after early voting for the Johor State Election at a polling station in Johor Bahru on March 8, 2022. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

These 21 Johor seats decided two elections — Will they decide a third on July 11?

Transport Minister Anthony Loke explained that the authorities can still impose a lower fine for a violation on a case-to-case basis, countering allegations that the increment would lump lesser serious offences together with more serious violations. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

As traffic violations rise, so must the penalties: Loke defends RM500 fine hike

A view of skyscrapers affected by haze in Bukit Antarabangsa, Kuala Lumpur in this file picture dated July 22, 2025. Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore could face severe transboundary haze in the coming months as South-east Asia has been placed on red alert for an elevated haze risk, according to the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA). — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Malaysia, SE Asia on red alert for severe haze risk in 2026, warns SIIA report

Finance Minister II Datuk Amir Hamzah Azizan inspects the prices of daily essential goods at a grocery shop in Petra Jaya, Kuching, June 24, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

SARA programme expanded to include more local products, says finance minister II

A child was photographed eating a takeaway meal at an Ikea showroom dining set in Tampines, sparking an online debate in Singapore over public etiquette and store rules. — Composite of social media photos
Singapore  / 14 h ago

‘It’s just a kid!’ Grandma’s response after grandson eats at Singapore Ikea display table sparks social media pile-on

Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (centre) leading the coalition’s 56 candidates for the upcoming Johor state election at the Johor Umno state liaison office in Johor Bahru today. June 24, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Going it alone: Johor BN will not form a joint government with any coalition, says Onn Hafiz

: Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi (centre) leading the coalition’s 56 candidates for the upcoming Johor state election at the Johor Umno state liaison office in Johor Bahru today. June 24, 2026. — Picture by Ben Tan
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

BN announces Johor election candidate lists, Onn Hafiz spearheading the charge

BNM attributed the breaches to inadequate staff oversight and gaps in the company’s standard operating procedures. — Photo by Firdaus Latif
Money  / 16 h ago

BNM fines AEON Credit RM520,000 over sanctions compliance breaches

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers a speech during the Prime Minister’s Informal Engagement Session with the Chief Secretary to the Government and civil servants from the Southern Zone at the Public Works Department Engineering and Technology Excellence Centre (CREaTE) hall in Melaka, June 24, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Anwar: Elections should be between political parties, don’t involve royalty

Education minister and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Wanita chief Fadhlina Sidek has filed a police report over the circulation of an AI-generated video spreading false allegations against her. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Education minister files police report over AI-generated video, calling it malicious and defamatory

According to the charge, the accused was charged with making an offensive communication with intent to annoy others through a Facebook post on February 12 last year. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

In Sarawak, security guard jailed eight months, fined RM50,000 for offensive Facebook comment against King

MRCB had sued activist Abdul Razak Ismail and blogger Murray Hunter over a series of posts published on Facebook and Hunter’s Substack platform that questioned the stadium demolition and redevelopment project. — Pexels pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

MRCB secures consent judgment in Shah Alam Stadium suit; case against blogger to continue

During today’s proceedings, several pages were displayed on screen during questioning on the examination method, showing writings that touched on Zara Qairina’s personal feelings, including matters relating to her relationship with her mother. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Zara Qairina inquest: Expert says copying handwriting across multiple pages difficult, court hears

Singapore police said that the scams involved tickets to recent concerts such as those by Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Japanese pop duo Yoasobi, Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue and K-pop boy band Enhypen. — AFP pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Four nabbed in Singapore for involvement in Coldplay, Taylor Swift ticket scams; at least S$223,000 lost since January

Experts have cited various reasons why new official figures showing that median monthly household income rose 2.8 per cent in real terms to S$10,869 (RM38,467) in 2023 do not seem to line up with the lived experience of numerous sceptical commenters online. — AFP pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Analysis: Why official data on rising 2023 median household income may not square with everyone’s experience

A man who has been in and out of jail over the years for cheating, tricked a few more victims into handing him almost S$40,000 (RM141,568) by offering to book hotel rooms for them at cheaper rates despite actually having none to offer. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Corrective training for serial cheat in Singapore who scammed S$40,000 in fake hotel bookings, forged MCs to skip court

Charlotte Nors (left) and Gaurav Kripalani, Singapore Theatre Company’s managing director and artistic director, respectively. — Singapore Theatre Company pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Singapore Theatre Company to change name again, a week after rebranding from Singapore Repertory Theatre

A photo of the implicated product that was recalled due to undeclared egg allergen. — Singapore Food Agency pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Singapore Food Agency recalls Li Chuan’s seafood roll from Vietnam over undeclared egg allergen

A 25-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly bought a flight ticket to obtain a boarding pass in order to meet an idol from a South Korean boy band within Changi Airport's transit area. — Unsplash pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Woman arrested in Singapore for misusing boarding pass to catch K-pop boy band in Changi Airport’s transit area

Former Transport Minister S Iswaran arrives at the State Courts on February 8, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Iswaran allowed to leave Singapore temporarily; corruption case moved to High Court

On Thursday, Chiew, 56, was also handed a money laundering charge for allegedly using criminal proceeds to buy a landed property, the CPIB said. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Ex-CEO of insurance firm in Singapore handed more bribery charges involving S$668,000; allegedly used criminal proceeds to buy landed property

A Singapore government-led initiative aims to correct the imbalance with a South-east Asian LLM, the first in a family of models named SEA-LION — South-east Asian Languages in One Network — trained in the region’s languages and cultural norms. — ETX Studio pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

Biased GPT? Singapore builds AI model to ‘represent’ South-east Asians

By 2030, all 25 polyclinics in Singapore as well as 900 more general practitioner (GP) clinics will be equipped to provide mental health services. — Unsplash pic via TODAY
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

More polyclinics, GPs in Singapore to provide mental health services by 2030, to make such support more accessible

Wee Cho Yaw’s cortege arrives at UOB Plaza Atrium where United Overseas Bank employees gathered to pay their last respects on February 7, 2024. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 08 Feb 2024

About 500 mourners bid final farewell to Singapore banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw

Singapore is experiencing a rise in mental health issues among youths, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 07 Feb 2024

DPM Wong: Singapore ‘redoubling efforts’ to better understand mental health issues youths face

A new study conducted by Nanyang Technological University researchers found that ‘parenting by lying’ may indirectly encourage children to lie. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 07 Feb 2024

‘Behave, or I’ll call the police!’: Singapore university study finds kids told ‘instrumental lies’ more likely to lie to parents

Singaporean MPs made suggestions, including adjusting the age of consent required for mental health treatments and enhancing mental health literacy, to improve the mental health of youth in Singapore. — TODAY pic
Singapore / 07 Feb 2024

Annual mental health checks, easing parental consent rules: Five suggestions by MPs to enhance youths’ well-being

In November, Tjheng A Liem, a 47-year-old Indonesian, pleaded guilty to five forgery-related charges, with another seven similar charges taken into consideration for sentencing. ― TODAY file pic
Singapore / 06 Feb 2024

Jail for Singapore woman, 47, who used forged documents to trick housemate into lending her over S$400,000

Today, the man, now 61, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ jail after pleading guilty to two counts of using criminal force on a person with the intention to outrage her modesty. — Reuters pic
Singapore / 06 Feb 2024

Jail for Singapore man who twice molested grandniece, once for two hours, after her parents asked him to care for girl