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CYBERJAYA: DXN Holdings Bhd has been recognised as the Social Category winner at The Exchange Asia ESG PLUS Awards 2025 for its structured ESG strategy and community-focused initiatives. The nutraceutical manufacturer’s programmes cover poverty alleviation, education, healthcare access and nutrition support, with more than RM17 million channelled into community projects over FY2023 and FY2024. Key […]

A gas fire, fatal road crashes involving FRU personnel and UPSI students, and a hiker’s death cast a shadow over Malaysia in a year of tragic lessons KUALA LUMPUR: The year 2025 will be remembered for a series of heartbreaking tragedies that shook Malaysia, claiming lives and exposing gaps in safety and preparedness. One of

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — City Hall (DBKL) today issued a public reminder about the crucial role of bollards, stressing that they are not merely urban decoration but essential safety barriers designed to protect pedestrians from encroaching vehicles. It also urged road users to respect pedestrian walkways and to stop the illegal practice of parking

TAWAU, Dec 14 — A total of 30 semi-permanent stilt houses were destroyed in a fire at Lorong Jade 4, Kampung Sri Aman, Jalan Apas here last night. Tawau Fire and Rescue Station chief Jemishin Ujin said his department received an emergency call at 11.23pm and immediately deployed 17 personnel to the scene, located about

A 47-year-old former manager was cheated of RM241,000 after scammers posing as NSRC and police officers claimed he was involved in money laundering KLUANG: A former company manager was cheated of RM241,000 by a phone scam syndicate impersonating authorities. The 47-year-old victim reported receiving a call from an unknown number on November 6, with the

Insiden tembakan di Universiti Brown, Rhode Island mengorbankan dua orang dan mencederakan lapan lagi; suspek masih bebas dan siasatan berjalan WASHINGTON: Sekurang-kurangnya dua orang terbunuh manakala lapan cedera parah dalam insiden tembakan di Universiti Brown di bandar Providence, Rhode Island, Amerika Syarikat pada Sabtu.  Pihak berkuasa memaklumkan suspek masih bebas dan arahan berlindung di rumah

Gimnastik, karate dan olahraga pacu pungutan tujuh emas Malaysia di Sukan SEA 2025, kekal dalam kelompok lima teratas carta keseluruhan BANGKOK: Tiga cabang sukan menjadi pemangkin kejayaan kontinjen negara pada hari ketiga Sukan SEA 2025. Gimnastik artistik, karate dan olahraga meraih tujuh pingat emas, memastikan Malaysia kekal dalam kelompok lima teratas carta keseluruhan. Di Gimnasium

School holidays used to be cheap but if we allow ourselves, they still can be SCHOOL holidays used to be beautifully simple. You knew they had arrived when neighbourhood kids gathered at the taman playground by 8am – barefoot, hair messy and already sweating buckets. The only “entrance fee” was your mother shouting, “Don’t go

PM Anwar terima panggilan dari Presiden AS Donald Trump, bincang konflik sempadan Kemboja-Thailand dan peranan Malaysia sebagai Pengerusi ASEAN KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah mengadakan perbincangan telefon dengan Presiden Amerika Syarikat Donald Trump mengenai konflik sempadan Kemboja-Thailand. Anwar berkata beliau menerangkan peranan Malaysia yang menggesa kedua-dua negara agar bertenang dan kembali

Thailand’s PM Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves parliament for early elections, citing political deadlock and opposition demands for constitutional reform BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced on Thursday that he is “returning power to the people,” moving to dissolve parliament and clear the way for elections earlier than previously anticipated. Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat told Reuters