KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 27 — The number of evacuees from the third wave of floods in Terengganu has risen to 468 people from 116 families as of 9 am today, compared with 103 people from 24 families reported last night. According to the Terengganu State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat, Kuala Nerus district recorded the […]

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 27 — The government will roll out a regulatory sandbox programme from Jan 1 to assess child protection mechanisms and ensure consumer safety in the digital space ahead of full-scale enforcement. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the initiative would involve the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and a number of identified social

Russia lashes out at Ukraine’s president ahead of his meeting with Trump, claiming he and EU backers aim to sabotage new proposals to end the war. KYIV: Russia accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his European Union backers of seeking to “torpedo” a US-brokered plan to end the war. The accusation came ahead of Zelensky’s

A 51-year-old man was charged in Tampin court for murdering Suri Narudin, whose body was found buried in a bag behind a Rembau house. TAMPIN: A 51-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with the murder of Suri Narudin. Zainizan Zainal nodded in understanding after the charge was read before Magistrate Mohamad

KUALA LUMPUR: With less than a week remaining before the close of 2025, the ringgit continued its upward momentum, trading around 4.04 against the US dollar, its highest level in nearly five years. Read full story The Star : Business Feed

A 56-year-old teacher was duped into handing over her ATM card, leading to unauthorised withdrawals totalling RM144,152 by a scammer posing as an NSRC official. KUALA BERANG: A teacher was cheated of RM144,152 after being deceived by a man impersonating an officer from the National Scam Response Centre. Hulu Terengganu police chief Supt Sharudin Abdul

A three-year-old girl was rescued from a 90cm-deep pool at an MBSP theme park after lifeguards performed CPR. The child regained consciousness. BUKIT MERTAJAM: A three-year-old girl was rescued from a children’s pool at the MBSP Theme Park, Sports and Recreation Complex in Jalan Betek. The Seberang Perai City Council confirmed the near-drowning incident occurred

Selangor Islamic Religious Department refutes claims of palace protection for Qadiani group, attributing action delays to fatwa rulings and jurisdiction limits. SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Islamic Religious Department has firmly denied allegations that influential figures with palace links are protecting the Qadiani group from legal action. JAIS director Datuk Mohd Shahzihan Ahmad labelled the claims

 Kanak-kanak perempuan 3 tahun hampir lemas di kolam MBSP, diselamatkan penyelamat kolam dengan CPR sebelum dihantar ke hospital BUKIT MERTAJAM: Seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berusia tiga tahun hampir lemas di kolam kanak-kanak Taman Tema, Kompleks Sukan dan Rekreasi Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai (MBSP) di Jalan Betek. Insiden itu disedari kira-kira jam 5 petang semalam. Anggota penyelamat

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim bertemu Presiden UAE Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan di Abu Dhabi, perbincangan ekonomi, pelaburan dan pertahanan. ABU DHABI: Kunjungan hormat Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim kepada Presiden Emiriah Arab Bersatu (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed Zayed Al Nahyan semalam memperkukuhkan hubungan dua hala kedua-dua negara. Pertemuan hampir sejam di Istana Qasr Al