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Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur Recognised As First Five-Star Malaysian Heritage Cuisine Hotel
A round of applause, fam! Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur has officially been recognised as Malaysia’s first five-star hotel certified as a Malaysian Heritage Cuisine Hotel. This prestigious honour was conferred by Jabatan Warisan Negara, in collaboration...

49th Bon Odori 2025 Is Coming To Sunway City Kuala Lumpur This Weekend
Get ready to dance, feast, and celebrate under the festival night lights because the 49th Bon Odori 2025 is coming to Sunway City Kuala Lumpur with not one, but two lively days of celebration this weekend! Originally starting out as a small affair...

Malaysian Veterinarians Face Burnout, Staff Shortages: White Paper
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Malaysian veterinarians are at a critical juncture, grappling with significant operational constraints, a public understanding gap, and widespread issues of stress and burnout. These are among the key findings of the...

asia Asean agrees Myanmar election is not a priority, Malaysia says
KUALA LUMPUR — The Southeast Asian bloc Asean has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday (July 11)....

JDT talent boosts Harimau Malaya performance, says FAM
KUALA LUMPUR: The depth of talent within Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has proven invaluable for the national men’s football team, Harimau Malaya, according to Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mahadi. The club’s...

Trump Nominates Hooters-Loving Nick “Alpha Male” Adams As Next US Ambassador To Malaysia
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. American President Donald Trump has nominated Nick Adams, an Australian-American conservative commentator and former Sydney councillor to serve...

singapore Singaporean who defaulted on NS obligations used fake Malaysian passports at checkpoints over 800 times
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean who was trying to avoid his national service (NS) obligations in the 1990s used fake Malaysian passports to enter and exit the Republic to conceal his identity from the authorities. Over a span of five years from 2006 to...

Supermarket tourism offers an insight into local culture
Whenever I travel, I make my way to a colourful local museum that is free and interesting: the supermarket. Window shopping in a grocery store, walking through the stacked shelves and long aisles, is one of the best ways to learn about the people...
S’porean who defaulted on NS obligations used fake Malaysian passports at checkpoints over 800 times
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean who was trying to avoid his national service (NS) obligations in the 1990s used fake Malaysian passports to enter and exit the Republic to conceal his identity from the authorities. Over a span of five years from 2006 to...
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First Malaysian woman with disability joins haj medical team
First Malaysian woman with disability joins haj medical team Published on: Friday, July 11, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jul 11, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Fatimah (front, second left) with the other Malaysian hajj operations team members. KOTA...

35 undocumented migrants held in Inanam, Luyang immigration sweep
35 undocumented migrants held in Inanam, Luyang immigration sweep Published on: Friday, July 11, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jul 11, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Some of the detainees. KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Immigration Department detained 35...

Chinese man who studied at Oxford, NTU, other universities but ended up as food delivery worker sparks conversation on ‘the point of education’
SINGAPORE: Ding Yuanzhao made the news this week for being perhaps the most qualified food delivery rider in the world. His story, first told in the Chinese news portal 163.com, has since been retold on news sites in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore,...

The Economy Of Genocide: Time For The Malaysian Government To Act, Say NGOs
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. On 30 June 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) released a report which...
China Focus: Poll shows rising interest in Chinese culture, signaling wider resonance of Oriental values
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A survey released on Friday shows that the majority of international respondents view exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations as essential to promoting peace, development and modernization in today's...

DOSM sees M’sia population peaking at 42 mln in 2059, Chinese community shrinking under 15 pct, gender imbalance worsening
Between 2030 and 2060, Malaysia’s average annual population growth rate is expected to moderate to 0.5 per cent, peaking in 2059 before starting to decline. – Malay Mail photo KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Malaysia’s population is projected to grow...

Malaysian tourism ministry holds Hotel Data Refinement Session in Sarawak
The Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC), through its agency Tourism Malaysia, organised the Hotel Data Refinement Session with hospitality professionals in Sarawak. This event was held in conjunction with the Presentation of...
JDT’s Wealth Of Talent A Boon For Harimau Malaya - Mohd Yusoff
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The wealth of talent in the Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) team has been a blessing for the national men’s football team on the international stage. JDT’s pool of talented local, naturalised and heritage players has...
Terengganu PMR 2025 Treats Visitors To A Spread Of Ethnic Delicacies
By Lucia Terey Anak Johan KUALA TERENGGANU, July 11 (Bernama) -- Visitors to the MADANI Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025 in Terengganu are savouring a unique taste of Malaysia’s culinary heritage, with traditional ethnic delicacies from Sabah, Sarawak...

Indonesian couple jailed 6 months for illegal entry into Malaysia
SIBU: An Indonesian couple has been sentenced to six months in prison by the Sessions Court here after admitting to entering Malaysia without valid travel documents. Judge Musyiri Peet delivered the verdict for 39-year-old Heriadi and his...
Malaysia’s Population To Peak At 42.38 Mln By 2059
PUTRAJAYA, July 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s population is expected to reach its highest point of 42.38 million in 2059, before gradually declining to 42.37 million in 2060, 42.08 million in 2065 and 41.43 million by 2070, according to the...