CRACKDOWN ON SCAM FARMS Criminal syndicates have been trafficking thousands of people from around the world to scam centres across Southeast Asia, including along the Thai-Myanmar frontier where victims have been forced to work in illegal online fraud operations, according to the United Nations. Observers stressed the need for moreContinue Reading
SELANGOR: Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been hospitalised and is in stable condition after collapsing at his residence in the early hours of Saturday (Feb 22). The 65-year-old was found unconscious and subsequently rushed to hospital, reported state news agency Bernama. “Be informed that Datuk Ismail SabriContinue Reading
In her message at a conference for the judiciary last month, Tengku Maimun acknowledged that the JAC was far from perfect. She also issued what appeared to be a veiled warning against any outside interference in the appointment of judges and added that any form of circumvention of the lawContinue Reading
SELANGOR: The suspect in a Malaysian shopping mall shooting incident has been killed in a police shootout following a 10-day manhunt. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the man, who is allegedly linked to the recent attack at Setia Alam mall was tracked down in a joint operation byContinue Reading
On Jan 23, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli reportedly disagreed with calls by the restaurant associations to ease restrictions on the hiring of foreign workers, stressing that the government will continue to focus on reducing the nation’s reliance on low-skilled foreign labour. In response to PRESMA’s proposal, Human Resources Minister StevenContinue Reading
SUNGAI PETANI, Kedah: Four policemen in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah suffered injuries to different parts of their bodies while trying to apprehend a machete-wielding suspect. The man was later shot by the police and died in hospital. Bernama on Saturday (Feb 15) reported that two of the officersContinue Reading
Malaysia has agreed to relax laws on public protests, in particular the need to obtain prior permission for demonstrations, following a controversy over an anti-corruption protest last month. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told parliament yesterday that his government planned to remove Section 11 of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA) 2012,Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government plans to amend a law which requires rally organisers to seek approval from site owners before holding their public gatherings, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (Feb 13). The amendment will see a section of the country’s Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 scrapped, a moveContinue Reading
In 2024, the Malaysian security services carried out more than 20 terrorism-related arrests in the country. These included two inter-state operations in June that involved the arrests of individuals in the states of Johor, Kelantan, Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Perak. The recent arrests in the country underscore an evolvingContinue Reading
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup sensation DeepSeek made headlines after releasing its latest chatbot, DeepSeek-R1, on January 20. The model, which performs at a level similar to OpenAI’s advanced model OpenAI o1, generated widespread excitement because it was able to achieve industry-leading performance at a fraction of the cost ofContinue Reading
