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The ARIIC Touch 250 scooter has arrived in the Malaysian market, priced at RM13,688 excluding road tax, registration and insurance. The scooter is offered in three colour options – Matt Black, Urban Green…
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Earlier this year, the Child Protection Code (CPC) under the Online Safety Act (ONSA) 2025 came into force, requiring social media platforms to implement electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) and age verification measures to ensure young children cannot create accounts. While this requirement currently only applies to social media, it may expand to cover…
GWM Malaysia has officially launched the Wey G9 Hi4 HEV in Malaysia, introducing a hybrid version of its seven-seater luxury MPV. The model was previously opened for bookings last week, with the company now confirming its local specifications and pricing. Unlike the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variant, the Wey G9 Hi4 HEV uses a smaller battery […] The post GWM…
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The Registrar of Societies (RoS) has cancelled the registration of Perikatan Nasional (PN) aft...
MELAKA, Oct 20 — E-hailing drivers and delivery riders have welcomed the welfare measures announced under Budget 2...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — DAP’s Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng today urged the government to give Malaysians...
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 20 — The Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 7,804 summonses totalling RM1.17 million th...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Malaysia aims to equip at least 50 per cent of its 34 expressways with Smart Highway techno...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin expects Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar...
KUANTAN, Oct 20 — Police have crippled four gangs suspected of robbing and stealing cables belonging to the East C...
TASEK GELUGOR, Oct 20 — Police have detained a babysitter to assist in investigations into the death of a 10...
BUTTERWORTH, Oct 20 — Police have detained six men to assist investigations into the abuse of an Indonesian woman...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Peak electricity demand from the data centre industry in Peninsular Malaysia is projected t...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (Lunas) remains committed to delivering the first littoral com...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Nearly RM11 billion in Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) assist...
'A good education system should cultivate citizens who dare to ask the right questions.'
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Finance Ministry (MoF) has not made any commitment to provide financial assistance to A...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The government is refining proposals to improve the National Haze Action Plan, particularly...
SINGAPORE, Oct 20 — Firefly will fully resume its flights between Subang and Singapore on Thursday (October 22), f...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Allegations of “corporate mafia” activities and abuse of power involving the Fe...
A purported district office mix-up in Mahsan exposes conflicting accounts on two neighbouring Chinese new villages.
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 20 — For delivery riders in Johor, escaping the thick haze that has settled over the state is not...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — It is not a lack of talent, but rather stigma and doubts about their capabilities that cont...
Nonprofit Group calls for End of Greyhound Racing Industry SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report from the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE), tens of thousands of kangaroos are being shot each year to provide... The post GREY2K USA Worldwide Report: Australian greyhound tracks depend on the killing of tens of thousands of kangaroos…
GOLD COAST, Australia, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Cross University researchers are aiming to halve the cost of producing omega-3 supplements to make these essential nutrients more accessible to pregnant women and infants in low-income countries, backed by the... The post Can we produce low-cost omega-3s without relying on fish? appeared first…
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pexar, a smart device brand powered by Lexar, announced that its VivKeep digital photo frames are now available exclusively through JB Hi-Fi Australia, the premier electronics retailer in Australia, in stores nationwide and... The post Pexar VivKeep Digital Photo Frames, Powered by Lexar, Now Available at…
Malacca exco also says he won't step down.
Firmable now detects 75,317 technologies across 19 million businesses, including the back-office infrastructure that website-based technographics miss. Every detection provides critical business context and comes with verified decision-maker contacts. MELBOURNE, Australia and SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmable, the... The post Firmable…
DBP's website, along with a state govt's portal, appear to have been compromised.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The government will examine the feasibility of expanding the implementation of electronic K...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysia and Japan have the potential to expand defence industry cooperation through techno...
JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 19 — Police have detained 13 local men following a Molotov cocktail attack targeting several home...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The mechanism for allocating parliamentary constituency funds and the influx of foreign nat...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — A man has been arrested in Kelantan to assist investigations into a viral video allegedly s...
Australians crack 6.87 billion eggs a year. Joint health research says we're throwing away the best bit. SYDNEY, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The paper-thin membrane inside every eggshell has been studied in human clinical trials for joint pain and... The post Vitaceuticals Launches MagZorb Joint Ease with NEM Nationwide appeared first on Kosmo Online .
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Seputeh MP Teresa Kok has won RM250,000 in damages in her defamation suit against Umno Yout...
SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today launched a commemorative book, first-da...
KUCHING, Oct 19 — The proposed New Kuching International Airport (NKIA) at Tanjung Embang could contribute approxi...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) will file a notice of appeal against the Sessio...
SEMPORNA, Oct 19 — The issue of foreigners abusing social visit passes to engage in illegal economic activities in...
KUCHING, Oct 19 — Sarawak aims for an electricity generation capacity of 15,000 megawatts (MW) by 2035, with at le...
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Malaysia has retained the World Health Organisation (WHO) validation for the elimination of mo...
Malacca High Court also orders Umno Youth chief to remove the impugned statements from social media.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — The government plans to draft the Digital Infrastructure (Data Centre) Bill for submission to...
Last month, Honda Malaysia announced the 2026 version of the City, with four variants in tow. Now, the company has announced the hatchback version of the car, which comes in three variants instead. The E model is absent, but the other three – V, RS and e:HEV RS – all got the hatchback treatment. Across […] The post Honda Announces Hatchback Version Of 2026…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct19 — Rapid KL will deploy 85 buses for a special shuttle service to the Sepang International Circ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — A total of 27 areas nationwide continued to record unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) read...
PARLIAMENT | People are getting fed up with this endless problem, Radzi says.
The iPhone 18 Pro Max serves as the top-of-the-line variant in this generation of candybar iPhones. It’s not exactly the most interesting Apple product to launch so far, partly due to the presence of one particular device. But even ignoring that elephant in the room, not much has changed between last year’s model and this […] The post iPhone 18 Pro Max…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — All educational institutions in Melaka, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, as well as in Kuantan...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The police have recorded statements from 15 individuals to assist in investigations into al...
Setting up a title showdown with five rounds remaining in the season, Jorge Martin leads Marc Marquez by just two points in the 2026 MotoGP World Championship standings. The Aprilia Racing rider’s narrow advantage matches […] The post 2026 MotoGP: Martin leads Marquez by two points appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News .
Business & InvestmentSony is exploring a new AI-powered frame generation technology that could make its way to the PlayStation 6 (PS6), according to a recently published patent. Dubbed “Generation Super Sampling”, the technology aims to generate game frames before the console finishes rendering them, potentially reducing stuttering without introducing as much input lag as…
PETALING JAYA, Oct 19 — A businessman has failed in his bid to recover RM185,671 from Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Religious scholars need to broaden their knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in sc...
The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) service is set to begin operations in the near future, and ahead of this, Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) has disclosed the ticket prices. During a press conference held today, MRL CEO Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak revealed that the transit service from Gombak to Kota Bharu will […] The post ECRL Ticket Sales To Open Next…
'Calling an act stupid isn't illegal.'
PARIT BUNTAR, Oct 19 — A poultry farm operator was fined RM50,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today after...
REMBAU, Oct 19 — The Balai Undang Luak Rembau today faced another attempt at eviction when several senior governme...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Kuala Lumpur Road Transport Department (JPJ) generated RM376,091 from its Public A...
BUTTERWORTH, Oct 19 —Highway users on the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE) between KM16.7 and KM17.7 will be div...
NGOs call for more assistance for B40 and the elderly, among others.
PETALING JAYA, Oct 19 — Opposition lawmaker Wan Saiful Wan Jan today urged the federal government to consider shut...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — There have been no delays in payments to contractors working on the Pan Borneo Highway...
PETALING JAYA, Oct 19 — The Court of Appeal today gave 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and four of its subsidi...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has launched an investigation into the management, fina...
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Finance Ministry (MoF) staff have been urged to adopt the principles of ‘Amanah, Tangkas...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — An activist has renewed calls to bring home three Malaysian elephants from a Japanese zoo,...
SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — Blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, better known as Papagomo, was acquitted and discharged by...
Prosecution fails to prove case against blogger beyond reasonable doubt - lawyer.
Proton has announced its export figures for the first nine months of 2026, during which it has exported a total of 7,370 units comprised of both Proton and Geely-branded vehicles. This figure exceeds the 6,000-unit […] The post Proton exported 7,370 cars in first nine months of 2026, exceeding 2025 full-year export volume of 6,000 units appeared first on…
Business & InvestmentPARLIAMENT | Tasek Gelugor MP suggests emulating the Singaporean model, which relies on pork imports.
The debt, with accrued interest, yet to be paid fully, he says.
Remember when we saw the 2026 Geely Okavango with the Proton logo on the windscreen at July’s Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS)? Well, it’s now official, because the above photo is among those accompanying […] The post 2026 Geely Okavango confirmed to be built at Tanjong Malim for export – Proton X90 facelift coming soon? appeared first on…
Business & InvestmentKUCHING, Oct 19 — A total of 680 schools in Sarawak have been classified as unsafe for occupancy, highlighting the...
We will examine how delays occurred despite existence of oversight committees - Mas Ermieyati.
Malaysia is accelerating semiconductor design cycles by leveraging ARM’s intellectual property (IP), plus its 50-year manufacturing base, in order to shorten timelines while expanding its own homegrown capabilities. Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, Economy Minister, commented recently that Malaysia is leveraging its established strengths, at least in backend…
Though still in deep grief, ex-PM thanks Allah for 'lending Hasmah to me for so long'.
They say those named have violated a court injunction to preserve the status quo.
PARLIAMENT | PN lawmaker accuses Putrajaya of undermining Federal Constitution's guarantee of state constitutional autonomy.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today dismissed claims that all 1Malaysia Development...
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has denied a viral claim that quick response (QR) code payments will be subject to a new service charge starting next month. In a post on its official Facebook page, the ministry asserted that the claim is false and that no such charge has been officially announced. The post comes […] The post MOF Debunks False Claims Of QR…
KUCHING, Oct 19 —The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC) is 90 per cent complete as of August 2026 and is exp...
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 19 — A total of 280 federal development projects in Penang, with a combined cost of RM3...
SHAH ALAM, Oct 19 — The Selangor Palace has expressed serious concern over allegations that an individual had...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has advised the coalition...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today thanked Malaysians for their support, p...
Earlier in the month, we covered a rumour that Intel was planning on using the Core Ultra 4000 designation for the desktop SKUs, as well as the high-end, high performance mobile CPU models. Now, the same source has seemingly corrected themselves, stating that the naming convention extends across the boards to all mobile SKUs. Serial […] The post Intel Nova…
'We must make sure the right agencies carry out their responsibilities.'
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Subsidy rationalisation is one of the toughest economic acts but it is necessary to plug wasta...
Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) no longer requires financial support from the Malaysian government, following the completion of a RM5.2 billion syndicated Islamic term financing facility involving five financial institutions. Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil confirmed today that the government’s financial obligations to the national 5G network…
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales data for the month of September 2026, with 69,609 units recorded for the month. This represents a decline of 1,819 units, or 2.5%, from the 71,428 […] The post Sept 2026 Malaysian vehicle sales declined 2.5% – MAA appeared first on Paul Tan's Automotive News .
Business & InvestmentSEREMBAN, Oct 19 — The Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang (DKU) and its secretary Raja Norazli Raja Nordin...
However, it's still in early stages and no formal talks have been held yet.
GOMBAK, Oct 19 — Fares for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will start from as low as RM60 one way for Economy Tran...
The 2026 Honda City Hatchback facelift has been launched in Malaysia – RM95,900 for the V, RM100,900 for the petrol RS and RM112,900 for the e:HEV (hybrid) RS, OTR before insurance. Yup, just three variants […] The post 2026 Honda City Hatchback facelift launched in Malaysia – S, E variants cut; V, RS petrol, RS hybrid at RM96k-113k appeared first on Paul…
Business & InvestmentMalaysia should raise the minimum age for a motorcycle licence from 16 to 18 to curb illegal street racing, says Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) chairman Prof Dr Wong Shaw Voon. He said […] The post MIROS chairman proposes raising minimum motorcycle licence age to 18 to curb illegal racing in Malaysia appeared first on Paul Tan's…
Business & InvestmentOpportunity Intelligence
Potential demand for the refreshed spec in Malaysia and similar markets.
Promotional pricing and perks for Zeekr 7X ahead of ACE 2026 in Malaysia
Opportunity to optimize crowd management and safety coordination given partial category exclusion and anticipated road closures.
