A 20-year-old assistant landscape architect from Kampung Kubang Parit got taken for RM67,789 after falling into a fake work-from-home scheme she spotted on Instagram. The woman hit up what she thought was a legit gig with Padini Holding through WhatsApp and Telegram, where scammers had her fork over a small registration fee before dangling commission-based tasks that required upfront payments.
The whole setup worked like a classic pump scheme. She got paid out on her first couple of orders, which made her think everything was legit. That confidence spiral led her through 14 more transactions across five separate bank accounts over three days. When the refunds and commissions suddenly stopped coming, and the scammers ghosted her...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the historic colonial mansion Seri Negara needs to stop being some elite hangout and actually belong to regular people. The government just finished fixing up the place after decades of it either getting ignored or turned into a private venue that nobody cared about. Anwar mentioned how the building used to represent British control over the country, and even after independence, it just sat there on a hill, reminding everyone who used to run things.
He wants schools and average citizens walking through instead of keeping it locked down for rich politicians. The site played a big role in drafting the constitution back when Malaysia was getting its independence sorted out. Anwar pushed...
Fire investigators are trying to figure out if some burning SUV had anything to do with that deadly crane collapse at the Malakoff Power Plant down in Kukup. Officials said they are chasing leads on whether the vehicle blaze connects to the accident that killed two people and injured three more when the coal-handling equipment went down. Emergency crews spent over four hours dealing with both the fire and rescue operations after everything went sideways at the facility.
Authorities are waiting on the full fire department breakdown before making any moves, and plant management also needs to submit their findings. The deputy prime minister already called for a complete investigation from safety regulators, cops, and energy officials to...
Malaysian cops are looking into claims that an anti-corruption officer waved a gun at some businessman's wife during a raid at their place. The woman filed a complaint saying the MACC team showed up to grab her husband under corruption laws, and one of the officers apparently pulled out a weapon and pointed it at both of them during the whole thing.
The police chief said they are treating this seriously and will call everyone in for statements, asking people to stop speculating while the investigation runs. The husband ended up getting charged with bribing some political secretary connected to the prime minister, and that guy also faced charges for taking the alleged payoffs.
Malaysia's deputy prime minister told a bunch of tech and energy folks that the country needs to get its electrical grid sorted out if it wants to hit climate goals while staying competitive. Fadillah Yusof said power companies need to fix bottlenecks fast because renewable energy projects keep getting blocked by outdated infrastructure that cannot handle the load.
The minister called out data centers and AI companies specifically, saying they should better design their facilities around clean energy from the start instead of just sucking power off an already stressed system. He wants manufacturers and building operators to share efficiency tips so the grid can actually rely on aggregated demand instead of constantly scrambling...
Malaysia just forced all the big social media apps into its licensing system without asking first. The communications regulator said anything with eight million users or more gets auto-registered as a licensed service provider, which means WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube are all getting roped in whether they like it or not.
The whole point is making these platforms follow local rules and keep sketchy content away from kids, but the government insists they can keep running their services normally. They are using some legal trick that skips the application process and just declares everyone licensed automatically.
A few apps had already signed up voluntarily earlier, but Meta and Google were dragging their feet on the paperwork...
Terengganu just saw evacuation numbers jump after flooding hit harder, while Sarawak keeps seeing fewer people stuck at relief centers. Kemaman got added to the affected zones with over a hundred folks heading to emergency shelters, and river monitoring stations are showing water levels pushing past danger marks in multiple spots across both states.
Weather officials dropped warnings about thunderstorms rolling through a bunch of Malaysian regions, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to smack places like Kedah, Penang, Selangor, and parts of Sabah. The whole situation keeps shifting as some river levels start dropping while others keep climbing higher.
Kuala Lumpur city officials dropped a reminder that those metal posts lining sidewalks actually serve a purpose beyond looking urban and trendy. The bollards keep cars from rolling onto pedestrian zones, and authorities are fed up with motorcycles parking on walkways like they own the place.
The posts get spaced at least 600 millimeters apart so wheelchairs and strollers can squeeze through without drama. They also stick reflective tape on them for visibility when it gets dark or rainy. City hall wants everyone to remember that sidewalks belong to pedestrians, not vehicles looking for creative parking spots, and blocking these shared spaces makes life harder for everyone trying to get around safely.
Malaysia just announced it is restarting the hunt for the missing airplane MH370 that vanished back in 2014 with over 200 people aboard. The search kicks off at the end of this month after the Boeing 777 became aviation's biggest mystery when it disappeared during a routine flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Meanwhile, the country saw tons of airline action this year with Malaysia Airlines reopening Paris and Brisbane routes, British Airways coming back after five years away, and a bunch of Chinese carriers launching new flights.
The airport operator got privatized and dealt with some embarrassing breakdowns of their train system, plus a massive water leak that had passengers fuming. Hackers also tried to shake down the airport...
