Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Authorities in Hong Kong have shut down a swimming pool in the Happy Valley district after discovering a lifeguard was working with forged credentials, prompting regulatory crackdown on private pool safety standards.
Typhoon Noul has forced Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific to cancel multiple flights connecting the region, with the storm expected to make landfall in Hong Kong and Guangdong between late July 25 and early July 26.
A Hong Kong kindergarten clerk is pursuing HK$8.4 million in damages after being struck by a taxi during a 2019 protest. The driver claims he was an innocent victim attacked by demonstrators, raising complex questions about liability during civil unrest.
Hong Kong entertainment figures including Carina Lau, Liza Wang, Kenneth Ma and Michelle Ye have shared heartfelt tributes following the death of iconic actor Patrick Tse on July 16 at age 89.
Hong Kong's top security official has warned booksellers to ensure their inventory does not threaten national security, following the arrest of five people linked to independent bookstores in a police operation that marks the third such crackdown in four months.
Hong Kong authorities apprehended a 19-year-old Malaysian from Sarawak at the airport carrying 3kg of cannabis. Police believe the teenager was recruited by an international drug syndicate as a courier, raising fresh concerns about trafficking networks targeting young people across Southeast Asia.
Hong Kong authorities have detained a 19-year-old from Sarawak after intercepting three kilogrammes of cannabis buds. Malaysian police suspect the teenager was deliberately recruited by drug syndicates operating cross-border routes.
Law enforcement authorities have grown increasingly concerned after two separate Malaysian nationals were apprehended for drug trafficking at Hong Kong International Airport within a 72-hour window, suggesting international criminal networks remain actively targeting Malaysians as couriers.
Malaysia's Consulate General in Hong Kong has pushed back against media reports claiming overseas voters faced barriers during the Johor state election, asserting it conducted extensive outreach and that digital systems enable direct participation.
Hong Kong's Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau announced a review of reporting protocols for reproductive technology incidents after HEAL Fertility delayed disclosing embryo sample mix-ups involving two patients by nearly three weeks.
Lam Wing-kee, the Hong Kong bookseller who became an icon of resistance after his 2015 detention by Chinese authorities, has died in Taiwan at 70 following a cancer relapse. His ordeal highlighted Beijing's expanding control over Hong Kong.
Hong Kong authorities have seized 361kg of cocaine from two separate yachts near Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter within days, marking the territory's largest drug trafficking case in the past year.