Nation

It pays to be an open nation

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's open-door policy has boosted the economy, with foreign residents contributing more than RM84.2bil a year, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

Focus

Durian fever in the USA

Feasting on a very smelly fruit has become a popular attraction in the hills of Puerto Rico. 

Education

Financial aid for Asean students

Monash University has launched an AUD$2.5mil (RM7mil) first-of-its-kind awards programme to support students from South-East Asia in studying at its campuses.

Education

Young filmmaker takes global stage

BUDDING filmmaker Cammy Koo Hui Yin (pic) has an exciting week ahead as she takes Malaysian filmmaking to new heights.

Nation

Bribes over four years fund couple’s jewellery shop

PETALING JAYA: A husband and wife duo with the Immigration Department have been arrested after allegedly taking bribes for years and using the funds to open a jewellery shop.

Nation

Chloe Lim crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2025

KUALA LUMPUR: Management consultant Chloe Lim has been crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2025. She will represent the country at the 74th Miss Universe 2025 pageant in Pak Kret, Thailand, in November.

Nation

Unity, respect key to progress

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should be prepared to listen to and respect one another, while also strengthening each other as the country empowers its sustainable economy through positive values and humanity, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Sabah & Sarawak

Zara’s mum calls for pause on #JusticeForZara rallies 

KOTA KINABALU: The mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir has appealed for all solidarity gatherings under the #JusticeForZara movement to be put on hold until the ongoing inquest into her daughter's death is completed.

Sabah & Sarawak

Form Two boy allegedly assaulted, bullied by seniors

KOTA KINABALU: A Form Two boy is believed to have been kicked, slapped and punched by a Form Four student because he returned late to his dormitory room one night last week.

Sabah & Sarawak

Mud flood tears through family’s home

KOTA KINABALU: A father carried his toddler while three other children ran hand in hand as they fled a mud flood gushing down from a hill behind their house, carrying boulders and debris.

North Korea

N. Korea plans nuclear boost

North Korean lea­der Kim Jong-un said Pyongyang will unveil a policy to advance both its nuclear arsenal and conventional military power at an upcoming key ruling party meeting, state media said.

Indonesia

Waters recede in Bali after floods kill 18

Two people are still missing on the nation's resort island of Bali, officials said, as floodwaters began to recede after killing at least 18 people this week, most of them swept away when rivers burst their banks.

Nation

Trains packed, but not hotels

JOHOR BARU: While Keretapi Tanah Melayu's electric train service (ETS) is expected to draw more visitors to Johor, hoteliers say it may take time before its impact is felt.

Star Biz7

Malaysia’s open door pays off

As a wave of protectionism sweeps across the globe, with many countries closing their doors to foreign homebuyers, Malaysia is emerging as a compelling counter-narrative.

Nation

Card cloning on cops’ radar

PETALING JAYA: Federal police have warned that it is illegal to sell or own devices that can clone or hack cashless payment cards or access cards.

AseanPlus News

Calm returns as first woman PM takes charge

THE nation's capital took a step back towards normality after deadly anti-corruption protests, as daily life returned with a curfew eased and an interim prime minister sworn into office.

Education

New scholarship for SEA

Australian Catholic University (ACU) has launched a new scholarship programme to enable high-achieving students from South-East Asia to pursue their studies at the institution.  

Myanmar

Military airstrike claims young lives

An airstrike by the nation's military on two private schools in a village here has killed at least 18 people, most of them students, an armed group and local media reports said.

Japan

Imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims

Emperor Naruhito and his family paid their respects Friday to the victims of the atomic bombing 80 years ago of the city of Nagasaki.

South Korea

ICE ‘treated us like criminals’

Eight days since being taken into custody during a US immigration crackdown in Georgia, 316 South Korean workers stepped foot on home soil, waving, bowing and making thumbs-up gestures to the press and crowd as bystanders applau­ded their safe arrival.