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BNM governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim. Photo: The Star

BNM deciding if cryptocurrencies should be banned in Malaysia

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is still deciding if cryptocurrencies should be banned altogether in Malaysia.

5 Oct 2017 - 5:16pm

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Man in Malaysia stabs colleague over loud video game

4 Oct 2017 - 2:34pm

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Cat refuses to leave master’s grave in Malaysia

19 Sep 2017 - 3:45pm 1

WhatsApp is seen with other mobile apps on a smartphone in Beijing. Photo: AP/Andy Wong

Malaysia leads in WhatsApp news consumption

11 Sep 2017 - 2:08pm

A foreign tourist inquires about exchange rates on the Malaysian ringgit at a foreign currency money-changer in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AFP/MANAN VATSYAYANA

5,000 Malaysian hotels have started collecting tourism tax

4 Sep 2017 - 5:58pm

Thomas Fann. Photo: Bangkok Post

Malaysian bus driver punches man who caught him napping

28 Aug 2017 - 4:54pm 1

Najib sharing a light moment with Pak Su as Fathul (centre), Redza (second from right) and other prosthetic limb recipients look on in Putrajaya. Photo: The Star

Malaysian boy gets new ‘Iron man’ arm

24 Aug 2017 - 2:58pm

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Malaysian websites hacked after flag blunder

22 Aug 2017 - 3:27pm

Victims of the student trafficking trade have no choice but to work illegally, and often under inhumane conditions, to pay off their debts. Photo: The Star

Student trafficking network in Malaysian colleges exposed

14 Aug 2017 - 12:35pm 1

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Bogus Malaysian cops tie up woman and kill her husband

19 Jul 2017 - 3:54pm 1

Khamaruzaman Mohd Yusof. Photo: The Star

Disabled pilot plans to make fastest round-world trip

17 Jul 2017 - 5:45pm

Sixteen boxes containing slabs of cannabis were seized by Malaysian marine police. Photo: The Star

US$422,000 in drugs thrown into the sea in Malaysia

6 Jun 2017 - 4:10pm

Chong holding up the fish hook he found in the fish head curry from a restaurant in Petaling Jaya. Photo: The Star

Malaysian department head launches complaint to himself

10 May 2017 - 4:35pm

Hong Kong Customs seized about 2,340 kilograms of pangolin scales worth $12million. in 2014. Photo: Felix Wong

Malaysia a transit point for pangolin and ivory smugglers

9 May 2017 - 3:33pm

China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Huang Huikang. Photo: The Star

Chinese ambassador to Malaysia donates US$45,000 to schools

13 Feb 2017 - 11:39am

Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon (left) at the launch of the Jom Ke Sekolah (Let’s Go to School) programme in Nilai, Malaysia. Photo: The Star

Malaysia drafting laws on cyber bullying

7 Feb 2017 - 12:03pm

The male jungle fowl (left) and the female (right) are getting fewer in number. Photo: The Star

Malaysian conservationists crying ‘fowl’ over dwindling species

2 Feb 2017 - 10:48am

AirAsia X eyes Hawaii after getting FAA nod to fly to the US. Photo: The Star

AirAsia X cleared to fly to the US

25 Jan 2017 - 11:27am

People wade through floodwaters past a duty free shop in Malaysia's northeastern town of Rantau Panjang, which borders Thailand, on January 3, 2017. Emergency services in Malaysia deployed boats and trucks on January 3, as thousands of villagers were stranded after four days of heavy rain caused flooding in east coast states, officials said. / AFP PHOTO / STR / Malaysia OUT

Drowning Malaysian woman calls husband

23 Jan 2017 - 1:40pm

Malaysia’s automative association is expecting 2017 vehicle sales to climb back up to 590,000 units. Photo: The Star

Malaysian vehicle sales down for the first time in six years

19 Jan 2017 - 5:15pm

Solar power to drive Gadang's future earnings? Photo: The Star

Large scale solar plant for Malaysia

13 Jan 2017 - 5:35pm

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officers escorting four immigration officers out from the Shah Alam magistrate’s court after they were remanded for six days. Photo: KK SHAM/The Star

Malaysian immigration audit exposes US$223,000 fraud

11 Jan 2017 - 1:53pm 1

Salt water crocodile 'Cassius' is pictured in Marineland Melanisia at Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia in 2011. Photo: EPA

Malaysian crocodile hunt will depend on survey outcome

10 Jan 2017 - 2:04pm

Tenaga Nasional’s acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Vortex Solar Investments S.a.r.l. is part of its five-year international expansion roadmap to boost its power generation capacity. Photo: The Star

Malaysian utility company buys 50 per cent stake in UK solar firm

6 Jan 2017 - 5:02pm

MACC officers arrested Mohd Arif at his house in Subang Jaya as he was about to leave for work. Photo: The Star

Malaysian graft busters nab ministry ministry secretary general

5 Jan 2017 - 11:24am

Keow climbing a crane in Kuala Lumpur. He says it is a calculated risk to explore. Photo: KEOW WEE LOONG

Malaysian daredevil backs selfie stunts

4 Jan 2017 - 11:22am

A screengrab of the Youtube video showing the youth scaling the crane as he records himself. Photo: The Star

Malaysian daredevil’s dangerous selfie vid to be probed

3 Jan 2017 - 11:49am

Danger zone: The photo of a motorcyclist taking a selfie while standing on a ledge of Penang Bridge’s rail did not please everyone. Photo: The Star Online

Malaysian man flirts with death for ‘killer shot’

2 Jan 2017 - 12:36pm 1

Senseless death: The remains of Sabre found on New Year’s Eve by members of the DGFC and the Wildlife Rescue Unit. The satellite collar can be seen on the left of the skull. Photo: Star Online

Poachers hunt for ivory in Malaysia

2 Jan 2017 - 10:54am

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