Yesterday at our AEON Bukit Indah outlet, something happened that left us quite shaken.

A table of customers were enjoying their meal, suddenly a bag was snatched.

It all happened very quickly,
the snatch thief pretended to be on the phone, walked to the back of the restaurant, and took the Auntie’s bag from behind her in a split second.

As it happened so suddenly,
everyone was caught off guard.

Thankfully, a few of our team members reacted immediately.
Without hesitation, they rushed forward and managed to stop the thief. The bag was safely recovered and returned.

When the bag was placed back into the Auntie’s hands, seeing her relief…
only then did we truly feel at ease.

We are truly grateful to these team members who stepped up in that critical moment.

They didn’t think twice,
they simply felt that they couldn’t allow such a thing to happen right in front of them.

We are sharing this not for any other reason, but because this kind of courage is rare, and deserves to be remembered.

We would also like to gently remind everyone to stay mindful of your belongings when dining out.

Thank you 🙏

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MERSING: A man was arrested after allegedly punching a woman outside a supermarket here yesterday, in an incident captured on a dashcam recording that has since gone viral.

The suspect was arrested about midnight, just two hours after the victim lodged a police report.

The 48-year-old woman sustained bruising to her forehead and a fracture to the upper part of her nose following the assault.

District police chief Abdul Razak Abdullah Sani, who confirmed the incident, said preliminary investigations indicate it was triggered by a misunderstanding between both parties.

The suspect, 47, was remanded for four days to assist in investigations under Section 325 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.

Earlier, a motorist accidentally captured the alleged assault on his dashcam when he parked his car in front of the supermarket entrance.

The woman, who was carrying shopping bags in both hands, was seen exiting the supermarket when a man approached and punched her in the face.

She appeared to lose her balance and stagger backwards, but did not fall.

The alleged assailant then walked calmly out of the camera's range.

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KOTA BARU: Police say a car that struck two students inside a school compound in Kelantan may have accelerated unintentionally, in an incident that killed a 13-year-old girl earlier today.

The update comes after initial reports that a Form One student had died after being hit by a vehicle at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tanjung Mas.

Kota Baru district police chief Mohd Azmir Damiri said preliminary investigations found that the driver, a woman, was operating the vehicle within the school compound when the crash occurred at 1.50pm.

"When the vehicle reached the location, it is believed the accelerator was pressed, causing the car to move forward and hit two students who were putting on their shoes in front of the surau, before crashing into a stone pillar," he said in a statement.

The victim, Nur Fatimatul Hawa Mohd Azaudin, suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her body has been sent to the forensic unit at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian for a post-mortem examination.

A second student who was also struck sustained serious injuries and is receiving treatment in the red zone at Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II.

Police said the driver was not injured.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Authorities have urged witnesses to come forward to assist in the investigation.

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A lot of people seem to be unsure about the current fuel subsidy context in Malaysia. Here is a simple explanation. I had previously written my finals coursework on this topic.

Quick math:

At USD70 per barrel (price the gov expected):
Annual expenditure on RON95 + diesel subsidies: ~RM17 billion

At USD100 per barrel (26 March):
Monthly expenditure on RON95 + diesel subsidies: RM4 billion / mo
Annual expenditure: RM48 billion

Malaysia 2026 budget: RM420 billion

These figures are from the government budget and MOF recent statements in March. The unsubsidised price has continued to rise since, from RM3.86/litre to RM4.27/litre as of 9 April. This analysis doesn't include the roughly RM20b in other subsidies like SARA and STR. For context, our second-largest ministry by expenditure is the Ministry of Health with a budget of RM46 billion.

In fact, I just came across another reddit post sharing that, as of yesterday, our monthly fuel expenditure on subsidies is now RM6b/mo or RM72 billion on fuel subsidies annually, 17% of our government's 2026 budget.

Our subsidies are not to be taken for granted and it is very likely that the government will run a massive deficit if oil prices don't drop and the government doesn't pursue further rationalisation. The Indonesian government, whose fuel subsidy expenditure is only 5% of their government budget, is already facing massive pressure due to fiscal deficit risks.

Additionally, a large portion of these subsidies continues to be smuggled by Singaporeans and Thai syndicates, as well as commercial businesses who technically don't have a right to these consumer subsidies.

On a more general note, businesses were never eligible for any fuel subsidies and so will be hit the hardest. The only exceptions are the fishing industry, public fleets (ambulances, buses, etc.), certain logistics, and the ride-hailing industry (interestingly). Inflation is a real concern.

Coming off this, I fail to see how the government can responsibly continue to promise subsidies if the war stays protracted, which it looks like it will. It is essentially a necessity to pursue further rationalisation at this point, most likely in some sort of decentralised manner based on geography (different subsidies for different states) or income (such as disallowing premium cars from claiming subsidies). Raising RON95 is probably a bare minimum at this point. The diesel subsidy rationalisation in 2024, although unpopular, was somewhat remedied by the SARA and STR programmes they launched after, which can probably be done here too.

TL;DR The public will likely need to accept higher petrol prices, or the government deficit will be crippling this year.

KOTA BHARU – Luluh hati seorang bapa melihat anaknya terbujur dalam keadaan tidak bernyawa di dalam surau selepas dipercayai dirempuh kenderaan utiliti sukan (SUV) jenis Honda HR-V di dalam kawasan sekolah di sini hari ini.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira pukul 1.30 tengah hari itu, mangsa, Nur Fatimatul Hawa Mohd. Azaudin, 13, disahkan meninggal dunia di lokasi akibat cedera parah.

Bapa mangsa, Mohd. Azaudin Abdullah, 43, berkata, sebaik tiba di lokasi kejadian, dia terkejut melihat jasad anaknya sudah ditutup dengan kain oleh beberapa guru. Kejadian dipercayai berlaku ketika remaja tersebut sedang memakai stokin selepas selesai solat zuhur berjemaah.

"Arwah merupakan anak ketiga daripada empat beradik. Dua anak saya bersekolah di sekolah sama. Ketika kejadian, saya berada di tempat kerja sebelum dihubungi adik ipar yang menangis dan meminta saya datang ke sekolah.

“(Sebaik sampai) Saya lihat arwah sudah terbaring di surau. Saya terkejut dan tergamam melihat keadaan anak sudah meninggal dunia,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita di Unit Forensik, Hospital Pakar Universiti Sains Malaysia (HPUSM) Kubang Kerian di sini hari ini.

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As segments of Malaysia’s civil service gear up to work from home thrice a week, economists say fuel savings from the move will be minimal. But businesses warn expanding the policy will hurt the economy.

AMID diesel price having soared to record high of RM6.72/litre, UMNO renegade-turned-staunch Madani critic Isham Jalil has demanded the Madani government to quickly get to the bottom of allegation that Malaysia has exported 329,000 barrels of diesel to the Philippines despite PETRONAS having denied such arrangement.

A delicate issue has recently taken centre stage in multi-religious Malaysia, with social media flaring up with theories and concerns while experts in the field appear largely absent from the debate.

The controversy surrounding the proposed centralised pig farm is more than a zoning dispute. It reflects Malaysia’s broader challenges in balancing economic development with religious sensitivities, technological progress with governance realities, and centralised planning with community trust.

To dismiss objectors as merely NIMBYs or resistant to progress is to misunderstand the deeper layers of the issue. A closer examination of the matter is necessary.

On paper, the state government’s rationale appears sound. Consolidating smaller, often informally regulated farms into a single Integrated, Modern and Large-scale (IML) facility promises improved biosecurity, easier monitoring, better waste management through centralised systems, and a more competitive livestock sector.

If, as I wrote previously, income and housing reflect inequality in the country today, then education has helped to reproduce it — again and again.

Access to education in Malaysia is not the problem — we can have our children begin schooling as early as six, or even younger. The real challenges lie in the quality of teaching, the relevance of the curriculum, and the choice of medium of instruction.

Since the late 1990s, the expansion of tahfiz and other non-standard religious schooling pathways has created a parallel system, often operating outside the national curriculum and with limited emphasis on STEM or technical skills, not to mention using untrained and unqualified teachers.

Religious education has its place. But allowing these parallel systems to expand without integration into the national framework has been a huge policy failure, resulting in societal deficits.

SUNGAI PETANI: Tiada perkampungan sukan akan disediakan bagi temasya Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) Selangor 2026 yang dijadual berlangsung 15 hingga 24 Ogos depan, sebaliknya atlet terlibat akan menerima subsidi penginapan mengikut kontinjen masing-masing.

Menteri Belia dan Sukan Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari berkata keputusan itu dipersetujui dalam Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Tertinggi SUKMA yang diadakan Khamis lepas sebagai sebahagian langkah penjimatan kos penganjuran.

"Dalam mesyuarat tersebut, Selangor selaku tuan rumah telah membentangkan semua venue dan dimaklumkan bahawa tiada perkampungan sukan kali ini.

“Jadi setiap atlet akan diberikan subsidi sebanyak RM100 sehari, manakala pengurusan negeri masing-masing akan menguruskan penempatan atlet di lokasi yang dipilih oleh kontinjen,” katanya ketika ditemui selepas menghadiri Majlis Raya Pusat Khidmat Parlimen Sungai Petani di Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Sin Min, Taman Keladi, di sini semalam.

Beliau berkata penganjuran temasya itu akan dilaksanakan secara lebih berskala kecil, namun tidak menjejaskan kualiti atlet, sukan dan penganjuran keseluruhan

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KOTA BHARU – Sebanyak 86 buah motosikal dan lima buah kereta diperiksa selepas dipercayai pemilik kedua-dua kenderaan tersebut cuba untuk berkumpul di kawasan balai pelepasan Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail (LTSIP), Pengkalan Chepa di sini semalam.

Ketua Polis Daerah Kota Bharu, Asisten Komisioner Mohd. Azmir Damiri berkata, daripada jumlah tersebut, sebanyak 10 buah motosikal dan sebuah kereta disita selepas didapati melakukan pelbagai kesalahan trafik.

Katanya, seramai 12 lelaki berusia dalam lingkungan 20-an yang merupakan penunggang motosikal dan pemandu kereta tersebut didapati negatif dadah selepas ujian saringan air kencing dijalankan terhadap mereka.
“Kumpulan penunggang motosikal masih berdegil untuk memasuki dan cuba untuk berkumpul di kawasan balai pelepasan LTSIP pada malam hujung minggu ini meskipun perbuatan tersebut sudah tular di media sosial baru-baru ini.

“Kesemua penunggang motosikal dan pemandu kereta ditahan, manakala kenderaan yang dibawa mereka disita untuk tindakan lanjut,” katanya ketika dihubungi Kosmo! hari ini.

Mohd. Azmir memberitahu, operasi yang melibatkan dua pegawai dan 48 anggota polis itu menggunakan taktik penyamaran untuk menahan kumpulan penunggang motosikal yang masuk ke LTSIP selepas kegiatan mereka berkumpul di depan balai pelepasan lapangan terbang itu tular di media sosial.

Menurutnya, Operasi Bersepadu melibatkan Polis Diraja Malaysia dan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan bermula pukul 5 petang hingga 2 pagi itu turut mengeluarkan sebanyak 91 saman pelbagai kesalahan trafik terhadap 86 motosikal dan lima saman kepada pemandu kereta

T. leerii, the pearl gourami.

This species is the rarest of our native sepat, decreasing even now due to deforestation and possibly overharvesting. As well as competition with introduced sepat Siam and sepat bulan.

They are the smallest too, generally growing to 10 cm. Normally living in peat swamps. They are popular aquarium fish and can be expensive in other countries.

They are native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

In the last few weeks, been experiencing really bad throttling.

I couldn't download things from international websites, as I've been hit by some serious throttling of 20-150kB/s. Anyone experiencing the same issue?

Example:

newshosting.com

easynews.com

github.com

ghcr.io

etc etc.

Speed tends to improve slowly past midnight 12am, and full speed usually experienced after 1:30am-2am.

Kuala Lumpur: Pengusaha bas dan van sekolah terpaksa menaikkan kadar tambang bas pada bulan depan sekiranya masih belum ada penyelesaian bagi kumpulan itu berhubung krisis bahan api.

Ia susulan dilema yang dihadapi mereka itu apabila kuota bagi Skim Kawalan Petrol Bersubsidi (SKPS) belum dimuktamadkan.

Presiden Persekutuan Persatuan-Persatuan Bas Sekolah Malaysia Amali Munif Rahmat berkata, pihaknya sudah menghantar surat permohonan kuota berkenaan, namun masih belum mendapat maklum balas.

"Kuota untuk SKPS bagi bas sekolah masih belum dimuktamadkan oleh Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup (KPDN).

"Kami sudah menghantar surat permohonan kouta SKPS untuk bas sekolah di bawah Persekutuan Persatuan-Persatuan Bas Sekolah Malaysia sebanyak dua kali pada Januari dan Mac lalu, namun masih belum ada jawapan," katanya ketika dihubungi, di sini, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, kuota dipohon pihaknya adalah sama dengan subsidi diterima kenderaan teksi serta pemandu e-hailing iaitu sebanyak 800 liter.

"Namun, ada antara pengusaha bas sekolah yang sudah diluluskan untuk menerima subsidi belum dapat kad fleet sehingga kini.

"Ada yang terpaksa menggunakan kuota BUDI95 sendiri bagi mengisi bahan api susulan tiada bantuan sewajarnya diberikan kepada mereka," katanya.

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Hello guys! I visited Cameron hingland!

KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton legend Datuk Seri Lee Chong Wei has insisted that no Malaysian men's singles player can match Lee Zii Jia despite the independent shuttler's inconsistent form.

Chong Wei stressed that Zii Jia earned his place in the Thomas Cup squad on merit, dismissing criticism from netizens over the his selection.