24 April 2026 KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has joined forces with Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s platforms, JOOX and QQ Music, to present the AsiaTop Music Festival 2026 — set to be Malaysia’s largest music festival. Scheduled for 30–31 May 2026 at the Sepang International Circuit, the event will showcase top Malaysian and regional Asian artists alongside the biggest K-pop experience in ASEAN. The festival supports Visit Malaysia Year and Visit Selangor Year 2026,

24 April 2026 PUTRAJAYA: The Sabah Ministry of Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transport (MINDET) has formalised a partnership with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) to bolster intellectual property (IP) protection for entrepreneurs and communities across Sabah. Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick, who also serves as Deputy Chief Minister, stressed that embedding IP registration in industrial and entrepreneurial development, including community so

Workshop participants 24 April 2026 SANDAKAN: The Sabah Forestry Department (SFD), via its Forest Research Centre (FRC), hosted the 2026 Workshop on the Taxonomic Review of Brackenridgea and Rinorea from Serpentine Areas in Sabah and the Philippines (BRW2026) at the FRC on 22 April 2026. This two-day event united leading botanists and researchers from Southeast Asia and beyond. Primarily organised by Botanickel Sabah Sdn. Bhd., with co-organisers SFD, Sabah Parks, and TANi LA

24 April 2026 KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Tourism Board (STB) held an engagement with tourism operators today to address operational challenges stemming from fuel supply constraints and subsidy access issues impacting the state's tourism sector. This marked the first such session chaired by Chairman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, who also serves as Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister, following the launch of STB's Crisis Response Unit. The unit fosters structured dialogue with in

23 April 2026 KOTA KINABALU: PETRONAS has contributed to relief efforts for residents affected by the recent fire in Kampung Bahagia, Sandakan, which damaged homes and displaced families. The assistance was mobilised through relevant state agencies. As part of the response, PETRONAS prepared essential supply packages for distribution through the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and the Sandakan Municipal Council (MPS). Each package includes bottled drinking wa

23 April 2026 KUALA LUMPUR: USANA Malaysia marked a major milestone on Saturday, April 11, with the successful organisation of a large-scale slow jogging event held in conjunction with the launch of its Vitamin D product. This event brought together more than 1,000 participants both onsite and online. The event, which welcomed Brand Partners, Preferred Customers, and prospects, achieved national recognition by earning a Malaysia Book of Records title for the "Most Participan

23 April 2026 SINGAPORE: The wildlife documentary “ITAM: A Sun Bear Story” drew a full house at its gala premiere here on Wednesday, attended by members of the public, international students and expatriates. Assistant Minister to the Sabah Chief Minister and Chairman of Sabah Tourism Board (STB), Datuk Joniston Bangkuai, attended the screening held at Golden Village Suntec City, on Wednesday (April 22). Initial audience response to the film was positive, with interest centred

23 April 2026 PUTATAN: Efforts to champion educational excellence are being strengthened through the SPM 2025 Outstanding Student Contribution Presentation Programme for the P.173 Putatan parliamentary constituency, held at Hotel Pan Borneo, Putatan. Putatan MP Datuk Ir. Shahelmey Yahya stated that the annual initiative, launched in 2020, serves as recognition for pupils achieving stellar results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. According to him, such progr