The Rakyat Post

08/09/2026

You do not have to be the fittest in the room. You just have to show up.

A New Zealander who holds the Asia-Pacific HYROX record and was ranked top in Malaysia and Singapore for Spartan Race has built a fitness competition brand out of Kuala Lumpur, targeting a region he says already has everything it needs — except a reason to compete.

08/09/2026

XAOMA Gold was named Vodka of the Year at the London Spirits Competition 2025, scoring 98 points in a triple-blind tasting.

Kazakhstan's XAOMA Gold, named Vodka of the Year at the 2025 London Spirits Competition, has made its formal debut in Malaysia - arriving at one of Kuala Lumpur's most respected cocktail bars as vodka quietly reclaims ground lost to gin and whisky.

08/09/2026

vivo says the V80 Lite 5G's battery will hold at least 80% of its capacity after six years of use.

The Malaysian launch event at Lot 10 in Bukit Bintang doubled as a public endurance showcase for the phone’s headline feature - a 10,000mAh battery that vivo says supports up to 16 hours of heavy use per charge.

08/09/2026

Volvo's evolved fully electric family SUV doesn't compromise on safety power ⚡.

08/09/2026

Sunway shows how to future-proof workplaces.

The numbers behind the award: staff satisfaction is up 15 points, and nearly all new employees say they felt welcome from the start.

08/09/2026

No identification documents were found at the site.

The gruesome discovery was made after members of the public reported a foul smell, with the remains too decomposed for immediate identification.

08/09/2026

Korea's rarest beef. China's most iconic spirit. Malaysia's most interesting supermarket.

On the shelves of Mercato TRX, two products sit in quiet contrast: MiGyeongSan Hanwoo, a halal-certified Korean beef sourced exclusively from young female cattle that have never calved or been milked — at 40 to 50 percent fat marbling, it trades Wagyu's extreme buttery richness for a stronger, mor...

08/09/2026

Management of refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia is carried out in accordance with government policy.

The Immigration Department says valid UNHCR cards only exempt refugees from two specific offences, while other immigration violations, including working without a valid permit, can still result in enforcement action.

08/09/2026

Over two power-packed days, the summit will put enterprise leaders, policymakers, technology innovators and AI practitioners on one stage to tackle the questions defining Malaysia’s AI trajectory; cybersecurity, governance, infrastructure, data and talent.

Trescon is bringing together the region's most influential technology, business and government leaders for the 48th Global Edition of World AI Show - Malaysia, taking place on 9–10 September 2026 at DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur.

08/09/2026

The watchdog answers to no one — least of all JAKIM.

The page that was mass-reported into takedown has respawned as Halal & Company direktori, amassing more than 300,000 followers — and its latest target is a viral pink-box tiramisu sold by Muslim vendors across the Klang Valley with no halal certification on JAKIM's portal.