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Eligible Singaporeans aged 21 and above to receive S$100-S$600 in cash from Dec 5 as part of Assurance Package

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8 -- About three million adult Singaporeans aged 21 and above will receive cash payments ranging from S$100 (RM320) to S$600 starting December 5, 2026, as part of the enhanced Assuranc... Read More


Eligible Singaporeans aged 21 and above to receive S$100-$600 in cash from Dec 5 as part of Assurance Package

SINGAPORE, Nov. 8 -- About three million adult Singaporeans aged 21 and above will receive cash payments ranging from S$100 (RM320) to S$600 starting December 5, 2026, as part of the enhanced Assuranc... Read More


Empty KTM Komuter train overshoots track at Butterworth station, no injuries reported

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 7 -- A six-car KTM Komuter train overshot the end of the track at Butterworth station early this morning, prompting an investigation by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). The inc... Read More


No law degree needed? Singapore judge says AI could reshape who sits on the bench

SINGAPORE, Nov. 7 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could one day reshape Singapore's courts to the point where judges may not even need formal legal training, according to Aidan Xu, who leads transform... Read More


Home minister: Cops reclassified Taiwanese influencer Iris Hsieh's death as murder after further probe

PUTRAJAYA, Nov. 7 -- Police only reclassified the death of Taiwanese social media influencer Hsieh Yu-hsin, better known as Iris Hsieh, as murder after completing further investigations, according to ... Read More


Tracee Ellis Ross says 'you don't need to push out a baby to push humanity forward' as she and Teyana Taylor honoured at Ebony Power 100 gala

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 -- Actress-producer Tracee Ellis Ross delivered a stirring message about womanhood and purpose as she was named Pathbreaker of the Year at the 2025 Ebony Power 100 gala in Los Ange... Read More


Malaysia bans unregistered popular Thai inhaler Hong Thai after microbial contamination recall

PETALING JAYA, Nov. 6 -- Malaysia has prohibited the sale and distribution of a popular Thai inhaler after authorities in Thailand issued an urgent recall over microbial contamination. In a statement... Read More


In Parliament, Singapore minister says plan to gazette Lee Kuan Yew's home as national monument aims to 'unite, not divide'

SINGAPORE, Nov. 6 -- The Singapore government plans to gazette 38 Oxley Road -the former home of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew -as a national monument, in what officials call an effort to prese... Read More


Aiming to 'unite, not divide', Singapore to gazette Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road home as national monument amid family dispute

SINGAPORE, Nov. 6 -- The Singapore government plans to gazette 38 Oxley Road - the former home of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew - as a national monument, in what officials call an effort to pre... Read More


Malaysia-US trade rose 15pc as tariff risk mitigated, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6 -- Malaysia's trade with the United States grew by 15.4 per cent to RM270.88 billion between January and September this year despite new tariffs announced by Washington, said Inve... Read More