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Singapore repairman on trial for rape claims accuser came on to him, compares act to sex with wife

SINGAPORE, Aug. 1 -- A 49-year-old man on trial here for raping a woman after she hired him to fix her lights claimed in court that they instead had consensual sex initiated by her. Taking the stand ... Read More


Year Six girl dies after being thrown onto windshield in crash with teen driver in Kuala Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- A 12-year-old girl succumbed to her injuries nearly 24 hours after she was hit by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) driven by a 17-year-old in Kampung Bukit Kuching, Kuala Selangor... Read More


Malaysian manufacturers optimistic as sector nears stabilisation, demand improves

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Malaysia's manufacturing sector moved closer to stabilisation in July as business conditions showed the softest deterioration in five months, according to the latest S&P Global... Read More


Vape monitoring council not a government initiative, says Health Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- The Health Ministry has denied claims that it plans to set up a Malaysian Vape Monitoring Council, saying the proposal originated from players in the vape and electronic cigare... Read More


Syed Saddiq's Era FM stint called off, says scholarship pledge will proceed as planned

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman's brief foray into broadcast media has ended before it began, with Era FM confirming that its collaboration with the former youth and sports mi... Read More


Sepanggar MP rejects claim linking wife to Zara Qairina's death, calls it baseless

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 1 -- Sepanggar MP Datuk Mustapha Sakmud has firmly denied claims linking his wife to the recent death of 13-year-old student Zara Qairina Mahathir, calling the allegation baseless a... Read More


In historic first, DAP MPs attend Zahid-led TVET briefing at Umno HQ

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 -- More than 30 DAP MPs visited the Umno headquarters in a rare display of cross-party cooperation, in what Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin called a sign of growing maturity in M... Read More


Guangzhou and Shenzhen feel chill of global trade headwinds, miss China's GDP mark

BEIJING, July 31 -- Once key drivers of growth in China's southern province of Guangdong, the cities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou are now showing signs of economic fatigue, with both reporting gross dome... Read More


Seized 1MDB paintings put up for auction, but art world sniffs at sketchy-looking website

NEW YORK, July 31 -- The US Marshals Service is conducting an online sale of four valuable artworks created by renowned artists Pablo Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Diane Arbus, all of which were ... Read More


Johor MB raises healthcare worker recruitment concerns with Singapore minister in bilateral meet

SNGAPORE, July 31 -- Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said he raised the issue of the republic's reported recruitment of Malaysia's healthcare workers during a meeting with Singapore Health M... Read More