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Goodbye, Singapore Girl sandals: SIA cabin crew to get new closed-toe wedge shoes

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8 -- Singapore Airlines will begin rolling out new closed-toe shoes for its female cabin crew in January, replacing the open-toed sandals that have long been part of its signature look... Read More


Haze persists as 38 areas record unhealthy API, Segamat highest at 187

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- Haze continued to blanket much of Peninsular Malaysia this morning, with 38 of the country's 68 air quality monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) re... Read More


Singapore tightens online controls on non-compliant mobility devices

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8 -- Singapore will tighten controls on non-compliant active mobility devices sold or advertised online, while introducing new measures covering battery safety, autonomous vehicles and... Read More


Proton opens bookings for X50 Sport Edition to mark six-year milestone

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- Proton has opened bookings for the All-New X50 Sport Edition (SE), a special variant launched to celebrate six years of its best-selling B-segment SUV in Malaysia. Based on th... Read More


Schools in Malaysia to close from tomorrow if haze index tops 180, Education Ministry says

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- Schools and educational institutions under the Education Ministry in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeds 180 must close from tomorrow (October 9), as authorities ... Read More


Nearly a month after overnight shutdown, 3,300 creditors file claims against Singapore gym chains True Fitness and True Yoga

SINGAPORE, Oct. 8 -- Around 3,300 creditors have lodged claims against collapsed gym chains True Fitness and True Yoga, nearly a month after the fitness group abruptly shut all seven of its Singapore ... Read More


Dapat Vista responds to PAC findings, backs urgent completion of formal eJamin agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- Dapat Vista (M) Sdn Bhd, the operator of the eJamin court bail payment system, has acknowledged the findings and recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee and supports t... Read More


Hazy math: DoE explains why your AQI says 250 when the official API is 175

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 8 -- The Department of Environment (DOE) has clarified that higher air quality figures displayed on independent mobile applications and third-party websites do not reflect data supp... Read More


Kota Bharu nurse stabbed six times at home, husband surrenders to police

KOTA BHARU, Oct. 7 -- A 44-year-old nurse was seriously injured after she was allegedly stabbed six times by her husband at their home in Kampung Padang Lepai, near Kadok, here last night. The woman ... Read More


Singapore egg supply stable for now as Thailand cuts exports, with Malaysia among alternative sources

SINGAPORE, Oct. 7 -- Singapore's egg supply remains stable for now despite Thailand's move to cut exports by up to half, with Malaysia among more than 10 countries the city-state can turn to for suppl... Read More