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Former minister's remand extended two days in Tabung Haji RCI hotel-lease probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- The remand of a former minister detained over investigations into a Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) hotel-lease issue in Saudi Arabia has been extended for two more days. According ... Read More


'Race will always be a fault line': Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warns against hatred after anti-Indian abuse

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore will never be entirely insulated from racial division, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned, as he condemned racist abuse directed at the Indian community followi... Read More


After quitting politics, former Skudai rep Marina Ibrahim is now Johor Sultan's special officer for Orang Asli affairs

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept. 6 -- Marina Ibrahim, who recently stepped away from politics, is taking on a new role representing the Sultan of Johor in engaging with the state's Orang Asli community. The former... Read More


TV volume row leaves woman with slash wound in Kota Tinggi, cops nab husband

KOTA TINGGI, Sept. 6 -- Police have arrested a Malaysian man in his 70s after he allegedly slashed his wife with a parang during an argument over the TV volume at their house in Taman Desa Sejahtera h... Read More


PM term limit, AG-PP split: DAP wants both Bills tabled in Oct-Dec sitting

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- DAP is pushing for two constitutional reform Bills covering the prime minister's tenure and the separation of the attorney general and public prosecutor to be brought back to ... Read More


US eggs are back in Singapore after 20 years - at up to S$14.80 a dozen

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- American eggs are back on Singapore supermarket shelves after more than 20 years - although shoppers will have to pay a premium. Eggs from US brand Contented Hen are now being s... Read More


Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore has completed its Woodlands North station for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, four months before the cross-border railway is due to open in January... Read More


'This is not who we are': Singapore senior minister condemns racist abuse over Nepal disaster, Air India amid police probe

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore police are looking into racist and xenophobic online comments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India, as Senior Minister K Shanm... Read More


Singapore haze eases after unhealthy readings, but smoke threat lingers

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Air quality across Singapore improved to moderate levels this morning after haze pushed pollution into the unhealthy range in three regions a day earlier, although authorities wa... Read More


Doctors induce coma for Batu Pahat toddler wounded in stray dog attack

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept. 6 -- A two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being critically injured by a pack of five stray dogs outside her grandmother's house in Kampung Tambak, Sungai Kelambu, Pese... Read More