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Man jailed for Orchard Towers murder loses appeal against conviction

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 33-year-old man convicted of murder for fatally stabbing another man during a brawl at Orchard Towers in 2019 has failed in his appeal against the conviction, according to The S... Read More


Prison officer brutally crushed beneath runaway cement lorry in Melaka

MELAKA, May 15 -- A Malaysian Prisons Department officer was killed after being run over by a cement lorry that reportedly suffered brake failure at a traffic light junction along the Sungai Udang-Pay... Read More


Maxim Malaysia responds to shutdown order, says operations ongoing

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- E-hailing company Maxim Malaysia has clarified that it continues to operate nationwide, despite a recent government directive to cease operations over alleged permit and insura... Read More


Sunway Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital named among world's best 250 hospitals in 2025; HKL only public hospital in Malaysia Top 10

PETALING JAYA, May 15 -- Two Malaysian private hospitals have been named in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2025 list, earning praise for their commitment to excellence in healthcare. Health Minist... Read More


Malaysia's birth rate hits record low in Q1 2025, but Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang buck baby bust

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- Malaysia's birth rate has plunged to its lowest level on record, with just 93,500 babies born in the first quarter of 2025 - an 11.5 per cent drop compared to the same period l... Read More


Why were Singapore ministers dining with a convicted money launderer? SDP demands answers

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- The Singapore Democratic Party has raised alarm over a photograph showing top government figures dining with two individuals under investigation for money laundering, saying it su... Read More


Maid who stabbed Singapore employer's mum-in-law gets murder charge reduced on provocation appeal

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 24-year-old domestic worker from Myanmar, Zin Mar Nwe, had her murder charge reduced to culpable homicide yesterday after her lawyers successfully argued that she had been provo... Read More


Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi out of coma following surgery for life-threatening intestine rupture

LONDON, May 15 -- Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma following surgery for a ruptured intestine. The Nigerian striker sustained t... Read More


'Brake failure' behind Banting fatal crash? Lorry driver under four-day remand over courier worker's death, cops say no prior criminal record

BANTING, May 15 -- Police have remanded a lorry driver for investigation into the fatal road crash that killed a multinational courier company employee on Jalan Labohan here yesterday. Kuala Langat d... Read More


Instant death for man whose stationary car was hit by lorry on NSE near Batu Pahat

BATU PAHAT, May 15 -- A 41-year-old man was killed when a lorry crashed into his stalled car on the North-South Expressway (NSE) near Batu Pahat, Johor yesterday. Batu Pahat district police chief Ass... Read More