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Yayasan Akalbudi case: Zahid moves to be acquitted of 47 graft and money laundering charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has filed to be acquitted and discharged from all 47 charges of embezzlement, corruption and money laundering linked to Yaya... Read More


Irregular rubbish pickups frustrate Subang, PJ residents amid new waste contracts

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Residents in parts of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya have reported irregular domestic and garden waste collection following the renewal of contracts by KDEB Waste Management Sdn... Read More


DBKL overhaul: MACC seeks to limit mayor's powers, tighten rules for festive bazaars

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- The executive powers of the Kuala Lumpur Mayor could be limited for the first time, as part of efforts to improve the governance of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL). In addit... Read More


Negeri Sembilan teen dies after motorcycle crash throws him into under-construction sewer hole

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- A journey by two brothers turned tragic when one of them was killed after the motorcycle they were riding hit a drain under construction along Jalan Bunga Tanjung here last nig... Read More


Singapore industrial estate gets an unexpected visitor: A rare Malayan tapir on a midnight wander

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3 -- A rare Malayan tapir briefly turned Singapore's Defu industrial estate into a wildlife hotspot in the small hours of February 2, with authorities now keeping an eye on the animal'... Read More


Grab says sorry after woman alleges sexual harassment by e-hailing driver in Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 3 -- Grab Malaysia has issued an apology following allegations that a female passenger was sexually harassed by an e-hailing driver in Johor. In a response posted online, the compa... Read More


Koon Yew Yin, co-founder of Gamuda and IJM Corp, dies at 93

Kuala Lampur, Feb. 3 -- Prominent businessman Koon Yew Yin, the engineering magnate behind the co-founding of Malaysian construction powerhouses Gamuda Bhd and IJM Corp Bhd, has died at the age of 93.... Read More


Singapore tightens migrant-worker checks for new arrivals from West Bengal over Nipah concerns

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3 -- Singapore has tightened screening for newly arrived migrant workers from India's West Bengal state after two Nipah virus cases were confirmed there, though authorities say no infe... Read More


Singapore authorities smash open 'furniture' at Woodlands, exposing Malaysia-registered van's secret cigarette stash (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3 -- What looked like innocent bits of furniture in the back of a Malaysia-registered van turned out to be anything but, after officers at Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Autho... Read More


Transport minister orders JPJ to revoke Grab driver's PSV licence after alleged sexual harassment of female passenger in JB

PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 3 -- Transport Minister Anthony Loke has directed the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to immediately cancel the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licence of a Grab driver implicated in a se... Read More