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Vincent Tan's Detik Ria settles billion-dollar row with Prudential in landmark insurance deal

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7 -- British insurer Prudential has reached an out-of-court settlement with its Malaysian partners, led by businessman Tan Sri Vincent Tan and members of Johor's royal family, over ... Read More


Guan Eng's lawyers reject false link to witness's robbery, stress clear police findings

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7 -- Lawyers for Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng have criticised what they describe as "premature and misleading" media reports linking their client to a recent robbery involving a prosecutio... Read More


Bang Si-hyuk to return to South Korea amid investigation into alleged unfair trading tied to Hybe's 2020 IPO

SEOUL, Aug. 7 -- Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk has announced he will return to South Korea to fully cooperate with an investigation into alleged unfair trading practices tied to the company's initial pub... Read More


Zara Qairina's mother submits phone with voice clips to aid dorm fall investigation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7 -- The mother of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir, Noraidah Lamat, arrived at the Karamunsing police station in Kota Kinabalu with her legal team to submit her mobile phone to inves... Read More


After Mandarin option surfaces, APAD warns e-hailing firms against language-based bookings

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 7 -- The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has warned that it will not tolerate any language-based discrimination in the ride-hailing booking allocation systems used by e-hailing ... Read More


Singaporean thought friend stole S$25,700, made him drink urine as punishment, now gets six-month jail sentence

SINGAPORE, Aug. 7 -- A man who dragged an acquaintance into a shady bank account scheme ended up humiliating him after wrongly thinking he had stolen money. Singaporean Tan Ming Chuan, 28, was senten... Read More


Blackpink producer R.Tee steps out on his own with RTST Label, new collab with Soyeon out this Sunday

SEOUL, Aug. 6 -- South Korean DJ and producer R.Tee, the hitmaker behind tracks for Blackpink and Big Bang, has launched his own independent label, RTST Label. The announcement was publicised on Inst... Read More


PLUS to pilot high-speed toll payment system with number plate recognition similar to Singapore's ERP

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 -- Malaysia is set to launch public trials of a barrierless toll booth system using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology to ease congestion and modernise its toll ... Read More


Tengku Zafrul: No formal US tariff yet on Malaysia-made chips

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 -- Malaysia has sought clarification from the United States on a proposed 100% tariff on semiconductor chips manufactured in countries without US-based production facilities. Inv... Read More


Decade of incest horror: Melaka mechanic caught for raping daughter since she was 8

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 6 -- Police in Melaka arrested a 41-year-old man suspected of raping his daughter for the past 10 years at their home in Taman Tambak Paya Harmoni yesterday evening. The case came ... Read More