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Drunk driver who hit pedestrian so hard body was severed gets 11-year jail term in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Feb. 2 -- A Singapore permanent resident who drove drunk with his two young children in the car before ploughing into a pedestrian at high speed has been jailed for 11 years and fined S$12,... Read More


PAS' Takiyuddin moves to steady Perikatan narrative amid speculation over Muhyiddin's future

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) remains a four-party coalition and PAS has not sidelined anyone within it, the party's secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said, according to... Read More


PAS U-turn sees three sacked Perlis reps welcomed back into the fold

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- PAS has moved to reinstate three former Perlis assemblymen whose memberships were terminated during the state's recent political turmoil, reversing the earlier decision after a... Read More


'Singapore's Bruce Lee' lands in jail after viral Geylang nunchuck act goes sideways

SINGAPORE, Feb. 1 -- A street performer who briefly became a cult hit online for channelling Bruce Lee in the back lanes of Geylang has now received a far less glamorous spotlight - a jail sentence. ... Read More


Songkran-style Water Festival to be adapted for Malaysian audience, says DPM Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- The upcoming Water Music Festival, inspired by Thailand's Songkran Festival and scheduled for May, will be adapted to suit local culture, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri ... Read More


'Our territory, our responsibility': On FT Day, DBKL says vandalism is undermining KL's progress

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) marked Federal Territories Day with a reminder that the capital's progress relies not only on government upgrades but also on residents helping to... Read More


'We are one family': Ahmad Maslan urges Pakatan-BN partners to settle Johor and Melaka seat talks behind closed doors

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- Seat-sharing disputes in Johor and Melaka should be handled privately and with discretion rather than aired in public, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has cautioned, saying that open q... Read More


Motorcyclist killed after falling under trailer at Klang junction

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- A motorcyclist was killed after he was run over by a trailer at the Jalan Meru-Jalan Salleh traffic light junction in Klang yesterday afternoon. Police said the 4.40pm crash c... Read More


Thai parties step up for sex workers ahead of February 8 polls

BANGKOK, Feb. 1 -- As Thailand gears up for the February 8 election, political parties are stepping into the spotlight to promise better rights and protections for sex workers. The Service Workers in... Read More


Penang firefighters free woman after leg caught in drain cover

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 1 -- A 48-year-old woman was rescued after her leg became trapped in the grates of a drain cover at Taman Titi Heights in Balik Pulau, George Town, this afternoon. In a statement, ... Read More