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Singapore's electric motorcycle startups look overseas as local adoption stalls

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 -- Electric motorcycle companies founded in Singapore are finding faster growth abroad than at home, as high prices, limited battery capacity and slow consumer uptake continue to ho... Read More


Singapore unveils new push to turn research into real-world impact under S$37b RIE030 plan

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 -- The National Research Foundation (NRF) has released the full details of the S$37 billion (RM117 billion) Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE2030) plan, outlining a major shi... Read More


'Harsh, but true': Kedah MB stands by gambling remarks, denies targeting Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has stood by his controversial remarks over gambling, saying that although his words were harsh, they were directed at ga... Read More


Eastern Singapore to get private not-for-profit hospital to ease bed crunch

SINGAPORE, Aug. 31 -- A new private not-for-profit acute hospital will be built in eastern Singapore to relieve persistently high bed occupancy rates in the region, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has co... Read More


Did you know your underwear can tell you about soil health? Not kidding, Swiss scientists buried 2,000 pairs - here's what they found

ZURICH, Aug. 31 -- When 1,000 Swiss volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear across the country, they were not simply giving their old briefs a second life - they were helping scien... Read More


'His leg is still injured': Concern grows as elephant Sulong reappears in Gerik

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- An injured wild elephant whose long journey along Malaysia's East-West Highway has captured public attention has reportedly been spotted back in Gerik, Perak, just days after ... Read More


Spot the real Mamdani: New York mayor makes s'mores as look-alikes battle for US$100 (VIDEO)

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- While Mayor Zohran Mamdani was learning how to build a fire for s'mores at a family camping programme across town, a group of men who looked suspiciously like him were busy compet... Read More


Police hunt driver after man killed while crossing Shah Alam road

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Police are hunting for the driver of an unidentified vehicle believed to have struck a 45-year-old pedestrian, killing him in Shah Alam this morning. Harian Metro reported th... Read More


Snatch thieves fail to grab woman's handbag, but rip RM2,000 gold bracelet from her wrist outside Cheras home

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- Two men on a motorcycle targeted a 49-year-old woman outside her home in Cheras, failing to snatch her handbag before ripping a RM2,000 gold bracelet from her wrist and speedi... Read More


Family outing turns to tragedy as father and eight-year-old son drown off Pengerang

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 31 -- A family outing ended in tragedy when a 33-year-old father and his eight-year-old son drowned off the coast near a campsite in Pengerang, Johor, last night. Utusan Malaysia r... Read More