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Another hospitality veteran bows out as Hotel Miramar shuts after five decades

SINGAPORE, Aug. 30 -- Hotel Miramar Singapore on Havelock Road, opened in 1971, will cease business operations at the end of October. The move will also result in the termination of 108 employees, Si... Read More


Sultan Ibrahim decrees special prayers across Johor after series of Segamat quakes

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has called for mosques and suraus across Johor to hold solat hajat and doa selamat after a string of tremors struck Segamat over ... Read More


Segamat shaken by 2.7 magnitude earthquake, sixth tremor in a week

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Another mild earthquake shook Segamat early this morning, the sixth tremor to hit the northern Johor town in the span of a week. In a Facebook post, the Malaysian Meteorologi... Read More


Segamat shaken by 2.7 magnitude earthquake, fifth tremor in a week

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Another mild earthquake shook Segamat early this morning, the sixth tremor to hit the northern Johor town in the span of a week. In a Facebook post, the Malaysian Meteorologi... Read More


How Singapore plans to protect its low-lying coasts from rising seas

SINGAPORE, Aug. 30 -- The Singapore government is planning to build new coastal protection measures from the 2030s to safeguard its south-eastern shoreline from rising seas. Plans include movable sto... Read More


Lawyer hands police new USB evidence allegedly detailing events leading up to UTM cadet Syamsul Haris' death

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- The lawyer representing the family of Syamsul Haris Shamsudin has handed over new evidence related to the investigation into the death of the 22-year-old Reserve Officer Train... Read More


Construction worker who killed NUS professor in road crash gets two-year jail sentence, fine and lifetime driving ban

SINGAPORE, Aug. 30 -- A construction worker who caused the death of a senior law professor was sentenced to two years and a month in jail and fined S$2,000. Natarajan Mohanraj, 28, also received a li... Read More


Dialogue key, Zahid says, as Prabowo faces crisis after protests erupt in Indonesia over delivery rider's death

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Every problem in a country can be resolved through open dialogue at the negotiating table without the need for demonstrations, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahi... Read More


Hajiji teases Sabah state assembly dissolution, says media can 'still take one- or two-week' break

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has hinted that the state assembly may be dissolved in the near future, but stopped short of giving a date. Speaking to Sinar Hari... Read More


Loke: Urban Renewal Bill serves the people, not DAP politics

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 30 -- The Urban Renewal Act (URA) Bill is not a DAP agenda, the party's secretary-general Anthony Loke said, dismissing claims from some quarters. According to Berita Harian, Loke,... Read More