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Ipoh's Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun says Malaysia must treat obesity as a chronic disease and offers advanced bariatric surgery, SADI-S

IPOH, May 16 -- At Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB) in Ipoh, bariatric surgery is transforming lives, providing a lifeline to individuals battling obesity. Recognised as the gold standard for w... Read More


Selling on TikTok livestreams? These Malaysian businesses say it changed everything

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 -- Malaysian retailers are no longer debating the necessity of digitalisation, but rather focusing on how to optimise growth by merging e-commerce with physical stores. The count... Read More


How Singapore businesses are scrambling to stay open amid the new Covid-19 wave

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Singapore has prompted some businesses to reactivate contingency plans to deal with staff shortages and safeguard customer health. From Apr 27... Read More


MACC under fire for silence over Pamela Ling's disappearance

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is facing scrutiny over its silence following the disappearance of Singaporean Datin Seri Pamela Ling 36 days ago. Ling went mi... Read More


How low can you go? Lorry gets wedged under tunnel after driver ignores height limits in Labis

SEGAMAT, May 15 -- A man's failure to heed height restrictions caused the lorry he was driving to become lodged inside a tunnel at Bukit Kecewa, Jalan Ibrahim, Labis, yesterday. The 4.28pm incident s... Read More


Cat abuse cases in Singapores's Punggol and Yishun lead to calls for stricter action

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council is working with the National Parks Board (NParks) and animal welfare groups to promote public awareness following the death of a community cat in Pu... Read More


Punggol town council, NParks to raise awareness after death of community cat

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council is working with the National Parks Board (NParks) and animal welfare groups to promote public awareness following the death of a community cat in Pu... Read More


Singapore court rejects claims of diminished responsibility in brutal Orchard Towers stabbing

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 33-year-old man convicted of murder for fatally stabbing another man during a brawl at Orchard Towers in 2019 has failed in his appeal against the conviction, according to The S... Read More


Man jailed for Orchard Towers murder loses appeal against conviction

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 33-year-old man convicted of murder for fatally stabbing another man during a brawl at Orchard Towers in 2019 has failed in his appeal against the conviction, according to The S... Read More


Prison officer brutally crushed beneath runaway cement lorry in Melaka

MELAKA, May 15 -- A Malaysian Prisons Department officer was killed after being run over by a cement lorry that reportedly suffered brake failure at a traffic light junction along the Sungai Udang-Pay... Read More