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Singapore ends foreign artiste work pass scheme as syndicates exploit loopholes

SINGAPORE, Dec. 4 -- Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will stop accepting new applications under the Performing Artiste Work Permit scheme from June 1, 2026, citing widespread abuse by syndicate... Read More


'Transparency is a necessity': Malaysian Bar calls for urgent inquiry into Durian Tunggal triple police shooting

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4 -- The Malaysian Bar has urged authorities to launch an immediate and independent investigation into the fatal police shooting of three men in Durian Tunggal, Melaka, warning that... Read More


Singapore and Malaysia deepen ties with updated RTS Link deal and pacts on drug control and healthcare

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4 -- Malaysia and Singapore have signed an additional agreement on the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, marking a fresh push to advance the long-delayed cross-... Read More


Lim Guan Eng says he warned about SST, e-invoicing long before Sabah polls, rejects claims of post-election shift

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 4 -- DAP lawmaker Lim Guan Eng has dismissed as "baseless and untrue" accusations that he only began criticising the government's expanded Sales and Services Tax (SST), e-invoicing ... Read More


Apple's 'I'm Not Remarkable' accessibility ad pokes light fun at inspiration sensationalism (VIDEO)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 -- Just a couple of weeks after its iPhone holiday ad created with puppets, Apple has a new video up showcasing its accessibility features and centring students with disabilities. ... Read More


Narrow escape in Kelantan: Teen survives as car plunges into ravine in Gua Musang landslide

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 3 -- A young man narrowly escaped death after the Proton Satria Neo he was driving fell into a ravine following a landslide at Kilometer 45 of the Gua Musang-Lojing Road early Wedne... Read More


KLIA bomb threat leads to arrest after authorities confirm hoax

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 3 -- Police arrested a person at KLIA Terminal 1 yesterday over a bomb threat on a departing flight that was later confirmed to be a hoax. The incident unfolded at 5.32pm and trigg... Read More


Kedah cook dies, friend survives after car plunges into river

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 3 -- A man died while his colleague survived after the car they were in plunged into a river on Jalan Pengkalan in Sungai Petani, Kedah, around midnight. The victim, 34-year-old co... Read More


Let Me-owt: Hapless tabby cat sets off Turkiye bank alarms, needing rescue (VIDEO)

ISTANBUL, Dec. 3 -- A Turkiye bank was forced to let an intruder that set off its alarms go.because it a tabby cat. The grey tabby, gender unknown, was seen in an Instagram reel from the account @kus... Read More


Kelantan landslide closes Lojing-Gua Musang road near Pos Blau

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 3 -- The Gua Musang-Lojing road at Kilometer 45 near Pos Blau has been closed to all vehicles following a landslide that began early this morning. According to an Utusan Malaysia r... Read More