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Maid who stabbed Singapore employer's mum-in-law gets murder charge reduced on provocation appeal

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 24-year-old domestic worker from Myanmar, Zin Mar Nwe, had her murder charge reduced to culpable homicide yesterday after her lawyers successfully argued that she had been provo... Read More


Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi out of coma following surgery for life-threatening intestine rupture

LONDON, May 15 -- Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma following surgery for a ruptured intestine. The Nigerian striker sustained t... Read More


The price of a pen - when free speech hits the fan in South-east Asia - Che Ran

Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- In a region as diverse and vibrant as Southeast Asia, words have always carried a special weight. Here, where languages blend and histories intertwine, the power of the written... Read More


Backroom party co-operation deals: A clear and present danger to democratic representation

Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- Almost 8,000 people filed into voting rooms on September 26, 2020 in Bengkoka, Sabah. There were 11 names to pick from to be their next assemblyman. Not sure if they used A4-s... Read More


Nurul Izzah rejects Rafizi's call for debate, says focus is on engaging delegates and 'not about politicking'

SHAH ALAM, May 15 -- PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has brushed aside calls for a debate with deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, saying her focus is on strengthening engagement with party... Read More


No end in sight for Klang Valley's traffic woes? Here's what the current govt has done to cut congestion so far

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- Traffic congestion remains one of Klang Valley's most pressing challenges. Aside from the daily frustration, studies have shown there is a severe financial cost to being stuck... Read More


Before the next elephant falls: Why Malaysia needs to build more wildlife corridors before it's too late (VIDEO)

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- The heart-wrenching image of a mother elephant desperately trying to rouse her lifeless calf after a highway collision has stirred the nation and the world. The tragic scene s... Read More


'Brake failure' behind Banting fatal crash? Lorry driver under four-day remand over courier worker's death, cops say no prior criminal record

BANTING, May 15 -- Police have remanded a lorry driver for investigation into the fatal road crash that killed a multinational courier company employee on Jalan Labohan here yesterday. Kuala Langat d... Read More


Instant death for man whose stationary car was hit by lorry on NSE near Batu Pahat

BATU PAHAT, May 15 -- A 41-year-old man was killed when a lorry crashed into his stalled car on the North-South Expressway (NSE) near Batu Pahat, Johor yesterday. Batu Pahat district police chief Ass... Read More


Indian student gets jail time for molesting SIA stewardess on Perth-Singapore Flight

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 20-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to three weeks' jail after pleading guilty to molesting a stewardess on a Singapore Airlines flight. The incident occurred on Feb... Read More