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Singapore health, transport ministers deny links to Fujian gangster Su Haijin after dinner photos spark scrutiny

SINGAPORE, May 6 -- Singapore Ministers Ong Ye Kung and Chee Hong Tat have clarified that they had no personal connection with Su Haijin, a known member of a Fujian gang, after photos surfaced showing... Read More


More pets, fewer kids: Thailand's pet economy purrs as birth rates slide

BANGKOK, May 6 -- More and more young Thais are opting for pets over parenthood - and cats have become a clear favourite. Milin Veraratanaroj, chairman of Tang Ngee Soon Superstore in Udon Thani, has... Read More


'Cutting-edge work': Gates Foundation to open Singapore office tapping Asian science, innovation

SINGAPORE, May 6 -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will establish an office in Singapore, its chairman Bill Gates reportedly announced yesterday. According to a report in The Straits Times, when... Read More


Chief secretary urges civil service to stop year-end 'Christmas shopping' culture, warns wasteful spending may corrode image

PUTRAJAYA, May 6 -- The year-end rush to spend or "Christmas shopping" culture in the public service, which leads to wasteful use of resources, must be avoided altogether, said Chief Secretary to the ... Read More


Najib cancels plan to summon IGP as witness in his 1MDB trial

PUTRAJAYA, May 6 -- Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is no longer calling Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain to be his defence witness in his 1Malaysia Development Berhad... Read More


OpenAI scraps for-profit plan defying investor demands

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6 -- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced yesterday that the company behind ChatGPT will continue to be run as a nonprofit, abandoning a contested plan to convert into a for-profit organ... Read More


Cannes 2025 film fest names 21 contenders, including 'Die My Love', 'The Phoenician Scheme' and 'Young Mothers'

PARIS, May 6 -- A total of 21 films have been announced in the main competition at Cannes film festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13. Here is a list of the titles vying for the Pa... Read More


Lawyer claims people in police uniforms took missing MACC witness Pamela Ling

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Pamela Ling, the woman who vanished while on her way to provide a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) last month, was allegedly abducted by individuals ... Read More


Lim Guan Eng urges government to freeze tax, power hikes to shield Malaysian SMEs from US trade war fallout

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to suspend all proposals that could add financial pressure on Malaysian industries, in response to the economic challenges posed by the US ... Read More


Singapore's Sea-Lion AI model gains traction with firms like Indonesia's GoTo Group, offering 13 regional languages

SINGAPORE, May 5 -- Singapore's home-grown large language model (LLM), Sea-Lion, has reportedly recorded about 235,000 downloads, driven by adoption from firms including Indonesia's GoTo Group. Accor... Read More