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Singapore childcare worker jailed after flying into rage, ill-treating three kindergarteners

SINGAPORE, Oct. 29 -- A 35-year-old Singaporean woman who worked at a childcare centre was sentenced to six months' jail yesterday for ill-treating three kindergarten pupils, aged four and five. Acco... Read More


No, you can't take the orchids: DBKL denies 'free flower giveaway' at Titiwangsa park

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- City Hall (DBKL) has denied viral social media claims that free flower plants were being distributed at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa following the KL Park Festival 2025. In a state... Read More


Plantation worker dragged into river by crocodile while fetching water in Suai, search operation underway

MIRI, Oct. 29 -- An oil palm plantation worker was viciously attacked by a crocodile and dragged into a river in Suai this morning. The victim, identified as Muhlis Tentra, 47, from Makassar, Indones... Read More


'Game-changer': Malaysian small businesses hail Asean's new green economy push at KL Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- Malaysia's small business sector has hailed the 47th Asean Summit as a turning point for regional trade, with new agreements on green technology and digital transformation set... Read More


K-pop trio VIVIZ gets warm welcome from 3,000-strong fans, look forward to coming back 'soon'

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- It's been seven years since I saw VIVIZ's Eunha, SinB and Umji on stage, but that was when they were still part of GFriend. While GFriend members have all gone on separate pa... Read More


Cop walks free after Federal Court overturns death sentence in 2011 Keningau murder case

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 29 -- A police inspector escaped the gallows after the Federal Court overturned his conviction and death sentence for the murder of a single mother in Keningau 14 years ago. A thr... Read More


Rafizi announces openings of Fleximart and Kesum eatery to drive social change with affordable RM5 meals and groceries

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- Former Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli is set to start two major social enterprise projects, namely a convenience store and an eatery, under the Ayuh Malaysia platfor... Read More


Education Ministry to appoint 600 assistant wardens under MySTEP to ease burden in school dormitories

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- The Education Ministry will appoint around 600 assistant wardens in dormitories under the ministry's purview, said deputy minister of education Wong Kah Woh. Speaking in the ... Read More


Sabah polls: Former Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar eyes comeback in Pintasan seat

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 28 -- Former Cabinet minister and ex-Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia offered to make a comeback by contesting the Pintasan state seat. The United Sabah National O... Read More


Putrajaya to deploy over 10,000 new teachers nationwide from November, Parliament told

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- The Education Ministry will deploy over 10,000 new teachers nationwide next month as part of ongoing efforts to address shortages in public schools. Deputy Education Minister... Read More