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We need more gender-responsive urban transport planning - Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 30 -- For decades, transport planning has been guided by a seemingly neutral idea: if a system works for the "average commuter," it works for everyone. This gender-blind approach a... Read More


Malaysia Airports urges travellers to mask up after India Nipah virus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- Malaysia Airports is encouraging travellers to take extra health precautions in response to a Ministry of Health (MOH) alert regarding a recent Nipah virus outbreak in India. ... Read More


Singapore to acquire 38 Oxley Road despite Lee Kuan Yew's demolition wish

SINGAPORE, Jan. 29 -- The government will acquire 38 Oxley Road, the former home of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, following its gazetting as a national monument, overriding the lat... Read More


The golden years or the golden cage? The hidden costs of ageing at home - Adriel Bradley Jaring

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- After thirty years of paying off a housing loan, retirement should feel like the finish line. You expect to rest in the sanctuary you built. Yet for many Malaysian seniors, th... Read More


Singapore police probe 217 people in scams totalling over $7.6m

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- SINGAPORE, Jan 30 - Singapore police are investigating 217 individuals over their suspected roles in scams in which victims are believed to have lost more than S$7.67 million,... Read More


Singapore police probe 217 people in scams totalling over S$7.6m

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- SINGAPORE, Jan 30 - Singapore police are investigating 217 individuals over their suspected roles in scams in which victims are believed to have lost more than S$7.67 million,... Read More


Thai Facebook page ribs Malaysian tourists 'looting' 7-Eleven like it's Doomsday - and Singaporeans catch strays too

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- Malaysia has been lovingly roasted by Thailand - and honestly, Malaysians are taking it like champs. In a riotous Facebook post by My Thailand on January 28, the page poked f... Read More


Ringgit's surge driven by domestic strength, not just weaker dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- The ringgit's sharp rise over the past year is being fuelled by deeper structural strengths in Malaysia's economy, rather than simply riding on the back of a softer US dollar ... Read More


Choosing when you can't see - Nahrizul Adib Kadri

Kuala Lampur, Jan. 29 -- I notice this most clearly when I am driving. Especially when I'm on my own. You know the kind. Very late afternoon, sky already dimming, traffic building up just enough to m... Read More


Court allows full screening of banned film 'Mentega Terbang' during director, producer's May trial

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 29 -- The banned film Mentega Terbang will reportedly be screened in full during the upcoming trial of its director and producer, after a magistrates' court ruled that the movie is ... Read More