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Singapore man gets prison time for driving off during quarrel and critically injuring wife

SINGAPORE, Sept. 12 -- A 70-year-old man was jailed for two weeks here after a rash act while driving caused his wife to fall and suffer severe head injuries that left her bed-bound. The victim, aged... Read More


Pakatan Youth: PAS Youth must own up to Perikatan govt-era Kampung Sungai Baru land deal, not stir division with Urban Renewal Bill rhetoric

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- Pakatan Harapan (PH) Youth has accused PAS Youth of twisting facts about the Kampung Sungai Baru redevelopment, insisting that the controversial land acquisition took place u... Read More


How Singapore's Nippon Paint tycoon broke Asian tradition by giving US$6b to his grandkids

SINGAPORE, Sept. 12 -- Six grandchildren of late Singapore tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, including a New York academic and a Bali charity founder, have each inherited billion-dollar stakes in his paint empi... Read More


Malaysia faces higher meat, chicken and egg prices as SST bites, say feed importers

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- The Association of Commodities Importers for Animal Feed Malaysia (ACiAFM) has called on the government to rethink imposing the Sales and Service Tax (SST) on certain importe... Read More


Senior PAS figure says winning GE16 matters more than naming a PM candidate

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- For PAS, winning the 16th general election (GE16) takes precedence over naming a candidate for Malaysia's 11th prime minister, according to its Dewan Ulamak chief, Datuk Ahma... Read More


Double murder probe in Guar Chempedak after man and woman discovered with multiple stab wounds

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 12 -- A man and a woman have been found dead with stab wounds in Taman Nona, Guar Chempedak, in what Kedah police believe to be a double murder. According to Berita Harian, Yan di... Read More


Lawyers seek expert assessment of Zara Qairina's mental state before fall, inquest hears

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Lawyers in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir have urged the court to engage psychological and psychiatric experts to assess the teenager's mental state at ... Read More


Floods force disaster declarations in Penampang and Beaufort

KOTA KINABALU, Sept. 12 -- Flood disasters have been declared in Penampang and Beaufort after days of heavy rain triggered rising river levels and inundated low-lying homes, forcing hundreds of reside... Read More


Sarawak's stability is powering Malaysia's hi-tech ambitions, says Anwar

KUCHING, Sept. 12 -- Malaysia is steadily positioning itself as a regional semiconductor hub, with Sarawak emerging as a key driver of the nation's high-tech ambitions, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. ... Read More


MA63 talks: Putrajaya agrees in principle to more Sabah, Sarawak seats, but two-thirds support needed

KUCHING, Sept. 12 -- Putrajaya has agreed in principle to increasing parliamentary seats for Sabah and Sarawak, but differing legal views between federal and state authorities must first be resolved, ... Read More