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JPJ suspends Chery Omoda 5 approval, new registrations after rear axle incident in Johor Bahru

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has temporarily suspended the Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) for the affected Chery Omoda 5 model and variants following a safety concern aris... Read More


Malaysia condemns attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport that killed civilians, injured hundreds

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has strongly condemned the deadly attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which killed civilians and inju... Read More


NAAR: India's most ambitious restaurant brings destination dining to the foothills of the Himalayas

KASAULI, Oct. 11 -- Writer Salman Rushdie once described the Himalayas as "land's attempt to metamorphose into sky"; even at its foothills, the world's tallest mountain range feels otherworldly and aw... Read More


Chinese tourist chases down man who allegedly stole his Louis Vuitton bag at Gardens by the Bay

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11 -- A Chinese tourist received a rude welcome to Singapore when his Louis Vuitton bag got stolen at Gardens by the Bay during his first visit to the country. He managed to track the... Read More


Public Works Dept to install Bailey bridge after sinkhole closes Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- The Public Works Department (JKR) will install a Bailey bridge to restore access along the Gua Musang-Kota Bharu road (FT08), which was fully closed following a sinkhole near ... Read More


American tenant refuses to pay rent, sues elderly owners of Singapore Kembangan landed property who want house back

SINGAPORE, Oct. 11 -- An American man living in Singapore refused to pay rent for a semi-detached property he rented in Kembangan, yet sued its elderly owners when they attempted to re-enter the house... Read More


Only 750 spots? K-pop group TWICE's tiny anniversary fan party draws criticism amid questions over contracts

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 -- K-pop girl group TWICE's plans for a small-scale fan party marking their 11th anniversary have reportedly drawn criticism from some fans, amid continuing questions over the me... Read More


The next China is still China: Why Asean must understand its transformation - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 11 -- The conventional wisdom that China's economic slowdown necessarily signals its strategic decline deserves serious reconsideration. Indeed, the assumption that India, Vietnam ... Read More


Jais probes viral post alleging Muslim took part in non-Islamic religious ritual

SHAH ALAM, Oct. 11 -- The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) is investigating a viral post concerning an individual believed to be Muslim who allegedly performed rituals of another religion ... Read More


RM510b Budget: Who really wins? - Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 11 -- Every national budget is a tightrope walk above a storm. I know this not from textbooks, but from long nights at the Ministry of Finance when I was the Minister, staring at nu... Read More