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Former minister's remand extended two days in Tabung Haji RCI hotel-lease probe

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- The remand of a former minister detained over investigations into a Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) hotel-lease issue in Saudi Arabia has been extended for two more days. According ... Read More


'Race will always be a fault line': Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong warns against hatred after anti-Indian abuse

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore will never be entirely insulated from racial division, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned, as he condemned racist abuse directed at the Indian community followi... Read More


DOE monitors bush and peatland fires in Mukah, Daro in Sarawak amid dry spell

KUCHING, Sept. 6 -- The Department of Environment (DoE) is paying special attention to the fire incidents reported in bushes and peatlands near Jalan Sibujaya Barat in Mukah and Sungai Nai in Daro ami... Read More


How Malaysian Feisk Productions keeps making films despite modest returns

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- In an industry where box-office numbers can decide a film's fate, Feisk Productions continues to make movies even when the returns are far from spectacular. Founded in 2010 b... Read More


After quitting politics, former Skudai rep Marina Ibrahim is now Johor Sultan's special officer for Orang Asli affairs

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept. 6 -- Marina Ibrahim, who recently stepped away from politics, is taking on a new role representing the Sultan of Johor in engaging with the state's Orang Asli community. The former... Read More


TV volume row leaves woman with slash wound in Kota Tinggi, cops nab husband

KOTA TINGGI, Sept. 6 -- Police have arrested a Malaysian man in his 70s after he allegedly slashed his wife with a parang during an argument over the TV volume at their house in Taman Desa Sejahtera h... Read More


PM term limit, AG-PP split: DAP wants both Bills tabled in Oct-Dec sitting

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 6 -- DAP is pushing for two constitutional reform Bills covering the prime minister's tenure and the separation of the attorney general and public prosecutor to be brought back to ... Read More


US eggs are back in Singapore after 20 years - at up to S$14.80 a dozen

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- American eggs are back on Singapore supermarket shelves after more than 20 years - although shoppers will have to pay a premium. Eggs from US brand Contented Hen are now being s... Read More


Five minutes to Johor Bahru: Singapore completes Woodlands North RTS station four months before launch

SINGAPORE, Sept. 6 -- Singapore has completed its Woodlands North station for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link, four months before the cross-border railway is due to open in January... Read More


Asean must secure its AI sovereignty amid shifting geopolitics and geoeconomics - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 6 -- The movement of the USS George Washington from Japan toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln deserves Asean's attention for reasons extending beyond naval st... Read More