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'Boba out, TikTok in': Forget posters, go with apps and reels to reach youths, public health specialist tells policymakers

SUBANG JAYA, Sept. 13 -- Malaysian health policymakers must rethink how they engage with youths by using catchy messages and apps to break through to the "30-seconds attention span" generation. Dr Mo... Read More


KLSCM 2025: Which major roads will shut down for the marathon weekend?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 13 -- Motorists and commuters in the city are advised to plan their journeys carefully for Oct 4 and 5, as numerous major roads will be closed to facilitate the Kuala Lumpur Standa... Read More


Let's speak to the 'angels'- Nur Hazirah Abdul Aziz and Yeo Siang Lee

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 13 -- We were honoured to be invited to an Angelman syndrome family gathering on August 30, 2025. It couldn't be more timely, as the pre-launch of the National Policy for Rare Dise... Read More


Singapore cracks down on unlicensed foreign freelancers in creative industries, including weddings

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Companies in Singapore have been told they cannot engage foreign freelancers for photography, videography, make-up and other creative services, even if the work is tied to weddi... Read More


Survey: Just 37pc of Singapore parents feel able to manage children's online use, want govt help

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Only 37 per cent of parents in Singapore feel confident about guiding their children's use of digital devices, a government survey has found. The Ministry of Digital Developmen... Read More


Singapore's tax revenue surges 10.7pc on corporate gains and higher GST, says IRAS

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Singapore collected S$88.9 billion (RM291.3 billion) in tax revenue in the 2024/25 financial year, a 10.7 per cent increase from the previous year, according to figures from the... Read More


Cable ties, crypto and a Changi bust: Singapore man charged in RM655,000 extortion

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- A 46-year-old man is set to be charged in Singapore after allegedly extorting more than S$200,000 (RM655,000) in cryptocurrency and restraining a victim with cable ties in a hot... Read More


Man who cut off women's hair on buses to smell later gets jail term in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- A Singapore man who admitted to cutting off women's hair on public buses because it aroused him has been jailed for two months and two weeks. According to a report by The Strai... Read More


Three injured after ceiling collapse at Singapore's Liat Towers along Orchard Road

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Three people were injured after part of a ceiling collapsed at Liat Towers on Singapore's Orchard Road yesterday afternoon, CNA reported. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said... Read More


Three, including pregnant woman, injured after ceiling collapse at Singapore's Liat Towers along Orchard Road

SINGAPORE, Sept. 13 -- Three people were injured after part of a ceiling collapsed at Liat Towers on Singapore's Orchard Road yesterday afternoon, CNA reported. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said... Read More