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Maxim Malaysia responds to shutdown order, says operations ongoing

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- E-hailing company Maxim Malaysia has clarified that it continues to operate nationwide, despite a recent government directive to cease operations over alleged permit and insura... Read More


Sunway Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital named among world's best 250 hospitals in 2025; HKL only public hospital in Malaysia Top 10

PETALING JAYA, May 15 -- Two Malaysian private hospitals have been named in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2025 list, earning praise for their commitment to excellence in healthcare. Health Minist... Read More


Beyond pledges: Asean-GCC-China summit and AZEC will reboot global trade governance - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- Malaysia will host the inaugural Asean-GCC-China Summit on May 26-27 2025-an event whose significance may well echo that of the 1955 Bandung Conference. Come September 2025, Ma... Read More


Malaysia's birth rate hits record low in Q1 2025, but Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang buck baby bust

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 -- Malaysia's birth rate has plunged to its lowest level on record, with just 93,500 babies born in the first quarter of 2025 - an 11.5 per cent drop compared to the same period l... Read More


Why were Singapore ministers dining with a convicted money launderer? SDP demands answers

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- The Singapore Democratic Party has raised alarm over a photograph showing top government figures dining with two individuals under investigation for money laundering, saying it su... Read More


Maid who stabbed Singapore employer's mum-in-law gets murder charge reduced on provocation appeal

SINGAPORE, May 15 -- A 24-year-old domestic worker from Myanmar, Zin Mar Nwe, had her murder charge reduced to culpable homicide yesterday after her lawyers successfully argued that she had been provo... Read More


Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi out of coma following surgery for life-threatening intestine rupture

LONDON, May 15 -- Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has regained consciousness after being placed in an induced coma following surgery for a ruptured intestine. The Nigerian striker sustained t... Read More


The price of a pen - when free speech hits the fan in South-east Asia - Che Ran

Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- In a region as diverse and vibrant as Southeast Asia, words have always carried a special weight. Here, where languages blend and histories intertwine, the power of the written... Read More


Backroom party co-operation deals: A clear and present danger to democratic representation

Kuala Lampur, May 15 -- Almost 8,000 people filed into voting rooms on September 26, 2020 in Bengkoka, Sabah. There were 11 names to pick from to be their next assemblyman. Not sure if they used A4-s... Read More


Nurul Izzah rejects Rafizi's call for debate, says focus is on engaging delegates and 'not about politicking'

SHAH ALAM, May 15 -- PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar has brushed aside calls for a debate with deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, saying her focus is on strengthening engagement with party... Read More