Paid to look the other way: Indonesian tugboat crew jailed, caned for role in smuggling foreigners into Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 -- A 23-year-old Indonesian tugboat crew member has been sentenced to eight months' jail and three strokes of the cane for helping several foreigners enter Singapore illegally. Feb... Read More

The UEC debate keeps returning for one reason: Malaysia still lacks a clear, shared 'rulebook' for education pathways - Galvin Lee Kuan Sian

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 18 -- Every few years, the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) resurfaces in the headlines, accompanied by a rise in the national temperature. The arguments sound familiar, the c... Read More

Malaysian rock band Barbarik announces January concert, priority given to fans shut out of previous hit show

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 -- Malaysian rock 'kapak' powerhouse Barbarik will return to the stage with another concert on January 31, following controversy surrounding their sold-out show earlier this mont... Read More

'Not a simple process': Border agency chief explains why corrupt officers are hard to fire

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 -- Addressing public frustration over why corrupt border officers are often seen back on duty after being arrested, the head of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency... Read More

Lim Lip Eng: Why still no arrests when Durian Tunggal police shootings now considered murder?

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 -- DAP's Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said public confidence was at risk after police failed to detain any of its own officers following the reclassification of the Durian Tunggal shoot... Read More

Three ingredients and a light touch - how a humble stall in Taman Sin Hoe, Melaka makes peerless 'putu piring'

MELAKA, Dec. 18 -- There's something quietly comforting about watching putu piring being made. No fuss, no theatrics - just pale little cakes rising from steam, soft as morning fog. Break one open an... Read More

Permissive or Prohibition Malaysia, your choice?

Kuala Lampur, Dec. 18 -- Are we better off trying to curtail freedoms in Malaysia? This must reverberate, the soft or hard path choice debate, in the prime minister's brain trust. The last Pakatan Go... Read More

Why Malaysian campuses are a hit with students from China, Bangladesh and India

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 -- Malaysian universities continue to draw thousands of foreign students each year, with Chinese nationals leading the pack. Data from Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) ... Read More

Tiny cars, big debut: Tomica rolls into KLCC with 2,000 models

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 18 -- Famous Japanese miniature toy car company Tomy Ltd. has opened its Tomica brand store in Ramlee Mall, Suria KLCC, marking its first-ever store in Malaysia and South-east Asia.... Read More

Sabah CM threatens chronically underperforming GLCs with closure

KOTA KINABALU, Dec. 18 -- Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has put Sabah's underperforming government-linked companies (GLCs) on final notice. In a blunt warning today, he said he would have no ... Read More

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