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IU sets date for long-awaited digital single after year of halted activities

SEOUL, Sept. 5 -- IU is finally ready to return to the music scene. Her label, EDAM Entertainment, announced Friday that the singer will unveil a new digital single next Thursday - a release that effe... Read More


Haze affects tourist arrivals and upcoming events in Sarawak, says state minister

KUCHING, Sept. 5 -- Sarawak has seen a slight drop in tourist arrivals amid the current haze, said State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. ... Read More


Riding the China wave: Singaporean recruits describe how they fell for the Guangxi scheme

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Singaporeans recruited into a long-running investment scheme in China were promised cheap luxury living and a share of Nanning's economic boom, but some found themselves closely ... Read More


Chinese national skips S$560,000 fine for smuggling 30,000 bottles of beer in Singapore, heads to jail instead

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- A Chinese national has been slapped with a record S$560,000 (RM1.74 million) fine for masterminding a scheme to smuggle nearly 30,000 bottles of duty-unpaid beer into Singapore. ... Read More


Singapore pushes back new flu jab rollout to mid Oct even as infections rise

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Singapore's updated influenza vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere season will arrive about two weeks later than usual, as an industry-wide delay in vaccine production comes amid ... Read More


Where have all the people gone? From restaurants to running tracks, Singapore adjusts outdoor activities as haze bites

SINGAPORE, Sept. 5 -- Businesses, sports organisations and healthcare providers in Singapore are adjusting their activities as haze pushes air quality into the unhealthy range in parts of the city-sta... Read More


Third missing teenager's body recovered at Kota Tinggi beach

KOTA TINGGI, Sept. 4 -- The body of a third missing teenager has been recovered from the waters near Tanjung Siang, following a tragic incident at Tanjung Lompat in Bandar Penawar. The victim, 16-yea... Read More


China detains 52 Singaporeans in Guangxi over suspected pyramid-scheme offences

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 -- China has detained 52 Singaporeans over alleged involvement in pyramid-scheme activities in Guangxi, in what could be one of the largest cases involving Singapore citizens held o... Read More


Malaysia Airlines resumes Busan flights starting December

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 -- Malaysia Airlines will resume flights to Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, starting December this year as the national carrier expands its network and pushes to return... Read More


Don't hate me because I'm beautiful - Khoo Ying Hooi

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 4 -- Many years ago, I wrote a piece in the now defunct The Malaysian Insider with this same title, Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful. The title itself was borrowed from Pantene'... Read More