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Penang shareholders back Perak water deal, clearing key hurdle for 2032 supply

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 12 -- A majority of PBA Holdings Bhd's shareholders have approved Penang Water Supply Corporation's (PBAPP) proposal to purchase a minimum of 300 million litres per day (MLD) of trea... Read More


Penang CM: Loke's resignation 'painful', but shows his principles

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 12 -- DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook's resignation as transport minister was a "painful" decision but reflected his willingness to take responsibility based on principl... Read More


Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong all in the red: Asia stocks slide as investors fret about life after Jensen Huang

HONG KONG, Nov. 12 -- Asian stocks fell Thursday as investors kept a nervous eye on Nvidia whose influential boss Jensen Huang faces a probe into an affair with a woman accused of spying for China. C... Read More


Kimberly Powell, the engineer who became Nvidia's healthcare VP and is now caught in the Jensen Huang storm

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 -- For nearly two decades, Kimberly Powell has been the person Nvidia sends out to explain what its chips can do for medicine. This week, she became a name nobody at the company ... Read More


Altantuya case: Mongolia urges Malaysia to seek Sirul's return with guarantee against execution

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- Mongolia has formally asked Malaysia to intensify talks with Australia for the lawful return of convicted former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar, with effective assurances aga... Read More


Sarawak polls: Youths aged 18 to 39 account for nearly one million voters in the state

KUCHING, Nov. 12 -- Youths aged 18 to 39 make up nearly half of the 2,058,781 registered voters in Sarawak. According to the electoral roll as of October 25, Sarawakians aged 30 to 39 made up over on... Read More


Seven scam syndicates targeting victims overseas busted in Sarawak, 28 foreigners among 42 held

KUCHING, Nov. 12 -- Police have dismantled seven online scam syndicates operating in Sarawak and arrested 42 individuals, including 28 foreign nationals, during a series of raids under Op Magpie 01/20... Read More


'Just because we keep quiet doesn't mean we don't know': Singapore claw machine operator slams customer after alleged rough play

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 -- A claw machine operator has called out a male customer on social media for allegedly damaging one of their units installed at the Junction Nine shopping mall in Yishun. In a pos... Read More


Collector turns detective after sling bag vanishes at Singapore trading card show

SINGAPORE, Nov. 12 -- A Singaporean man is appealing for information on a couple allegedly involved in the theft of a bag containing his personal card collection at the CAPS Card Show on October 9. T... Read More


Doctors reattach hand of policeman chopped off in Kepong attack

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- A 26-year-old lance corporal from the Gombak district police headquarters has had his right hand reattached at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) after it was severed at the wrist in... Read More