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Child sexual exploitation WhatsApp group with over 700 people - who's the mastermind? Home minister says cops still probing

PUTRAJAYA, Aug. 19 -- Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has reportedly confirmed that the police are looking into any masterminds behind a child sexual exploitation WhatsApp group involving 12-year... Read More


From S$300 fines to expulsion, Singapore higher learning centres get strict on campus vaping

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 -- Universities and polytechnics are stepping up enforcement against vaping on campus, with penalties ranging from S$300 fines to suspension and even expulsion. At Nanyang Technolo... Read More


Asean and the FPDA: Twin anchors of Malaysia's security outlook - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 19 -- When Asean was established on August 8, 1967, its founding members envisioned a regional order built on dialogue, cooperation, and resilience. For South-east Asia, still emerg... Read More


Five teens charged in Kota Kinabalu Children's Court with abusive words against Zara Qairina

KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 19 -- Five teenage girls were charged at the Children's Court here todaywith using abusive words againstForm One student Zara Qairina Mahathir last month. The charges againstthe f... Read More


Five teens plead not guilty after charged in Kota Kinabalu Children's Court with abusive words against Zara Qairina

KOTA KINABALU, Aug. 19 -- Five teenage girls were charged at the Children's Court here todaywith using abusive words againstForm One student Zara Qairina Mahathir last month. The charges againstthe f... Read More


We don't just need smart doctors, we need kind ones - Jazli Aziz

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 19 -- The recent revelation of a doctor's horrid living conditions in Sabah after struggling for years with severe depression due to workplace bullying is, unfortunately, not as sho... Read More


Singapore truck driver jailed six months for killing cyclist at zebra crossing in Woodlands

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 -- A garbage truck driver was reportedly sentenced to six months' jail yesterday for running over and killing a 60-year-old cyclist at a zebra crossing in Woodlands last year. Acco... Read More


'Unexpected challenge': Jet Li says he's recovering well after surgery

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- Martial arts star Jet Li has told fans he is recovering after undergoing surgery, easing concerns about his health. According to The Straits Times, the 62-year-old actor shar... Read More


Malaysia's projected 2025 GDP growth to shrink by up to 1.2 points from US 19pc tariffs, Tengku Zafrul predicts

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 -- Malaysia's gross domestic product in 2025is projected to shrink by between 0.6 and 1.2 percentage pointsdue to United States' 19 per cent retaliatory tariffs, according to Inv... Read More


Man jailed for shoving moviegoer down stairs after seat-kicking row at Singapore cinema

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 -- A 25-year-old man has reportedly been jailed four weeks for pushing another moviegoer down six flights of stairs after a quarrel at a cinema in Punggol here. According to Singap... Read More