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Faster access to housing: Penang cuts Rumah MutiaraKu application waiting from six months to three

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 19 -- The Penang government has shortened the waiting period for Rumah MutiaraKu (RMKu) applications from six months to just three months after the state housing board implemented re... Read More


Pineapples in the city: Penang pilots urban farming for food security

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 19 -- Penang is adopting technology to strengthen food security in the state with the introduction of an urban farming concept to cultivate pineapples. State agrotechnology, food se... Read More


Singaporean accused of leading US$260m crypto heist offered new plea deal

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 -- Singaporean Malone Lam, accused of masterminding a US$260 million (RM1.08 million) cryptocurrency fraud ring, has been offered a fresh plea deal by US prosecutors as his case mov... Read More


Singapore judge rules woman who abused adopted children to receive 5.1pc of S$10.9m assets after divorce

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 -- A woman who abused four of the five children she and her husband adopted has been awarded just 5.1 per cent of the couple's nearly S$10.9 million (RM34.7 million) in matrimonial ... Read More


Singapore court fines 88-year-old man for using pole to dump rubbish on neighbour's air-cond ledge 18 times

SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 -- An 88-year-old man has reportedly been fined S$3,000 (about RM9,500) for repeatedly placing bags of rubbish onto his neighbour's air-conditioning ledge. The man, Choo Hoe Chiang... Read More


Only 58pc of Malaysians feel financially ready for retirement, Manulife report shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 19 -- Malaysians want to age with purpose, freedom and dignity - but only 58 per cent believe they have enough savings to do so, according to Manulife's 2025 Financial Resilience an... Read More


Health Ministry warns sellers against using TikTok Live to promote unregistered medicines

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 19 -- The Health Ministry has warned sellers against using TikTok Live and other social media platforms to promote or sell medicines, particularly unregistered weight-loss and beaut... Read More


Sabah polls: GRS says it can hit RM10b revenue with renewed mandate

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 19 -- Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) is confident of achieving a revenue target of RM10 billion by 2030 if given another mandate on November 29. GRS deputy secretary-general Datuk Ar... Read More


New federal law to benefit Sabah's 100,000 gig workers, HR minister tells Tanjung Aru crowd

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 19 -- Around 1,000 gig workers and youths gathered in Tanjung Aru for a brief engagement session with Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong and Pakatan Harapan's Tanjung A... Read More


Sanusi touts 'Kasi Bagus Sabah' message, confident Perikatan can spring surprises in state polls

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 19 -- Perikatan Nasional (PN) election director-general Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor is confident that the coalition's candidates can deliver surprising results in the 17th sta... Read More