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Perak mulls danger-zone map, tighter rules for high-risk hiking trails after fatality on Gunung Liang

IPOH, Nov. 27 -- The Perak Forestry Department (JPNPk) will conduct an accident and disaster risk study for hiking areas to identify danger zones and preventive steps to be taken, following the death ... Read More


Singapore man allegedly doxxed by loan sharks with 'God of Fortune' poster, sent funeral wreaths and cement

SINGAPORE, Nov. 27 -- A man in Yishun was allegedly harassed by loan sharks who put up a "God of Fortune" poster at his HDB lift lobby, exposing his name and address, and sent him bags of cement and f... Read More


Seven Malaysian cities including KL, Kuching and Ipoh join WHO's global Age Friendly network

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 27 -- Seven Malaysian locations have been included in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global Age Friendly Cities and Communities (AFCC) network, the Dewan Rakyat was reportedl... Read More


Scoot cancels two Singapore-Hat Yai flights as floods swamp southern Thailand

SINGAPORE, Nov. 27 -- Budget carrier Scoot has cancelled two flights between Singapore and Hat Yai on November 28 amid severe flooding in southern Thailand. In a statement responding to media queries... Read More


Zahid predicts no single-party win in Sabah, says coalition govt likely

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 27 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has predicted that no single party will dominate in the 17th Sabah state election. The deputy prime minister sai... Read More


'Unpleasant' Muslim children's names can be changed under NRD rules, says home minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27 -- Muslim children given "unsuitable" names can still apply to have them changed at the National Registration Department (NRD), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail... Read More


Home minister: Jakarta hasn't applied to extradite fugitive businessman Riza Chalid

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 27 -- Malaysia has yet to receive any extradition request from Indonesia for businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid, who is wanted in Jakarta over a high-profile corruption case involving... Read More


It moves - Nahrizul Adib Kadri

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 27 -- I still remember my convocation day clearly, even though it happened more than two decades ago. It was 2001, and instead of walking into Dewan Tunku Canselor like generations ... Read More


Scaffolding, foam boards, flying embers: Theories mount as investigators dissect Hong Kong's Tai Po inferno

HONG KONG, Nov. 27 -- Investigators are examining several possible factors behind the rapid spread of the five-alarm blaze that tore through Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, with scrutiny falling on the fire... Read More


Sabah voters, every which way they lose

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 27 -- Abdul Halim Sidek Gulam Hassan tried to get himself out of Silam's election, two days after he got into it. Maybe he thought 596 candidates for Sabah's 73 constituencies was ... Read More