Melissa Goh
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Malaysia
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Malaysian PM Anwar scrambles to tackle egg shortage and soaring food prices
Apart from eggs, Mr Anwar, who rose to the country’s top job last week, will have to start reining in prices of other essential items. → Read More
President Halimah Yacob receives first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob was given the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday (Jan 27) afternoon at the Outram Polyclinic. → Read More
Anwar says Mahathir played no part in attempts to create new ruling coalition
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday (Feb 24) that Dr Mahathir Mohamad had played no part in an attempt to create a new ruling coalition in Malaysia. → Read More
Malaysia delays VEP implementation to 2nd half of this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is delaying the implementation of the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) scheme by “at least six months”, while it looks at improving the installation process of the radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for Singaporean vehicles. → Read More
OneMap enhanced with data from Foursquare, to get 3D upgrade
SINGAPORE: Users of OneMap can now get more information about a location, including eateries, supermarkets and other amenities in an area. → Read More
Allowing racist rap video could normalise offensive speech: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: If a racist rap video was allowed to remain online, it could normalise offensive speech and such attacks against other races could become mainstream, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. → Read More
J Y Pillay heads list of National Day Award recipients
SINGAPORE: Mr J Y Pillay, the longest serving chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors (CPA), heads the list of National Day Award recipients this year. → Read More
JY Pillay heads list of National Day Award recipients
SINGAPORE: Mr JY Pillay, the longest serving chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisors (CPA), heads the list of National Day Award recipients this year. → Read More
‘Seeds of Love’ urban farming project to promote active ageing
Everyone can soon try their hand at urban farming at four of Thye Hua Kwan's (THK) centres for the elderly. → Read More
SCDF celebrates civil defence volunteers at gala
SINGAPORE: More than 400 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) volunteers and Community First Responders gathered at a gala dinner on Friday night (Jul 19) to commemorate civil defence volunteerism, which dates back 150 years. → Read More
More homeless people in Kuala Lumpur during Ramadan as volunteers feed urban poor
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a spike in the number of homeless people in Kuala Lumpur during the fasting month, clamouring for food and drinks given out by volunteer and welfare groups. → Read More
‘Truth is finally out’, says Rosmah after it is revealed she did not buy pink diamond
KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Wednesday (Apr 10) said she felt vindicated, after a minister revealed in parliament that there was no purchase of a pink diamond widely linked to her. → Read More
Malaysia on alert after arrests of 9 terror suspects, including foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia police have heightened alert against foreign terrorist fighters infiltrating the country, following the arrest of nine terror suspects in February. → Read More
China's foreign minister Wang Yi shrugs off US threat of higher tariffs
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday (Aug 1) shrugged off the proposed move by US President Trump’s administration ... → Read More
China's foreign minister Wang Yi shrugs off US threat of higher tariffs
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday (Aug 1) shrugged off the proposed move by US President Trump’s administration ... → Read More
Malaysia's Azharuddin resigns as chairman of Civil Aviation Authority over MH370
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian official Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, who headed the country's aviation authority when flight MH370 went missing, resigned as ... → Read More
More women radicalised by ISIS to conduct attacks in Malaysia: Counterterror chief
KUALA LUMPUR: More women are being radicalised by Islamic State (IS) militants to carry out attacks in Malaysia, said Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, ... → Read More
'Need to make clear decision now' on High-Speed Rail project: Malaysia’s economic minister
KUALA LUMPUR: To suspend or to terminate? That is the question faced by Malaysia’s economic affairs minister Mohamed Azmin Ali, who is leading a ... → Read More
'Money just flew out of the country': Swiss attorney-general on 1MDB 'Ponzi scheme'
KUALA LUMPUR: The man leading Switzerland's investigation into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) said on Tuesday (Jul 10) that the state fund ... → Read More
Zahid says Mahathir asked him, other UMNO members to join PPBM
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Monday (Jun 25) that prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had asked him ... → Read More