SINGAPORE, May — A 26‑year‑old online influencer was fined S$3,500 (RM18,882) on May 29 after she admitted to advertising and selling vapes through her personal Telegram account in 2025. The Straits Times reported that Eunice Joy
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Chief minister orders tighter monitoring as Penang moves to keep projects on track
BALIK PULAU, May 30 — All members of the State Executive Council, along with state government departments and agencies, including local authorities (PBT), have been instructed to enhance monitoring of development projects across Penang to
Read moreCooling gel-based clothing trialed in Singapore might be key to protecting wearers by lowering body heat
SINGAPORE, May — A start-up developing heat mitigation technology has begun testing a new type of cooling garment in Singapore that uses water based gel beads to draw heat away from the skin, potentially lowering
Read morePolice declare bomb threat at prominent KL building a hoax after sweep, probe underway
KUALA LUMPUR, May — Police have confirmed that a bomb threat made against a prominent building in the capital last night was false. Brickfields district police chief ACP Hoo Chang Hook said police received a
Read moreSingapore man jailed after pocketing over RM55,000 from phantom GrabExpress deliveries
SINGAPORE, May — A Singapore man who exploited a loophole in Grab’s courier service to claim payouts for delivery jobs that were never carried out has been jailed for 13 months and 16 weeks, according
Read morePolice recover ‘Rambo’ knife allegedly used in Alor Setar stabbing case
ALOR SETAR, May — Police have recovered a survival-style combat knife believed to have been used by a 32-year-old suspect in the stabbing of a woman in the neck inside a car in front of
Read moreThe RM30 trap? Young Malaysians recount path down ‘buy now, pay later’ slippery slope
KUALA LUMPUR, May — It starts with a small, forgettable purchase. The first time Syarlina Zakaria used a Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service, she barely remembered what she bought. It was just a minor
Read moreKK court orders man to enter defence in sexual assault case involving 17‑year‑old girl
KOTA KINABALU, May — The Sessions Court here has ordered a man to enter his defence on a charge of committing physical sexual assault against a teenage girl. Judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan made the
Read moreSingapore to block VEP approvals for foreign vehicles with unpaid fines from Nov 2
SINGAPORE, May — Singapore will deny Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) applications and renewals for foreign-registered vehicles with outstanding traffic, parking, or vehicular emissions fines committed in the republic from November 2. In a joint statement,
Read moreBangsar shooting case: Lorry driver charged with attempted murder
KUALA LUMPUR, May — A lorry driver pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of attempting to murder a man during a shooting incident outside an entertainment centre in Bangsar
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