More questions have been raised about Malaysia’s Forest City project for buyers from China, following Beijing’s introduction of tighter rules to stem the flight of capital from the country. The developer, Country Garden, had reportedly
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Girls as young as nine ready for marriage, says Malaysian MP
KUALA LUMPUR • A Malaysian Member of Parliament has sparked outrage in the country by saying that girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ready for marriage. His comments came as the Muslim-majority
Read moreSingapore-registered cargo ship crashes into riverside houses in Thailand, no casualty reported
BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A Singapore-registered cargo ship lost control and crashed into four riverside houses in Samut Prakan on Wednesday (April 5), police said. Two of the houses were severely damaged but
Read moreSingapore studying best practices overseas, building anti-drug coalition
Singapore is studying efforts by Finland and Iceland in getting their youth away from drugs, and in shaping and presenting messages in ways they find acceptable and accessible, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K.
Read moreMuslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India
NEW DELHI (AFP) – A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of Hindu vigilantes while transporting cows in India, police said Wednesday (April 5), amid rising tensions over the slaughter of
Read more‘Quick-thinking’ Sengkang cops save toddler’s life
SINGAPORE: The prompt response of three police officers stationed at Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) helped save the life of a two-year-old boy, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Tuesday (Apr 4), praising them
Read moreSERVICED OFFICES: Friend or Foe?
***BREAKING NEWS*** SERVICED OFFICES: Friend or Foe? The first Serviced Office company was incorporated in the UK in 1966 as Omni Offices Limited. The original business model was one
Read moreTax records of 38 former Thai ministers under scrutiny
BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Thirty-eight former Cabinet members from the previous governments of Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra have come under the microscope over their tax records, a media inquiry has found. They
Read moreTemporary closure of Hougang MRT station due to unattended bag; man arrested
SINGAPORE: An unattended piece of luggage sparked a temporary shutdown of Hougang MRT station on Sunday (Apr 2). A 39-year-old man was subsequently arrested for causing public nuisance after preliminary investigations show he intentionally left
Read moreRenewal plans for Woodlands, Toa Payoh and Pasir Ris finalised: HDB
SINGAPORE: Renewal plans for Woodlands, Toa Payoh and Pasir Ris have been finalised and are ready to be presented to residents to gather their feedback, announced the Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Saturday (Apr
Read moreWHY DOES SUNNY CAMBODIA ATTRACT SUCH SHADY CHARACTERS?
Claims that two women accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother in Kuala Lumpur rehearsed the hit in Phnom Penh have added another unwanted twist to Cambodia’s long history as a playground for the
Read moreAustralia to begin evacuating cyclone-hit island resorts
SYDNEY: Emergency services plan to evacuate thousands of people stranded on resort islands with water supplies running low in Australia’s tropical northeast on Thursday (Mar 30), two days after Cyclone Debbie tore through the region.
Read moreNUS to train 2,000 Singapore civil servants on data science annually
SINGAPORE: The National University of Singapore will provide data science training to 2,000 public officers annually, under a new memorandum of intent (MOI) it signed with the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) on Wednesday
Read moreSingapore couple jailed for starving Philippine maid
A Singaporean couple have been jailed for starving their domestic worker from the Philippines, in a case that has shocked the city-state. The woman lost 20kg (44 lbs) – about 40% of her body weight
Read moreFairPrice to open 6 more no-frills outlets for budget-conscious shoppers
SINGAPORE: Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice said on Wednesday (Mar 22) it plans to open six more supermarkets catering to budget-conscious shoppers. Called FairPrice Shop, the supermarkets stock a more affordable range of products. About half
Read moreBrit’s murder latest: Suspects hired van from border – one shaved his beard off on journey back
PATTAYA: — Police in Pattaya have interviewed the minivan driver who drove the two suspects in the murder of Tony Kenway to the resort from the Cambodian border Lert Laimeun, 48, said the two men – Miles
Read moreStrengthen community bonds to guard against terror threat: PM Lee
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (March 19) called on Singaporeans to strengthen community bonds as a way to thwart the menace of terrorism. Should an attack happen here, the terrorists would
Read moreBreaches of licensing found at 2 St James Power Station outlets, 40 people checked
SINGAPORE – It was 2.30am in the wee hours of Saturday (March 18) at St James Power Station, but the music had stopped at a few of its clubs. Police officers in vests stood by
Read moreAVA fully lifts all sales suspensions of 12 fish farms affected by January oil spill
SINGAPORE – The sales suspensions on 12 coastal fish farms affected by an oil spill in January were fully lifted on Tuesday (March 14), the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said in a statement on
Read moreThai woman jailed 5½ years for stomping Singaporean boyfriend to death
SINGAPORE – A 43-year-old woman who assaulted her live-in boyfriend and stomped him to death after a quarrel was on Thursday (March 16) sentenced to 5½ years’ jail for culpable homicide. Sukanya Praphuttha, a Thai
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