KOTA TINGGI • Malaysia’s Education Ministry has imposed a temporary ban on school trips and other education-related visits to Singapore and the Philippines to prevent the spread of the Zika virus, according to Malaysian media
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Johor proposes ferry services to Singapore
JOHOR BARU: The Johor state government has suggested the setting up of a ferry service as an alternative mode of transportation for commuters travelling to and from Singapore. Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Read moreThose implicated in US 1MDB lawsuits must clear their name
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday (July 25) that those named in the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) civil lawsuits on the freezing of assets linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) must
Read morePM Lee to visit Malaysia on Tuesday to witness signing of MOU on KL-Singapore high-speed rail
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Putrajaya on Tuesday (July 19) for the signing of an agreement on the much-anticipated high-speed rail (HSR) that will connect Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Mr
Read moreSingapore-registered car catches fire at Malaysia customs
JOHOR BARU – A Singapore-registered car with cartons of cigarettes in its engine compartment caught fire at the exit lane of the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Sultan Iskandar Building on Tuesday night
Read moreMinister scoffs at petition to oust Najib
KUALA LUMPUR • Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak yesterday poured cold water on the notion that Prime Minister Najib Razak could be ousted through the Malaysian King, using millions of public signatures. Datuk
Read moreMalaysian police arrest 4 for homemade bombs in KL condo
SHAH ALAM – Malaysian police have arrested four people in connection with the discovery of homemade bombs in a condominium unit in Kuala Lumpur last month. The four were arrested in a police raid on
Read morePlans to expand Park First Investments to Asia
Park First is the name behind world class airport car parks offering investors exclusive access to a market-leading commercial property product. Never before have single parking spaces at the UK’s busiest airports been available for
Read moreMystery deepens over $4.7 billion Malaysia’s 1MDB sent to BVI entity
ABU DHABI/KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – The mystery over who controlled a British Virgin Islands-registered company that received US$3.5 billion (S$4.7 billion) from Malaysia’s scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB deepened on Monday (April 11) when a company
Read moreMACC to charge two for alleged bribery in bauxite-mining ops in Kuantan
KUANTAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is expected to charge two state civil servants with bribery in the bauxite-mining activities at the Sessions Court here tomorrow. A MACC spokesman said the two were officers from
Read moreHi there, does anyone know the company called Crossfire International from Singapore?
Over the last two years we have been asked about a Company called Crossfire International PTE lTD of Singapore. We were contacted by this company after an interview and were offered a business proposal. They
Read morePolice smashed driving licence, road tax forgery ring in George Town
Police have crippled a syndicate forging driving licences and road tax stickers in Penang and Perak following the arrest of four suspects on Tuesday. Penang commercial crimes chief ACP Ramli Mohd Nor said the syndicate
Read more10 Unique Weekend Getaways in Malaysia To Go With Your Friends Under RM300
10 Unique Weekend Getaways in Malaysia To Go With Your Friends Under RM300 Stay in these really amazing places that i bet you did not know they were there. 1. Kamasutra Studio (George Town, Pulau
Read moreMalaysia Airlines bans checked baggage on some Europe flights
Malaysia Airlines said yesterday it has temporarily banned checked-in baggage on some flights to Europe because of “unreasonably strong head winds” on the longer routes it is having to take for safety reasons. The airline
Read moreJakarta Ponzi scheme
2011, the police arrested Jaya Komara who allegedly defrauded his clients in an investment scam. The scam itself began to surface when four of his alleged victims reported the scam to the police. According to
Read moreAmericans been scammed from Kuala Lumpur
An increasing number of Americans have been victims of scams originating in Malaysia. Con artists contact Americans through the internet, including dating web sites. These con artists usually pose as American citizens who have unexpectedly
Read moreTo good to be True Timeshare resale
Be wary of the Too-Good-To-Be-True Claims When it Comes to Resales The company’s salespeople are likely to claim that the timeshare resale market in the area where your resort is located is “hot” and that
Read moreBeggars, Monks, and Students
Beggars, Monks, and Students Some popular scams in Southeast Asia which appeal to your humanitarian side include: Some women in northern Thailand smear grime on their baby’s face, then walk around with an empty bottle
Read moreBoiler Rooms
As seen in the Movie Boiler Room, Boiler rooms are rooms that the sales pitch is so hot it boils. These boiler room scams happen to many Singapore and Malaysian People. In business, the term boiler
Read moreAsian Fine Diamonds Singapore
Asian Fine Diamond Scam: Singapore Investors are sold diamonds that are either overpriced or don’t exist. How it works: Cold callers encourage investors to part with thousands of pounds by insisting diamonds, especially coloured ones, will
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