VICTORIA: Seychelles reported on Thursday the discovery of two pieces of debris that seemed to be from an aircraft and said it had notified Malaysia, whose Flight MH370 vanished in 2014 with 239 people aboard.
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Drug trafficker’s eleventh hour bid to escape the death penalty fails
Prabagaran Srivijayan was sentenced to death in 2014 for importing 22.24g of diamorphine into Singapore. SINGAPORE: Singapore’s highest court on Thursday (Jul 13) dismissed an eleventh hour motion to halt the execution of Malaysian drug trafficker Prabagaran
Read more19-year-old girl set to be Malaysia’s youngest doctor
A 19-year-old Malaysian girl, Chan Hao Shan, is set to become the country’s youngest doctor when she graduates next year from Taylor’s University, a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor. The undergraduate who is taking
Read more5 places in Penang you must not miss
The island has all the factors a tourist is looking for – tasty authentic food, diverse cultures, a vibrant art scene, picturesque sunsets, and enchanting landscapes. Imagine narrow streets with old colonial buildings and small
Read moreWhy are supermarkets selling rotten fruits and vegetables?
ALOR SETAR – Fancy dining healthy with fruits and vegetables? If so, look carefully before you pay for these items at the cash register. A survey by The Star at various hypermarkets and supermarkets here revealed
Read moreBags lost after tour bus strands passengers at Malaysia customs
SINGAPORE – About 20 bus passengers returning from Malaysia have alleged that the tour bus they were on drove away with their belongings, a report said. The travellers who are from Singapore were left stranded
Read more6 Singapore companies to establish partnership for KL-Singapore high-speed rail
SINGAPORE – Six Singapore companies have teamed up to bid for high speed rail projects, the companies and International Enterprise (IE) Singapore said on Sunday (July 2). The six companies are Clifford Capital, DBS, Sembcorp
Read moreBedok double murder: Maid arrested in Indonesia will not be sent to Singapore
SINGAPORE: An Indonesian maid suspected of murdering her elderly Singaporean employers in their Bedok Reservoir Road flat has been arrested, according to a report on Wednesday (Jun 28). Indonesia police news portal Tribrata News said
Read moreForex trader sentenced to day’s jail, fine for offensive anti-PM FB post
KUALA LUMPUR: An online forex trader was sentenced to a day in prison and fined RM4,000 by the sessions court here today for uploading an offensive post on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to
Read moreMalaysia tourism tax to be enforced from July, not August: Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will begin imposing its tourism tax from July and not August as reported earlier, according to Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz on Thursday (Jun 8). An earlier announcement on
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