LONDON: Warehousing firm ISTIM UK held 35 per cent of total aluminium stocks in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses in its Malaysian facilities by the end of November, data from the LME showed on Tuesday. Aluminium
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UM eyes top role in transplants
UNIVERSITI Malaya, through its teaching hospital University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), intends to become a centre of excellence for medical transplants in Southeast Asia. UM Deputy Vice-Chancellor (academic and international) Professor Dr Kamila Ghazali
Read moreSingapore to Johor Bahru MRT service to start by end-2024
Malaysia’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan with Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure Khaw Boon Wan, who is also Transport Minister, enjoying durian during a tea break at Afiniti Medini, after a site
Read moreSingapore a potential target for ISIS-linked attacks: report
Singapore a potential terror target by Muslim militants emboldened by Marawi conflict, says report Singapore is a potential target for the terror network fighting Philippine forces in Marawi as it may be prepping Muslim militants
Read moreSex change prompts Singapore to annul marriage
KUALA LUMPUR — Singapore has annulled the marriage of a transgender woman and her partner, in a case that has sparked accusations of discrimination against the LGBT community. The unidentified couple were married as man
Read moreGoodbye gambling dens, hello tablets!
GEORGE TOWN: Now that illegal gambling dens cannot ‘pretend to be family entertainment outlets’ anymore, operators are changing strategies but the police are still on to them. “Some of the operators are now visiting food
Read morePM: Country’s progress shows Malaysia is not a failed state
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak being brieffed by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister office Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki about the new Putrajaya Islamic Complex model before officates it in Putrajaya. Also
Read moreSingapore offers SAF assistance to counter terrorism in Philippines
SINGAPORE: Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen has offered the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) assistance to counter the threat of terrorism in Philippines together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Ministry of Defence
Read moreJohor princess to marry S’pore football club marketing manager on Aug 14
OHOR BARU – Johor Princess Tunku Tun Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Ibrahim will marry Dennis Muhammad Abdullah on Aug 14, the state Royal Council announced on Sunday. Its president Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said that
Read moreWoman climbs onto roof of car after driving into a canal amid pouring rain in Penang
BUTTERWORTH, PENANG (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- A woman drove into a canal in Taman Oi Leng Hoi, Sungai Puyu, after missing a turn during a downpour. She escaped in the nick of time by sliding
Read moreThe haze fight: Upgrading skills and technology
In the second of a four-part series on Indonesia’s haze fight, we discover how a new generation of firefighters spot and tackle the hazard PEKANBARU: Mr Roganda Manalo has had many brushes with death in
Read moreSeychelles reports find of possible plane debris, tells Malaysia
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.
Read moreDrug 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
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