KOTA KINABALU, Sept 27 — Most analysts had predicted that the Sabah state election would be a tight race, with the Warisan Plus government having a slight advantage. The fact that Parti Warisan Sabah ended
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Raub durian dispute: Farmers will make a handsome profit at a proposed fixed price for Musang King, says state firm
KUALA LUMPUR: Durian farmers in Raub, who are currently embroiled in a land dispute with a state-backed consortium, could make a handsome profit based on its proposed purchase price of RM30 per kg for Grade A
Read moreThree dead, one critical from carbon monoxide poisoning after sleeping in car with engine on in Penang
SEBERANG PERAI, Sept 17 — Three college students who fell asleep in their car with the engine running died from carbon monoxide poisoning early this morning while one more is in critical condition. The four
Read moreBail revoked for prominent Thai activists, says lawyer
BANGKOK, Sept 3 — A Thai court ruled today that two prominent activists should be jailed for breaching bail conditions by repeatedly joining youth-led anti-government protests calling for reforms to the kingdom’s monarchy. Anon Numpa
Read morePM Muhyiddin hopes Malaysia, Singapore finalise SOP on worker movement soon
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hopes the standard operating procedure (SOP) on movements of workers between Malaysia and Singapore is finalised soon. The matter was among the issues discussed
Read moreHealth experts call for RMCO extension in light of new Covid-19 clusters, latest super-spreader virus strain
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Health experts and a former Cabinet member have expressed their belief that the ongoing recovery movement control order (RMCO) will likely be extended past its initial expiry date on August
Read more3 nabbed for alleged bribery in RM27 million Pahang logging project
KUALA LUMPUR: Three men have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over a bribery case amounting to RM3 million, relating to a RM27 million logging project in Pahang, five years ago. According to
Read moreTikTok’s Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U.S. deal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided
Read moreSingapore records 313 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
The remaining case is a student’s pass holder who arrived from Indonesia on July 19. The one community case is linked to a previous case. She is a family member of a 13-year-old boy who
Read moreVictoria declares ‘state of disaster’, Melbourne under curfew
MELBOURNE: Australia on Sunday introduced sweeping new measures to control a growing coronavirus outbreak in its second-biggest city, including an overnight curfew and a ban on weddings for the first time during the pandemic. Despite
Read more1MDB: Swiss banker found guilty in RM2.968 billion transfer
A FORMER Coutts & Co. banker was found guilty of failing to flag money-laundering concerns related to a US$700 million (RM2.968 billion) transfer into an account controlled by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho
Read moreChan Creative nominated for the BEST SME COMPANY BY SME Magazine
The business world is rife the competitions that are growing faster, innovative and becoming more adept. While improving the organisation internally, externally branding must move coherently as well. Chan Creative have earned industrial recognition and
Read moreBody of woman found dumped in Pandan Indah, 9 men held
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine men, including three foreigners, have been detained to facilitate investigations into the murder of a woman whose body was found by the roadside in Pandan Indah near here, last night. Ampang Jaya
Read moreMan kills friend in pre-dawn attack, nabbed
BUTTERWORTH: A motorcyclist died after he was rammed into and dragged by a car before being beaten up by the driver, who is said to be a friend, at Taman Dahlia, Mak Mandin here early
Read more63pc of women in Vietnam suffer abuse from partners
HANOI: About 63 per cent of Vietnamese women live with physical, sexual, emotional, economic or behavioural abuse from their husbands or partners. The findings from a survey of nearly 6,000 women aged 15 to 64
Read moreCovid-19 a huge disruption to the local property market
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020 continues to bring much uncertainty and more challenges in the property market. The partial lockdown which started in the middle of March has
Read moreCambodia, Thailand, Vietnam alarmed by Laos project
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have urged Laos to better assess transboundary impacts, and strengthen proposed measures to reduce any negative effect as it moves ahead with the construction of a dam. At a
Read moreDistress mounts in U.S. property market frozen by pandemic
The U.S. commercial real estate market is showing ever greater signs of stress, but there are still few deals to be had. Transactions fell 68 per cent in the second quarter across all property types
Read moreSingapore teen pleads guilty to spitting over shopping mall balcony
SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old polytechnic student grew bored and wanted to see how his friends would react if he spat over the fourth-storey railing at Bugis Junction mall to the lower floors. Only three weeks before,
Read moreThailand criticised for charging expats more
THE widespread practice of charging foreigners as much as 10 times what Thais pay at local tourist attractions has attracted much criticism. An online movement has also started and is gathering momentum to publicise the
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