KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled 1.5% after Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the dissolution of parliament on Monday to make way for the 15th general election (GE). Read full storyContinue Reading
KLANG: The Selangor state government appears adamant with its decision of not dissolving its legislative assembly and holding state polls concurrently with the 15th General Election. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The death of a technician who was crushed by a bus he was repairing could have been avoided if the correct equipment had been used, a coroner said in findings made available this week. Malaysian Thin Soon Fatt, 43, died in hospital on Jun 6 last year of headContinue Reading
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will decide what to do about the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia’s Far East in consultation with its partners as it reviews details of a decree by Moscow, Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Tuesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A man was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail on Tuesday (Oct 11) for molesting a stranger after following her home. Baxter Fan Li Hang, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of outraging the 25-year-old victim’s modesty. The court heard that Fan, a Malaysian chef, ended his work shift atContinue Reading
A new leadership team at the Singapore Rowing Association has big plans to grow the sport.Continue Reading
It follows a decade-long investigation with several countries into lucrative business contracts.Continue Reading
Japan’s Fumio Kishida-led administration is now enduring a new low in public popularity. Support for the Kishida cabinet was polled at 29%, falling below the 30% “danger zone” for the first time since the inauguration of the administration last October. This was from a record-high approval rating of 63.2% just after former prime minister Shinzo Abe […]
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SINGAPORE: A doctor was charged on Tuesday (Oct 11) in relation to a case in 2019 where a woman died after receiving botox treatment at a clinic. Dr Chan Bingyi, a 34-year-old Singaporean, was given one charge of causing the death of Ms Lau Li Ting by a negligent actContinue Reading