Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. Malaysia on Wednesday (Sep 7) made wearing masks indoors optional, except for on public transport or in healthcare settings. Business owners will be allowed to decide whether to impose their own face mask requirements. Healthcare facilities include hospitals, clinics andContinue Reading
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr concluded his first foreign visit in style, meeting counterparts from key Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia and Singapore. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, the Filipino president chose neighboring countries from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as his first foreign destination in an expression of solidarity as […]
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Two South Koreans have been rescued after being trapped in a submerged underground parking garage for more than 12 hours in a city battered by a powerful typhoon, authorities said on Wednesday. Read full storyContinue Reading
KOTA KINABALU: A member of the Abu Sayyaf Group and Daulah Islamiyah on the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) wanted list has been captured. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUCHING: Sarawak is poised to begin large-scale commercial production of hydrogen by 2027 in line with its vision of becoming a hydrogen economy, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. Read full storyContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia finished higher on Wednesday in the absence of market-moving factors while the ringgit weakened to 24-year low against the US dollar. Read full storyContinue Reading
Malaysia on Wednesday (Sep 7) scrapped its mask mandate for indoor settings, with business owners allowed to decide whether to impose their own face mask requirements. “Face masks indoors will be optional effective immediately,” said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, adding that masks remain mandatory for COVID-19 cases, and in publicContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak used his personal bank account to issue RM8.4 million (US$1.87 million) in cheques to individuals, political entities and companies between 2011 and 2012, the High Court heard on Wednesday (Sep 7). Among the individual recipients of the cheques were former land and cooperative developmentContinue Reading
The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered Bangkok City Hall to pay 11.75 billion baht it owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Corp (BTSC) for operating the Green Line’s extension routes since 2017.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers and Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Wednesday (Sep 7) announced that a banker’s guarantee and performance bond would no longer be required when hiring Filipino domestic workers in Singapore. Singaporean employment agencies and employers are required to purchase a performance bond ofContinue Reading