PETALING JAYA: Firdaus Wong, the third witness in the sexual harrassment trial of preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, better known as Ebit Lew, said he received pictures of male genitals and snapshots of lewd messages from the first witness, Mohd Fairuz Abu. Read full storyContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic is nearing its end but people should still seek vaccination against the disease, especially elderly people, a Department of Disease Control senior official said on Friday.Continue Reading
The return of the Singapore GP was announced in January, giving organisers and vendors a shorter lead time than previous years for preparations.Continue Reading
One UK organisation that oversees hospitals is trialing such smart wearables, which help doctors see whether they need to adjust treatment plans.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is anticipated to grow by 5.1 per cent year-on-year in 2022, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said. Read full storyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old man was sentenced to six weeks’ jail on Friday (Sep 30) for taking an upskirt video of a woman who was shopping for groceries in a supermarket. Abe Hidenori pleaded guilty to one count of voyeurism. The court heard that the victim went to The Clementi MallContinue Reading
Two major protest planned rallies on Bangkok streets on Friday afternoon for the Constitutional Court’s ruling on suspended prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha term in office.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: A pilot with the Singapore Airlines was charged in court on Friday (Sep 30) with various tax offences, including under-declaring his personal income tax over six years and submitting false documents when asked for details of his rental properties. As a result of his alleged offences of under-declaring hisContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: About 950,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board (HDB) flats will receive their third quarterly Goods and Services Tax Voucher (GSTV) – U-Save and GSTV – service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates in October. The rebates are part of the permanent GSTV scheme and Household Support Package (HSP) announced during the 2022 Budget inContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek’sContinue Reading