BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has confirmed one soldier has been killed and reports a second is feared dead in clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border. In addition to the potential two fatalities, eight other Thai soldiers have been wounded in the attacks. The casualties resulted from what the RTA described as prepared Cambodian military operations involving...
KUALA LUMPUR: Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd expects to reduce its dependency on foreign workers with the development of its new automated national distribution centre (MDC) in Elmina, Selangor. Managing director Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said the new facility, which will operate with 70 per cent automation, requires only 132 employees compared to its current Shah Alam...
IPOH: An airline's launch of direct flights here from Singapore is a significant step towards establishing the city as a hub for short-haul international travel, says a Perak state exco member. Singaporeans now have an additional, affordable weekend destination as well as another medical tourism option following the launch by Batik Air, added Loh Sze Yee. The...
SEOUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A South Korean woman who demanded money from national team captain and Major League Soccer player Son Heung-min claiming she was pregnant with his child was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for extortion, Yonhap news agency reported. A woman in her 20s known by her surname Yang was...
JOHOR BARU: A local family is living in fear after being targeted by illegal moneylenders over a loan application submitted by their son in Singapore. Hoo Chong Kang, 58, said his 35-year-old son, who has been working as a lorry driver in Singapore for the past five years, came across a money-lending offer on social media...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) has recommended a review of the 28-day detention period and the definitions of security offences, terrorism-related crimes and organised crime under the controversial Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Act 747). The committee made eight recommendations in its Human Rights, Election and Institutional Reforms report proposing amendments to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is reviewing a plan to phase out blanket subsidies in favour of MyKad-based social aid, says Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying. She said the immediate priority, however, was to ensure the smooth rollout of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) programme, which forms the foundation of the government’s shift towards targeted aid...
PUTRAJAYA: A former IT officer convicted of causing the death of bank officer Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Shakir in a road rage incident had his sentence reduced. The Federal Court cut Yew Wei Liang’s prison term from 16 years to 12 years after allowing his appeal on Wednesday (Dec 3). Yew, 47, sobbed in the dock upon...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is reviewing a more refined way to identify target groups for aid, including using disposable income as a fairer benchmark. Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib (pic) said the proposal needs further study to ensure it is workable and effective. “For now, most assistance is determined using the Poverty Line Income, covering...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has hinted that a major Cabinet reshuffle is not on the cards, with only current vacancies set to be filled. Anwar explained that this is because the Cabinet only has about a year and a half or slightly more to serve. "So I don’t think a major reshuffle can...
