SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The mercury hit 36.3 degrees C in Choa Chu Kang on March 24, the highest temperature Singapore has experienced so far in 2024. According to information available on the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) website, the sweltering record-high heat was recorded in the north-western estate at 2.41pm. Before this, the highest temperature of 2024...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Hong-Kong based Greater Bay Airlines (GBA), a low-cost carrier, will launch flights between Singapore and Hong Kong on April 26. One-way fares will start at HK$480 (S$82 - RM288). Founded by Chinese property mogul Wong Cho Bau, who also owns the Shenzhen-headquartered Donghai Airlines, GBA joins carriers Singapore Airlines, Scoot and Cathay...
PETALING JAYA: According to the latest advisory from MetMalaysia, almost all states in Malaysia - except for Terengganu - are in the grip of a heat alert, with a total of 47 localities involved. This is the largest number of localities under a heatwave alert since the dry hot season began in early February. The entire state...
KOTA KINABALU: Leaders from Sabah and Sarawak have persisted in voicing their concerns over data security and privacy of the Central Database Hub (Padu). Among them is Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who joined the chorus of people who had reservations about it. He said he was “deeply concerned” by the Federal Government’s...
PETALING JAYA: A local man was killed after he was punched by a foreign man at an entertainment outlet in Sea Park because of a shoulder bump. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar said the incident occurred at about 1am on Saturday (March 23). "The foreign man had bumped the shoulder of the victim, leading to...
MELAKA: A police report has been lodged by Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh (pic) over a death threat involving the controversial socks issue. The Umno Youth chief lodged the report at Jasin police headquarters at 5.30pm on Tuesday (March 26). ALSO READ: Molotov cocktail thrown at KK Super Mart outlet in Perak Dr Muhamad Akmal said he decided to lodge...
JOHOR BARU: The Regent of Johor has held an audience with top officials from the state government and federal agencies to discuss operations at Johor’s two land checkpoints. Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim received the audience led by Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi here on Tuesday (March 26). According to a post on Tunku Ismail’s...
SHAH ALAM: Five people and two companies were charged at the Sessions Court here over their link to the distribution and sale of socks with the word "Allah" on them. The first to be in the dock was KK Mart Group founder and executive chairman Datuk Seri Dr Chai Kee Kan. Chai, 57, claimed trial to a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Aerotrain services at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are scheduled to commence operations by the end of this year and no later than March next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the projected date for commencement of operations was made after taking into account the...
PETALING JAYA: The Swiss Open continues to be a happy hunting ground for mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie. World No. 14 Soon Huat-Shevon reached their third consecutive final in the tournament after beating world No. 15 Dutch pair Robin Tabeling-Selena Piek 21-18, 21-16 in Basel on Saturday to set up an all-Malaysian title...
