Scout Motors’ New EV Vehicles: All About the Revival

Volkswagen's Scout Motors was revived as a new EV vehicle company. Learn more about its Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. Scout Motors’ EVs are here and almost ready to hit the road. Motor enthusiasts have been patiently waiting for the brand’s nameplate to finally arrive. Now that it has, customers got a glimpse at Scout’s...

ETS, Komuter services disrupted by third-party tree-cutting near track, says KTMB

KUALA LUMPUR: The Electric Train Service (ETS) and KTM Komuter operations experienced disruptions last Friday (Oct 25) due to third-party tree-cutting activity, which severed the overhead line, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) said on Monday (Oct 28). KTMB reported that the incident occurred at 2.45pm, resulting in delays exceeding 120 minutes on the ETS and KTM...

872,000 EPF members make voluntary contributions as of Aug 2024, says Finance Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 872,000 or 10.2% of active Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have made voluntary contributions amounting to RM9.39bil as of Aug 31 this year. Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said members could contribute voluntarily to increase their savings, subject to a maximum amount of RM100,000 per year, effective June 1, 2023. "These...

Indonesian woman claims to have lost RM4mil to M’sia-based forex syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman claims to have lost more than RM4mil after being deceived by a Labuan-based foreign currency (forex) investment syndicate. The woman, identified only as Suzy, 53, said that she began investing in the company in 2020, depositing a total of S$1.3mil (RM4.3mil) into two local bank accounts associated with the company. Based in...

Toll-free highway travel for private vehicles for Deepavali on Oct 29-30

KUALA LUMPUR: Private vehicle users will enjoy toll-free travel on highways on Oct 29 and 30 in conjunction with Deepavali, says the Works Ministry. Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the toll-free travel for Class 1 (private vehicles) will be implemented at all highways from 12.01am on Tuesday and end at 11.59pm the following day...

China-flag waving incident: Parade followed legal procedures, says association

IPOH: Persatuan Kebudayaan Guan Gong has confirmed that all necessary procedures, including obtaining a police permit, were followed for their recent cultural parade in Teluk Intan. President Soon Boon Hua stated that these steps were essential to ensure the event was conducted legally and in compliance with local regulations. "The Malaysia International Guan Gong Cultural Festival is...

Peter Anthony pledges to resolve land ownership issues if KDM wins in Sabah polls

KOTA KINABALU: Parti KDM has pledged to look into resolving land ownership issues in Sabah as the party seeks to shore up support among the native communities for the upcoming state election. Its president Datuk Peter Anthony announced the policy as he unveiled two more plans under his manifesto during the launch of the party’s machinery...

71% of EPF contributors in Sabah have less than RM50,000 in account

KOTA KINABALU: Almost three-quarters of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors in Sabah have savings of less than RM50,000 in their EPF accounts. Sabah and Labuan EPF regional director Mohd Fadil Sarehan said this represents about 71%, or 691,322, of the 973,693 contributors in Sabah. Mohd Fadil said there is a need to raise awareness among contributors to...

Brains and brawn, muscular China academic offers free personal training to PhD candidates

BEIJING: An associate professor at a prestigious university in China has posted videos of her working out in the gym to recruit chemistry PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows. Yang Xuemei, 31, from Harbin Institute of Technology’s Shenzhen campus in southern China began posting videos of herself training in gyms and showing off her muscles as “advertisements”...

Sixteen-year-old girl among 112 nabbed for suspected drug offences in Singapore

SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old girl was among 112 suspected drug offenders who were nabbed in an islandwide anti-drug bust, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a statement on Monday (Oct 28). The raids, which took place from Oct 14 to 25 in areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Clementi, Eunos, Jurong and Tampines, saw a...