HANOI: Vietnam's consumer price index increased by 3.27% in the first two months of 2025 from the same period in 2024, and industrial production climbed by 7%, the government said on Wednesday (March 5), a day ahead of the scheduled release of the data. Figures published on the government's website showed the trade surplus for the...
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government has defended the Seremban City Council's (MBS) decision to remove doors from hardcore poor housing programme (PPRT) units where tenants have failed to pay rent for years. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun stated that although the move was considered drastic by some, MBS had no other option as tenants continued...
KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement made by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) about the electricity tariff does not reflect the full decision of the government, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. "What was announced by TNB does not reflect the full decision of the government because, at that time, the new tariff schedule had not been finalised, even though...
SEREMBAN: The number of scams reported in Negri Sembilan in the first two months of this year has seen a marked increase, with 526 cases reported involving losses totaling some RM21.2mil. State police chief Dep Comm Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof noted that 331 cases involving losses amounting to RM15.5mil were reported in the same period...
KOTA TINGGI: A fatal collision involving two vehicles along KM9.8 of Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang claimed the life of a woman and left three others injured. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report on the accident at 8.45am on Wednesday (March 5). “The incident involved two cars, driven by a 26-year-old local woman and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is taking a firm stance against scam call centres by pushing for property owners, joint management bodies (JMBs), and security companies to be held liable if such activities are found on their premises. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said these entities could no...
PUTRAJAYA: The former chairman of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD) told the High Court that his testimony as a defence witness for Datuk Seri Najib Razak was only to tell the truth of what transpired in the company during his chairmanship. Tan Sri Che Lodin Wok Kamaruddin testified that he appeared before the court to tell the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's partnership with UK-based Arm Holdings Plc is not a one-off initiative but is ambitious and farsighted, says Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli. The Economy Minister highlighted that the comprehensive ecosystem partnership aims to develop complex design companies with Arm's intellectual property (IP) expertise, create 10,000 talents for the pipeline, and design based on the...
BALIK PULAU: Police arrested two women believed to be mule accounts for a scam syndicate that caused victims to lose more than RM1mil. Southwest OCPD Asst Comm Sazalee Adam said the two women were arrested separately in Perak on Monday (March 3), following public information and intelligence operations conducted. The first suspect, a 55-year-old woman, was arrested in Kamunting...
SINGAPORE: After slapping his wife and threatening to beat her to death with a metal rod, a man sexually assaulted and raped the woman. The 42-year-old man initially claimed trial to most of the charges he faced relating to the incident, which took place in November 2020. He contended that the sexual acts were consensual. But after two...
