SINGAPORE: Singaporeans will get help to tackle ongoing cost-of-living worries, says Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, acknowledging that the issue remains a concern even as inflation has been moderating. “My team and I will do everything we can to help you get through this difficult period,” he said in a video posted to his YouTube channel on...
Local, international performers and artists highlights at multifaceted festival in Johor IT was a memorable weekend for Nicholas See as he saw one of his favourite artistes live on stage and enjoyed a relaxing beach getaway with friends in Desaru, Johor. The Singaporean fashion stylist made his way to the Malaysian state’s coast for the first-ever Ombak...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has strongly called on all parties in the Middle East to urgently de-escalate the increasing hostilities and tensions that are destabilising the region. In making the call, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said continued aggression and attacks by Israel in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen are deliberate attempts to divert the global community’s...
KOTA KINABALU: A widow to one of the 10 security force members killed in Sabah’s Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago has forgiven those who caused the tragedy but she feels that the offenders deserve their death sentence. Teacher Noor Aziah Noor, 39, said the Federal Court has made a fair and just decision by upholding...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may be able to meet its fiscal deficit target under a law that was passed last year, with the government expected to be strict with expenditure in the upcoming Budget 2025, say economists. The government’s annual spending plan will be tabled by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Oct...
PETALING JAYA: Good credit scores are what banks seek, but creditworthiness should be measured using other factors as well, says a consumer group. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) argued that past payment records from credit reporting agencies can be flawed indicators in determining the creditworthiness of debtors. Its vice-president and legal adviser Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said...
PUTRAJAYA: While results of polygraph tests are not admissible in court, they can provide a clearer direction to graft investigators, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said that aside from using them to investigate corruption cases, polygraph tests are also done as the final step on those joining the agency...
PETALING JAYA: Users can continue using the MyJPJ application without having to log in using their MyDigital ID account even after Oct 10, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Loke said the pop-up notice which appeared on the MyJPJ application requiring users to first have the MyDigital ID account was not an official announcement. “I have ordered for...
PETALING JAYA: An independent Special Task Force has been set up to investigate the incident of the death of a pathology specialist in Lahad Datu, announces Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the task force, which takes effect from Oct 10, would be chaired by former Public Services Department director-general Tan Sri Borhan...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 33-year-old woman escaped unhurt after a tree fell on her car in Taman Megah in Petaling Jaya. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred at about 7.39pm on Wednesday (Oct 2) during a thunderstorm. "Eight firemen were deployed to the scene. "There was a tree that fell on...
