Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The remains of a Singaporean man who went missing with his wife after a 7.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county in April 2024 have been found. Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December...

Pahang serious about land legalisation programme in Cameron Highlands

KUANTAN: The Pahang state government is serious in implementing an agricultural land legalisation programme involving 5,526.291 hectares of Perbadanan Setiausaha Kerajaan (PSK) owned land in Cameron Highlands. Pahang Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said the legalisation will be conducted via a Pahang Corporation Sdn Bhd (Pahang Corp) agricultural land rental scheme, replacing the...

Farmer charged with making seditious remarks in WhatsApp group

BUTTERWORTH: Last week, a paddy farmer was charged in the Sessions Court here with using the WhatsApp application to make defamatory remarks against His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, last week. Azman Md Yusof, 46, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him before Judge Noor Aini Yusof on Tuesday (April...

Chinese Woman Has No Regrets Leaving Civil Service To Be Pig Farmer, Says There’s Less Stress When “Colleagues Are Not Human”

Would you take a substantial pay cut in exchange for a relatively stress-free work environment? Well, one lady from Yunnan, China did, and she has absolutely no regrets. The 26-year-old, who goes by the online moniker Song Song, graduated with a major in Chinese Language and Literature, and used to hold a well-paying job in the government sector. However,...