Mercury rising: 2024 high of 36.3 degrees C recorded in Singapore’s Choa Chu Kang on March 24

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...

Albino Thai buffalo fetches a record RM2.3mil at fair

BANGKOK: Ko Muang Phet, a magnificent albino buffalo owned by Damrongsak Morakot in Phetchaburi province, recently made headlines when it was bought for a whopping 18 million baht (RM2.3mil). Renowned for its striking beauty and colossal size, the buffalo is known for its remarkable breeding capability because 90% of its offspring will be born with albino...

Malaysia records RM329.5bil in approved investment in 2023, highest ever, says PM

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded the highest approved investment in its history, totalling RM329.5bil in 2023, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The investments were approved last year which was 23% higher compared to 2022, added the Prime Minister "From the total investment, foreign investment was the main contributor with a total 57.2% compared to domestic investment amounting 42.8%. "This...

Cops record statements of six people over baby girl’s death

PETALING JAYA: Police have recorded the statements of six individuals in connection with the death of a two-month-old baby girl at a daycare centre in Kota Damansara. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said those whose statements were recorded were the victim's family members and the daycare centre's staff members. "We have yet to...

State polls: Cops to quiz PAS MP, several people over statement linked to Kedah MB

ALOR SETAR: Police will record the statement of several individuals, including a lawmaker, in connection with a statement alleging that caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor “was in danger” following his no-show at a mega ceramah in Sungai Petani. Kedah police chief Comm Datuk Fisol Salleh said these individuals will be summoned...