Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, facing a stiff battle to retain a seat in a Selangor by-election, announced yesterday that it is in talks with infrastructure firm Gamuda to take over four highways in the Klang Valley, and reduce toll charges. The move is seen as a major political step to appease disgruntled voters who […]
SINGAPORE – A HazMat team was deployed on Saturday evening (Feb 23) to contain an ammonia vapour leak in Ang Mo Kio. In a Facebook post at about 10.20pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to the incident at 7030 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 at about 8.20pm. According to property site […]
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The press secretary of Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke has apologised for his public outburst against Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) last week. Mr Lim Swee Kuan had accused RTM of “sabotaging” the Pakatan Harapan federal government after Mr Loke’s speech at a 2019 Chinese New Year Open House […]
SINGAPORE – In an effort to reconnect with readers and serve them better, Chinese-language evening daily Lianhe Wanbao has launched its fresh look and new content. With its relaunch on Jan 18, the newspaper aims to be Singapore’s first “people’s paper”, with content “for the readers, by the readers”. Lianhe Zaobao and Lianhe Wanbao editor […]
HONG KONG (AFP) – Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom, where they now fear they will be forcibly returned. The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women plotting their escape from the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves dodging […]
At least 130 people have died and more than 200 are being treated in hospital after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in north-eastern India, officials said. Some 35 people were reported dead in the state of Assam on Sunday, days after about 100 people died in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Ten people have been arrested over […]
SINGAPORE – A 22-year-old paramedic trainee with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is now fighting for her life after the motorcycle she was on was involved in an accident earlier this month. Ms Nuruljannah Mohammad Razib and an SCDF full-time national serviceman were on the way to a work-related event on a personal motorcycle […]
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers are coalescing around a plan to stop trimming their $4 trillion balance sheet later this year, remarks from three U.S. central bankers showed on Friday. And despite apparently competing views on why they need a balance sheet permanently bigger than what they had envisioned only a few […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it had filed complaints seeking forfeiture and recovery of approximately $38 million in assets associated with its 1Malaysia Development Berhard – or 1MDB – case, bringing the assets now subject to forfeiture to a total of about $1.7 billion. “These new lawsuits target assets collected […]
From writing a bestselling book that sparked a national discussion on inequality to risking life and limb to be part of Thailand’s extraordinary cave rescue, their deeds have made them headliners this year. Now as the year draws to a close, the nominees for Singaporean of the Year are looking forward to another productive year. […]