KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Kampung Setia Jaya in Taman Melati, Kuala Lumpur, will be able to stay put in their homes while their relocation issue is being ironed out. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the decision was reached after a discussion with TARC Education Foundation. She said the … Read more
SINGAPORE: A man agreed to help a friend he met in prison devise a plan to get a former director embroiled in a high-profile fraud case out of Singapore for S$5 million (US$3.8 million). To get the plan underway, Shawn Liew Cheng Long asked for a 10 per cent deposit. However, the plan did not come to … Read more
SEOUL: The head of the district police force that investigated South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun over allegations of illegal drug use on Thursday (Dec 28) defended the tough questioning of him before he was found dead. Incheon Metropolitan Police chief Kim Hui-jung told a news briefing the entire process was justified and done with Lee’s … Read more
KOTA KINABALU: Is culling crocodiles the only solution left for Sabah amid higher number sightings and attacks, the public was asked in a recent poll The state Wildlife Department said that they had no other options as farms are no longer taking them in as they were full, while translocation of the reptiles invites resistance … Read more
SINGAPORE: A member of a card-counting syndicate that engaged in “advantage play” at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino’s baccarat tables, with the illegal help of devices to predict game outcomes, has been jailed. Hung Jung-Hao, a 28-year-old man from Taiwan, was sentenced to 22 months’ jail on Thursday (Dec 28). His mother had put in … Read more
The subsidy goes straight to the cooperative as capital shares of the jeepney owner, who transitions from being a small enterprise owner to a cooperative investor. Some jeepney owners who drive their own vehicles can also receive additional daily pay in a cooperative by becoming the driver of a modern jeepney unit. Pandacan Transport Cooperative … Read more
KNOCKING on heaven’s door in hopes of producing the most expensive album of all time is the dream of every artist, band or musician. Yet, do many of these musical acts actually live to produce the most expensive studio album? Legendary hardcore rockers Guns N’ Roses rose to prominence in the late to mid-80s and … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a review of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure law and will take the “latest scientific evidence into account”. This is to ensure continued relevance and alignment with public health policy goals, the ministry said in response to CNA’s queries on Wednesday (Dec 27). MOH said that … Read more
TOKYO: In prim and proper Japan, all it took to prompt a prestigious department store chain into an earnest, public apology in the aftermath of Christmas were complaints over mangled US$40 cakes. “Cake collapse” has dominated headlines for days in Japan after irate consumers took to social media over the weekend to post pictures of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The overall number of flood evacuees in five states dropped to 25,763 people as of 8pm on Wednesday, compared to 28,310 this morning. The latest report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Disaster Control Centre, stated that Kelantan remained with the highest number with 19,423 people who were evacuated to 64 … Read more
