Singaporeans also covered by new selfie verification rule for Grab in Malaysia
All Grab users in Malaysia will soon have to do a one-time selfie verification in order to use the app in the country to meet regulatory requirements.
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Study: Malaysia is the slowest marathon nation
The State of Running 2019 study carried out by athletic shoe review site Run Repeat and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), analysed some 107.9 million race results from over 70,000 events.
Malaysia set to become preferred location for semiconductor industry
Malaysia is poised to become the preferred location for international companies looking to expand their semiconductor businesses, especially in the wafer fabrication (fab) industry.
US to sell RM80 million spy drones to Malaysia as tension mounts over China
Malaysia is buying 12 surveillance drones worth US$19 million (RM79.5 million) from the US, in a move seen as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost its allies’ intelligence-gathering capabilities amid the escalating tension with China.
‘Despicable act’: Malaysia’s top cop warns officers against collecting money for Hari Raya parties
Malaysia’s police chief has issued a stern warning against his officers for collecting money from companies and individuals for Hari Raya celebrations, calling it a “despicable act”.
Malaysia police arrest gang members behind convenience store robberies
The Malaysian police on Friday (May 31) said they have arrested seven men who were from two criminal gangs responsible for a series of convenience store robberies in the Klang Valley.
Malaysia’s booming durian industry sees new investors, management methods
At a swanky sales gallery located in the prestigious township of Mont Kiara, smartly dressed representatives were on hand to greet visitors and usher them in.
Malaysia hostel warden gets 228 years in jail for sodomising, molesting students
A Malaysian hostel warden was sentenced on Wednesday (May 29) to 228 years in jail and 42 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to 25 counts of sodomy and gross indecency against five religious school students.
Where will Malaysia go if our grads have poor English? Daim asks
At its current pace, Malaysia will not be competitive globally because its young people have poor English language skills, former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin said.
Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’
Malaysia will continue using Huawei products “as much as possible,” bucking a global trend prompted by security concerns and a US ban on the Chinese firm, the country’s prime minister said Thursday (May 30).
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Najib’s trial: Witness says KWAP released RM2b before govt guarantee
The civil servants’ pension fund KWAP would have preferred to receive a government guarantee for its second RM2 billion loan to SRC International Sdn Bhd before releasing the funds in 2012, but had transferred the money first due to the Finance Ministry’s assurance, the High Court heard today.
Firm fined for illegally importing more than 2 tonnes of fresh vegetables from Malaysia
SINGAPORE: A company was fined S$6,000 on Wednesday (May 29) for illegally importing more than 2 tonnes of fresh vegetables from Malaysia, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a media release.
LTA probes case of Singapore driver changing car licence plate in Malaysia
While waiting for his car’s petrol tank to be filled at a station in Johor, the driver of a Singapore-registered gold BMW 320i switched his licence plates to that registered to a Hyundai car before speeding on a Malaysian highway.
Cheaper and better durians, thanks to Malaysia supply glut
As durian season begins, prices for the prickly fruit have been plunging following an increase in supply from Malaysia.
Singapore, Malaysia added to US watchlist on currency practices
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday (May 28) added Singapore and Malaysia to a watchlist of trading partners for currency practices, citing both countries’ foreign exchange intervention operations.
Small businesses bear the brunt in Malaysia’s war against single-use plastic
Visit any Ramadan bazaar during the fasting month in Malaysia and one will notice a common feature: food and drinks are all packed in single-use plastic.
Deals platform Fave acquires two food-ordering apps in Singapore and Malaysia
As part of its ambition to be a super-app in South-east Asia, mobile payment and deals platform Fave has acquired two food-ordering startups in Singapore and Malaysia.