Singapore-Malaysia LIVE News
Two Malaysian men were recently caught trying to smuggle e-cigarettes and related paraphernalia into Singapore by strapping the items to their legs, the authorities said on Thursday (Jun 20).
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has begun legal action to recover 270 million ringgit ($65.1m) embezzled from the scandal-ridden state fund 1MDB, and estimates assets overseas worth a further $5bn may also be recoverable.
Malaysian palm oil futures jumped more than 1% on Wednesday as traders bet upcoming export data would overshoot forecasts.
Malaysia has launched a work visa program targeting tech freelancers that addresses a demand for blockchain capable talents, local news outlet the Star reported on June 18.
Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15%-30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report on Wednesday.
Some time in the future, peninsular Malaysia might be connected to Sumatra seeing that the Indonesian government is currently studying the possibility of building a bridge connecting the two nations as part of its plans to develop and enhance its toll highways.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Jun 20) that Russia is being made a scapegoat for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and questioned the objectivity of the investigations into the 2014 disaster.
Singapore welcomed Malaysia’s plans to build sheltered walkways across the Causeway, although it has yet to receive any official proposal or communication on the plans.
A two-year-old girl from Myanmar died in Malaysia after she hit a rotating ceiling fan while playing with her uncle, the police said on Wednesday (Jun 19).
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The quality of primary and secondary school education in Malaysia is only worth 9.1 years of schooling even though pupils study an average of 12.2 years, when compared to South Korea or Singapore, a World Bank study shows.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has once again sparked controversy over his anti-Semitic views while on a working visit to the United Kingdom, with his remarks drawing the ire of local Jewish students.
While the iconic Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers glisten in the background, dozens of food trucks come to life on Jalan Ampang, their generators whirring and lights brightening up the dim site.
The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) urged the government to have the Social Security Organisation (Socso) or the Employment Insurance System (EIS) instead to fund a proposed three-day paternity leave in the private sector.
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang has voiced worries that the sex video scandal implicating Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali could destroy the New Malaysia agenda, describing it as Pakatan Harapan’s and the Federal Government’s greatest challenge since the general election.
Hundreds of people today thronged the Malaysian High Commission’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house function at the High Commisioner’s residence in Templewood Gardens, here.
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A major breakdown in the computer system for the collection of levies caused massive traffic jams involving lorries travelling to Singapore via the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) complex.
Read more @ www.straitstimes.com
Police have issued a stern warning to controversial preacher Zakir Naik to “behave” himself in Malaysia while Putrajaya and New Delhi are still grappling over his extradition to face criminal charges in India.
Read more @ www.todayonline.com
Sabah: A two-year-old girl in Sabah, Malaysia died on Wednesday (Jun 12) after she was left in her mother’s car for more than two hours.
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