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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.
‘Not tenable’ for Singapore to go easy on Malaysian drug offenders: Shanmugam
SINGAPORE: It is “not tenable” for Singapore to go easy on Malaysian drug offenders who are caught on this side of the Causeway, said Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on Friday (May 24).
Singapore leaders offer condolences to Malaysian King over his father’s death
President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have extended their condolences to Malaysia’s King after the death of his father, former Pahang ruler Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a press statement on Friday (May 24).
Firefly eyes more flights between Singapore and Malaysia in bid to recapture market share
SINGAPORE: Firefly is aiming to connect Singapore with more destinations in Malaysia as the turboprop airline works to expand flights from Seletar Airport.
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Malaysian King pays respects to late father, former Pahang ruler Sultan Ahmad Shah
Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah paid his respects to his father, former Pahang ruler Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah, at the palace in Pekan on Thursday (May 23).
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Malaysian officials go undercover to spy on fasting Muslims
Malaysian officials are disguising themselves as cooks and waiters to catch Muslims who don’t fast during Ramadan, with a rights group Thursday (May 23) blasting the “disgraceful act of spying”.
Untenable to give special moratorium on execution of Malaysian death-row prisoners: Shanmugam
Since the Pakatan Harapan government took power in Malaysia around a year ago, it has made three requests to stop executions of Malaysians in Singapore, two of whom are drug traffickers, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Friday (May 24).
Malaysian on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking granted stay of execution
A Malaysian man was granted a stay of execution on Thursday afternoon (May 23) by the Court of Appeal, a day before he was due to face the gallows.
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Malaysian woman, 61, dies in bus accident at Woodlands Checkpoint
A Malaysian woman was killed in a bus accident at Woodlands Checkpoint on Monday night (May 20).
Singapore’s biggest challenge is to build ‘a sense of unity’ amid ‘tremendous changes’: DPM Heng
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said Singapore must continue to “learn how to evolve and improve our systems” and adopt useful policies from other countries.
Singapore-Malaysia maritime boundary delimitation committee holds first meeting
A committee set up to discuss boundary delimitation in the waters between Singapore and Malaysia has held “constructive discussions” in its first meeting, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Wednesday (May 15).