Foreign buying propels Malaysian shares to new 22-month highs, Singapore slips
SINGAPORE (NewsRise) – Malaysian shares advanced for a fourth session Tuesday, as foreign investors continued to pump in funds amid … Read more
Malaysia’s failed opposition
SAUDI Arabian King Salman Abdul Aziz Al-Saud’s inaugural four-day state visit to Malaysia on Feb 26 marked a significant achievement … Read more
Alibaba to set up regional hub in Malaysia, say sources, SE Asia News & Top Stories
KUALA LUMPUR • Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited plans to set up a regional distribution hub in Malaysia … Read more
Badminton: Goh Jin Wei eyes success at Malaysia, Singapore Open on comeback from injury
Malaysia’s top-ranked Women’s singles shuttler believes she is ready to get back to international circuit after a two-month-long injury lay-off. … Read more
Economists raise 2017 Singapore growth forecast, says MAS survey
Most economists expect the MAS to keep policy unchanged, after growth picked up late last year, while inflationary pressures are … Read more
Singapore trumps peers in THE Asia rankings; Malaysia, Indonesia named emerging stars
They did it again. The prestigious National University of Singapore (NUS) beat its Asian peers for the second year running to … Read more
Singapore signs four-year contract to host ICC
Singapore’s tourism board signed the contract to stage the tournament with ICC organisers Relevent Sports and Catalyst Media Group, to … Read more
Singapore bus turns heads with Singlish signs
‘Use like this can or not hor?’ may be one of the reactions to Tower Transit Singapore’s effort to reach … Read more
Singapore says blogger’s allegation on Malaysian auxiliary police officers unfounded
Singapore activist Han Hui Hui had published an online article titled Alone in a cell in her blog at the … Read more
Disney’s new ‘gay moment’ outrages religious conservatives in Malaysia and Singapore
Religious groups and state censors in Singapore and Malaysia are unhappy about the live-action remake of the Disney film “Beauty … Read more
Singapore bans ex-Goldman Sachs banker from finance industry for 1MDB links
Singapore’s central bank imposed a 10-year industry ban on Tim Leissner, a former director of Goldman Sachs in the city … Read more
Disney shelves Beauty And The Beast in Malaysia after cuts , SE Asia News & Top Stories
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Disney has indefinitely postponed the opening of its film Beauty And The Beast in Malaysia after … Read more
Four Bangladeshi men trying to swim to Singapore from Malaysia arrested
SINGAPORE: Four Bangladeshi men attempting to swim to Singapore from Malaysian waters were arrested by the Police Coast Guard (PCG) … Read more
Canada pension funds to invest in Singapore, Indonesia warehouses
CPPIB and Ivanhoé Cambridge, which is the real estate arm of Canada’s second-largest pension fund manager Caisse de depot et … Read more
Singapore bans former Goldman Sachs banker linked to 1MDB
The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it planned to bar three more people, all ex-employees of two Swiss banks alleged … Read more
Beauty and the Beast release postponed indefinitely in Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The release date for the highly anticipated Disney film Beauty and the Beast has been postponed indefinitely in Malaysia, … Read more
Why do Singapore, Malaysia use kid gloves with nuclear-armed North Korea?
While the West says North Korea – nuclear-armed and dangerous – must be confronted sternly and directly, Asean member states … Read more
Two Malaysians killed, six injured in deadly Singapore expressway crash
The van that was involved in the accident on the BKE, Singapore, March 11, 2017. — Rock Kapak/Facebook pic via … Read more
Water price hike sparks rare public protest in Singapore
It will be the first increase in water prices for nearly two decades, but some Singaporeans say rebates proposed by … Read more
Source: North Korea’s global spy network active in Malaysia – Nation
The North Korean flag seen past the barbed-wire fenced wall of the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. – AFP … Read more