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Singaporean man charged in Johor with trafficking over 10 kg of drugs

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean man has been charged with trafficking...

Tutor turns nasty after parent declines to make advance payment or loan him $500

SINGAPORE: A family's search for a private tutor ended...

Two arrested, weapons seized after video of vicious assault goes viral online

SINGAPORE: A man and a woman have been arrested...

24-year-old male student arrested in connection with voyeurism case at NTU

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old has been arrested in connection with...

Business

Johor businesses urged to tap JS-SEZ for growth and investment opportunities

MALAYSIA: Businesses in Johor have been strongly encouraged to...

Sick of being broke? Eliminate these 8 silent budget killers now—before they sink you

Living paycheck to paycheck is like running on a...

Singapore SMEs eye JS-SEZ for growth amid rising costs and global trade tensions

SINGAPORE: The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) is emerging...

Fresh grads chasing $10K salaries? Singaporean asks: ‘Isn’t that unrealistic?’

SINGAPORE: A young local Reddit user took to the...

Singapore Politics

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Long weekend or rising apathy? Some wonder at low voter turnout for GE2025

SINGAPORE: On Sunday (May 4), the Elections Department (ELD)...

Monthly Archives: May 2019

Malaysia PM proposes common Asia trading currency

Singaporean doctor in HIV-leak scandal back in court for allegedly injecting drugs on an addict

Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei ‘as much as possible’

Alibaba-owned e-commerce firm Daraz appoints Rakhil Fernando as MD for Sri Lanka

Netizens come down hard on boy for poking fun at hunched over elderly man

Dr Mahathir repeats his promise to make way for Anwar Ibrahim but says there is no time frame for this yet

PAP celebrates 60th anniversary of very first electoral victory and 60 years of dominant rule

3 Major Fintech Innovations in Southeast Asia

“Dear stupid Malaysians”—Netizen vents on Twitter, schooling driver on what is pedestrian crossings

From recalcitrant to Lynas deal, is there a thaw in Malaysia-Aussie relations?