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High Court rules federal government unlawfully withheld Sabah's 40pc share of federal revenue for 50 years

KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 17 -- The Kota Kinabalu High Court has ruled that the federal government acted unlawfully by not fulfilling Sabah's right to 40 per cent of federal revenue for nearly 50 years. De... Read More


Min Hee-jin, ex-Ador CEO who launched NewJeans, loses court challenge over workplace bullying fine

SEOUL, Oct. 17 -- A Seoul court has rejected former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin's legal challenge against a fine imposed for workplace bullying. According to Korea JoongAng Daily, the Seoul Western District... Read More


Home Ministry explains how scam syndicates still lure Malaysians into modern slavery

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- The Home Ministry has identified five key factors for why Malaysians are still being tricked into forced-labour situations by job syndicates in Cambodia despite years of warni... Read More


Immigration nabs 14 foreigners, DBKL shuts illegal premises in KL Strike Force raid

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- A total of 14 foreign nationals were detained during a joint enforcement operation involving City Hall (DBKL), the Immigration Department, and the Royal Malaysian Customs Depa... Read More


A year on, Singapore's worst oil spill sees RM236m in claims, more than RM85m paid out

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- More than a year after Singapore's worst oil spill in a decade, hundreds of compensation claims have been lodged with the international body handling payouts, The Straits Times r... Read More


Singapore man behind drone drug plot across Malaysian border handed 28-year sentence, 18 lashes

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- A Singaporean man who masterminded a plan to smuggle methamphetamine from Malaysia using a drone during the Covid-19 lockdown has been sentenced to 28 years and three months' jai... Read More


Don't meddle in our elections, Singapore warns PAS after 'divisive' GE2025 remarks on race and religion

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17 -- Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has criticised Malaysia's Islamist party PAS for comments it said amounted to interference in the city-state's elections, warning that ... Read More


No scam too large to punish: Why Asean, the US, and Interpol must act together - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Oct. 17 -- When the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three Singaporeans and 17 Singapore-registered entities this week for their alleged links to a massiv... Read More


For that rare 'old taste' of Hokkien mee, head to KL Petaling Street Charcoal Fried Hokkien Mee now located at Jinjang Selatan's Kedai Kopi Seng Wai

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- Change is inevitable but with hawkers, it may mean a complete shutdown, which is what fans of Uncle Lee's Hokkien mee feared when he had to vacate his Taman Kok Lian premises ... Read More


Classmate recounts final moments of Bandar Utama school stabbing victim: 'She asked to go to the toilet and never returned'

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 17 -- A classmate of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen, who was fatally stabbed at a school in Bandar Utama, has recounted her final moments, revealing that she had asked to go to the toil... Read More