Learning Curve, Sunday People, New Straits Times from Malaysia.
SINGAPORE: To help its Malaysian employees head home for Malaysia’s 14th general election (GE14) on May 9, Swedish furniture giant Ikea said on Thursday it will give them an extra day of paid leave. But the employer appears to be the exception. It was the only company contacted by TOD...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian man has been arrested in Singapore for trying to hold up a convenience store run by a 78-year-old woman on Wednesday. Channel NewsAsia reported that the 28-year-old man brandished a penknife and demanded money from the woman who manages Everyday Mart, a conve...
SINGAPORE: At least 100 Singapore employees of ride-hailing firm Uber were told to pack up and leave on Monday morning (March 26) as a result of rival Grab’s acquisition of its operations in Southeast Asia, but Grab clarified hours later that the Uber employees are on paid leave. Its ...
SINGAPORE: The eye-watering cost of owning a car in space-starved Singapore means the city state is the world's most expensive place to live, for the fifth year in a row, a survey said Thursday. The Asian financial hub – where owning a no-frills sedan can set you back US$76,000 – beat...
KUALA LUMPUR: First, they came up with the nasi lemak burger. Now, Singapore has gotten the edge over Malaysia again with their latest nasi lemak hybrid – a nasi lemak curry puff. Encased in a green flaky crust, the curry puff is stuffed with chicken, ikan bilis, peanuts, a wedge of b...
GEORGE TOWN: Police believe the instant durian coffee mixture, which resulted in five men being hospitalised after consuming it, contains a drug. Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Anuar Omar said tests conducted by the Penang Food Safety and Quality Laboratory on ...
SINGAPORE: Former Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob is set to be Singapore’s first Malay president in more than 47 years, after the Elections Department (ELD) said on Monday (Sept 11) that only one individual qualified for the inaugural reserved Presidential Election. Among those wh...
THE Penang Health Department has taken samples for analysis the instant coffee mixture blamed for causing a few of its drinkers to be admitted to Penang Hospital after they complained of severe fatigue. Bernama reported that Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam as saying that ...
