Saturday, March 25, 2023

Malaysia

Facebook users point out that the $3K/month salary recruitment ad targeted at Malaysian workers for 4-days-work-week job at Changi Airport is misleading

A job advertisement appeared in a Malaysian newspaper, searching for Malaysian workers at Changi Airport in Singapore, working four days a week and earning a monthly salary of RM10,000 (over S$3,000).  Some media reported that Changi Airport has posted a...

Heavy-duty lorry driver and company involved in multi-vehicle car crash in Causeway pleads not guilty in Court

The heavy-duty lorry driver and his company, who were accused of causing a serious multiple vehicles accident at the Johor Bahru side of the Causeway, were both charged at the Johor Bahru Magistrates' Court today (June 18). But both...

Malaysia’s chicken ban would end in a month says senior gov’t official

The supply of poultry in Malaysia is expected to ease in a month, a senior government official has said. Dr Noorlizan Mohammed Noor, director general of the Department of Veterinary Services, said yesterday that there will be enough chicken supplies...

S’pore chicken rice stall owner likens M’sia chicken export ban situation to ‘McDonald’s with no burgers’

Malaysia’s ban on exporting chicken to Singapore took effect on Wednesday (June 1), getting featured in The Washington Post, The Guardian, and other international news outlets because of its impact on Singapore. The ban was implemented to ensure that Malaysians...

Elderly Singaporean Chinese man moved to tears after Malaysian Malay man returns wallet containing over $1,000 he lost on a bus

A young Malay man picked up a wallet without knowing what was in it and when he found out that it contained a lot of money, he returned it intact to an elderly Singaporean man. The act of kindness...

Malaysian billionaire Francis Yeoh buys Singapore’s Tuaspring power plant for $270 million

Gas-fired power plant Hyflux Tuaspring has been acquired by YTL Power International, a company managed by Malaysian tycoon Francis Yeoh and his siblings. In a high-profile case, Hyflux went bankrupt in 2018 and was approved to be liquidated in...

Did Indian astrologer predict Ipoh temple incident where falling statue killed woman?

On May 15, a 53-year-old woman died after being hit by a piece of broken statue which fell from the top of the Arulmigu Visalatchi Sametha Kasi Visvanathar Temple tower in Ipoh, Malaysia. The tragic incident happened after a crane...

A YouTuber is facing the death penalty for the murder of his fiancée

Last month, a Malaysian YouTuber was charged with the murder of a Malaysian woman who was his YouTube channel partner and fiancée. We previously reported on the arrest of four men, including the YouTube influencer accused of murdering Nur Diyanah...

Bukit Bintang drug deal that went bad got man shot to death in hotel room

Two suspects, aged 47 and 51, were detained in a murder case in the well-known Bukit Bintang neighbourhood, settling the case of a man discovered dead in a hotel room on Tuesday with a gunshot wound to the head. According...

The moment a thief who was stealing from a woman’s house is spooked by cats!

When a woman with the Twitter handle @ainaarhn reviewed her closed-circuit video (CCTV), she was shocked to see an intruder in her house become terrified before he is seen fleeing. Though the robber managed to snatch her handbag and wallet,...
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Two former Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting bribes from suppliers

Two former employees of Keppel's offshore and marine subsidiary Keppel FELS have been fined after being convicted of accepting...
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