SUNGAI BESAR: The Magistrate’s Court here today dismissed an application by a man accused of murdering a pregnant woman to be referred to a psychiatric hospital for observation. Magistrate Siti Hajar Ali dismissed the application by lawyer Muhammad Nor Tamrin, representing Fakrul, 20, on the grounds that the matter should
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s manufacturing output fell 12.1 per cent in August 2023 on a year-on-year basis, said the republic’s Economic Development Board (EDB). On a three-month moving average basis, the manufacturing output slipped 6.6 per cent in August compared to a year ago, the EDB said in a statement today. As
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team will carry out an on-site controlled disposal of a 100kg World War II aerial bomb today. The controlled disposal of the war relic will take place at a construction site along Upper Bukit Timah Road between 8am and 7pm,
KUALA LUMPUR: The government and regulators must be agile in implementing policies to achieve digital transformation that could evolve to support social and economic goals, said Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Chief Operating Officer, Datuk Mohd Ali Hanafiah Mohd Yunus. He said regulators also must contribute towards promoting an
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit is expected to strengthen to around the 4.2000/3000 range against the US dollar (USD) by the end of the year on the back of expected “easing trends” in the United States (US), according to Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd. Its head of research Kenny Yee Shee Phin
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will not join other countries as part of Earth’s “supercontinent” to be formed in 250 million years, reported Xinhua based on the latest study. The new research published in this week’s Nature Geoscience depicts the formulation of the giant supercontinent and models the climate and what life
PUTRAJAYA: Livestock in this country is free from Nipah disease, the Veterinary Services Department (DVS) said today. In a statement, it said this was based on the surveillance of 399 commercial pig samples until August, which yielded negative test results. The Nipah disease is caused by infection of the Nipah
TOKYO: Japan’s health ministry on Monday approved the manufacture and sale of a drug for Alzheimer’s disease developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai Co. and US firm Biogen Inc., paving the way for the drug to be made available for use within the year. Lecanemab, branded Leqembi, will be the
GAZA: A Palestinian official spoke highly of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, hoping it would be “a golden chance” for the Palestinians to strengthen their relations with China. The eagerly awaited Hangzhou Asian Games kicked off on Saturday, with the opening ceremony drawing global attention.
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was little changed against the US dollar this morning amid weak sentiment across Asian currencies and the ongoing China property market woes. At 9 am, the local note climbed to 4.6845/6885 against the greenback from Monday’s close of 4.6850/6880. SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes
