12 fresh charges for woman who harassed nurse during pandemic, created ruckus at lion dance event in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A woman who was fined S$4,000 in 2022 after harassing her neighbour, a nurse, amid the Covid-19 outbreak now faces 12 charges for unrelated offences, including multiple counts of assault.
Foreign worker charity ordered by High Court in Singapore to pay contractor over S$1mil in renovation costs
SINGAPORE: A charity which supports foreign domestic workers (FDWs) has been ordered by a High Court judge to pay S$1.06 million to a contractor for renovation works.
Tokyo issues new influenza advisory after over 6,000 cases reported at schools, facilities
TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday (Jan 29) issued a new influenza advisory, after suspected outbreaks at schools and social welfare facilities exceeded 6,000 cases.
Extra benefits when senior citizens get vaccinated
Older adults who get their recommended vaccines may be getting protection far beyond the diseases the vaccines target.
Customs Dept records highest revenue at RM76bil since Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: Some RM76.18bil was collected by the Customs Department last year, its highest collection since the Covid-19 pandemic, says its director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin.
Lockdown leads to rising kuih kapit business
IPOH: What started as a husband-and-wife effort to stay productive during the Covid-19 movement control order has since grown into a small home-based kuih kapit (love letter biscuits) business for Kwong Chee Heng and his wife Nicole Wei.
Dormitories for some 200,000 migrant workers in Singapore to benefit from S$100mil retrofitting grant
SINGAPORE: Dormitory operators that house some 200,000 migrant workers are expected to receive more than S$100 million of government funding to defray the cost of enhancing the livability of about 900 existing dormitories to meet stricter requirements
The power of BM
From Lee Si Jie
Court sets April 29 to deliver verdict on Parliament suspension judicial review
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed April 29 for decision in a judicial review filed by two MPs and two others challenging the advice by former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to suspend Parliament during the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago.
Awareness causing many to opt for restraint over indulgence
PETALING JAYA: At festive tables laden with kuih, biscuits and sweetened drinks, some Malaysians are choosing restraint over indulgence, conscious that repeated celebrations can take a toll on their long-term health.
