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Malaysian MP Rafizi says his son was jabbed with syringe in planned attack, threatened with Aids

Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli alleged the attack was a warning to him not to speak out on certain issues. Read more at straitstimes ...

270 luxury vehicles seized in Malaysia in transport dept crackdown

Many car owners were found to be driving without valid road tax and insurance. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Founder of Singapore Symphony Orchestra Choo Hoey dies at 90

He was one of the first recipients of the Cultural Medallion. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Melania Trump sends letter to Putin about abducted Ukraine children

Ukraine has called the abductions of tens of thousands of its children taken to Russian-occupied territory a war crime. Read ...

Changing careers in middle age and beyond

(Clockwise from top left) Mr Alan Chen, Ms Cheong Choy Kiew, Mr Kamaruzaman Gaffar and Ms Suriyati Karsan are among those who ...

Drug trafficker gets death sentence commuted after President Tharman grants clemency

Tristan Tan's sentence for drug trafficking was commuted to life imprisonment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Trump advises Ukraine’s Zelensky to ‘make a deal’ with Russia after meeting Putin

His remarks followed a high-profile summit in Alaska, where no peace deal was reached. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
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WEF clears founder Schwab of wrongdoing; appoints interim co-chairs

The World Economic Forum closed an investigation on its founder Klaus Schwab on Aug 15, clearing him of any wrongdoing, and appointed BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and Roche Holding’s vice-chair Andre ...