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US eggs are back in Singapore after 20 years — at up to S$14.80 a dozen
SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — American eggs are back on Singapore supermarket shelves after more than 20 years — although shoppers will have to pay a premium. Eggs from US brand Contented Hen are now being sold at more than 50
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Nearly 130 countries agree first definition of ‘killer robots’
GENEVA, Sept 6 — Nearly 130 countries yesterday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) — “killer robots” to their critics — a first step towards talks on a possible international treaty to regulate them. The text
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BYD to reveal Malaysia strategy ‘within a week’ amid local-assembly speculation
SHENZHEN, Sept 6 — Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD Co Ltd is expected to announce within a week its next move for further expansion in Malaysia, amid questions over whether the automaker will collaborate with a local partner or
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Construction worker dies in Penang after seven-metre fall at Bayan Lepas site
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 — A worker was killed after falling about seven metres while dismantling scaffolding at a construction site in Bayan Lepas here last Friday. The Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), in a statement today,
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Breathing isn’t easy in Kuching, Malaysia’s haziest spot at 10am as API hits 223
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Two areas in Sarawak recorded very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as at 10am today, with Kuching recording the highest reading nationwide at 223, followed by Sri Aman at 215. The Air Pollutant Index
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Pentagon puts 50 top military staff through lie detectors in hunt for weapons leak
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 — The Pentagon has launched a lie-detector dragnet to comb through high-ranking military officials and identify who leaked information about US munitions stockpiles, according to US press reports. In July, reports emerged that the United States was
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Fake cop, real loss: Ipoh man conned of RM1.9m in phone scam
IPOH, Sept 6 — An elderly man lost RM1.9 million to a phone scam after he was contacted by a suspect impersonating a police officer. Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the victim, 78, lodged a police
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US envoy rejects Hadi’s claim it offered to help shape Malaysian govt leadership
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The United States today rejected PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s claim that Washington had offered to help topple Malaysia’s government, saying it has never sought to decide the country’s political leadership. The US
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Bintulu schools go online till Sept 11 as haze pushes API past 200
KUCHING, Sept 6 — A total of 54 primary schools and nine secondary schools in Bintulu Division, comprising the Bintulu and Tatau/Sebauh districts, will be closed from Sept 7 to 11 due to haze, with Home-Based Teaching and Learning (PdPR)
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Singapore haze eases after unhealthy readings, but smoke threat lingers
SINGAPORE, Sept 6 — Air quality across Singapore improved to moderate levels this morning after haze pushed pollution into the unhealthy range in three regions a day earlier, although authorities warned that smoke from fires in Indonesia could continue to
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