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Sarawak state assembly suspends DAP’s Chong Chieng Jen over offensive language, unverified claims in Budget debate
KUCHING, Oct 16 — Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Padungan) has been suspended for the remainder of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting for misleading the House and making unsubstantiated allegations while debating the 2027 Sarawak Budget. Transport Minister and Senadin assemblyman
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Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze
JAKARTA, Oct 16 — Four people died on Indonesia’s Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closing schools and fuelling a surge of respiratory complaints in the region, authorities said today. The impact
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Tear gas and water cannons fired as Argentina university funding protest turns violent
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 — Argentine demonstrators clashed with police yesterday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei’s higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition
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Trump’s new press secretary appears to acknowledge failing Bar exam amid scrutiny over lawyer claims
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 — New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge yesterday that she had failed the Bar exam, but argued she was accurate in presenting herself as a lawyer. Appointed by
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Bursa Malaysia retreats from opening gains as investors turn cautious ahead of weekend
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly higher today but eased thereafter due to mild profit-taking in selected heavyweight counters At 9.15 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dropped 5.38 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 1,618.32 from
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Ringgit steady against US dollar ahead of Malaysia’s third-quarter GDP estimate
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The ringgit opened flat against the US dollar today as external factors, including expectations of a restrictive US monetary policy, offset support from a weaker greenback. At 8 am, the ringgit was almost unchanged at 4.0800/0845
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Singapore residents concerned as haze turns rainwater grey
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Heavy rain in Singapore yesterday morning failed to ease concerns over the haze, with some residents reporting blackish-grey rainwater collected in buckets outside their homes. AsiaOne reported that a resident from Ang Mo Kio, identified
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Singapore may pursue companies responsible for transboundary haze
SINGAPORE, Oct 16 — Singapore is looking into companies that may be responsible for forest fires in Indonesia, which have worsened haze conditions in the region, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said. He said the government would take action under the Singapore’s
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Coroner’s Court sets Jan 15, 2027 for verdict in Zara Qairina inquest
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 16 — The Coroner’s Court here has set January 15 next year to deliver its decision on the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir. Coroner Amir Shah Amri Hassan fixed the date today following discussions
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Man with 33 criminal, drug records arrested over glue tin attack on elderly man in Segamat
SEGAMAT, Oct 16 — A 70-year-old man sustained a forehead injury after he was allegedly struck with a tin of glue by a man outside a business premises in Jalan Mohd Yusof, Kampung Abdullah yesterday, Sinar Harian reported. Segamat district police
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