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One person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at Tampines Mall on Thursday afternoon (Apr 18). It was extinguished by members of the public using five powder extinguishers and a hose reel, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in response to a...
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KUALA LUMPUR – A fire and explosion occurred early Friday morning at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor. According to a statement by Petronas, the incident took place at 1.25am whereby an emergency and fire response team was deployed and contained the fire within 30 minutes. “The situation is...
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JOHOR BARU – Three districts have been hit with water disruption due to the high-level of ammonia pollution found in Sungai Sayong. The affected districts are Johor Baru, Kulai and parts of Kota Tinggi since Thursday (April 4). The pollution disrupted water supply to 141 locations within the three...
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THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK – 03 April 2019 KLANG – A man, suspected to be under the influence of drugs, was shot after he chased a policeman with a knife when he was unable to withdraw money from a bank here. South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Shamsul Amar Ramli said...
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KUALA LUMPUR – A policeman escaped serious injury when a car rammed into him while he was directing traffic at a busy intersection on Jalan Raja Laut here. In the incident that occurred at 8.11am Tuesday (April 2), the policeman was directing traffic at the busy intersection near Dataran...
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GEORGE TOWN – A waterspout was seen near the UDA low-cost flats near Tanjung Tokong in Penang on Monday (April 1). Photos and videos of the weather phenomenon, forming out of dark storm clouds, are going viral on WhatsApp and Facebook. In video footage, what looks like zinc sheets from...
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Those dreaming of getting food delivered by helicopter using Grab Malaysia’s GrabFoodCopter service will have those hopes crashed, as the company confirms it is an April Fools’ Day joke. In a video posted last Friday, GrabFood claimed the service would fly food over the border from Singapore to Malaysia,...
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PETALING JAYA – The prolonged hot weather and deteriorating air quality are driving up the sales of face masks and Chinese herbal tea. Pharmacy staff Yuvan Raajj Samanthan said he noticed there are more customers buying face masks in recent days as the air quality in the Klang Valley...
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PETALING JAYA – Local rideshare users are up in arms over Grab Malaysia’s updated Passenger Cancellation Policy which goes into effect on March 25. The policy, which states that passengers who cancel rides five minutes after getting a driver will be charged a fee ranging from RM3 to RM5 (S$1...
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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia on Tuesday (March 12) banned Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its airspace, becoming the latest country to do so following a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. “The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia with immediate effect is suspending the operations of the Boeing 737 Max 8...
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SUBANG JAYA – Travellers who want an alternate way to get to KL International Airport (KLIA) and KLIA2 can opt for an airport shuttle service from the Putra Heights LRT station for only RM10 (S$3.33). Those who wish to get to the two airports can just buy the combo...
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KUALA LUMPUR – Fancy owning a Legoland theme park complete with 15,000 models made of millions of plastic bricks and dozens of attractions? It could all be yours for just US$245 million (S$333 million) if the owners of Malaysia Legoland push ahead with a sale. Malaysian sovereign wealth fund...
One person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at Tampines Mall on Thursday afternoon (Apr 18). It was extinguished by members of the public using five powder extinguishers and a hose reel, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in response to a...
KUALA LUMPUR – A fire and explosion occurred early Friday morning at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor. According to a statement by Petronas, the incident took place at 1.25am whereby an emergency and fire response team was deployed and contained the fire within 30 minutes. “The situation is...
JOHOR BARU – Three districts have been hit with water disruption due to the high-level of ammonia pollution found in Sungai Sayong. The affected districts are Johor Baru, Kulai and parts of Kota Tinggi since Thursday (April 4). The pollution disrupted water supply to 141 locations within the three...
THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK – 03 April 2019 KLANG – A man, suspected to be under the influence of drugs, was shot after he chased a policeman with a knife when he was unable to withdraw money from a bank here. South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Shamsul Amar Ramli said...
KUALA LUMPUR – A policeman escaped serious injury when a car rammed into him while he was directing traffic at a busy intersection on Jalan Raja Laut here. In the incident that occurred at 8.11am Tuesday (April 2), the policeman was directing traffic at the busy intersection near Dataran...
GEORGE TOWN – A waterspout was seen near the UDA low-cost flats near Tanjung Tokong in Penang on Monday (April 1). Photos and videos of the weather phenomenon, forming out of dark storm clouds, are going viral on WhatsApp and Facebook. In video footage, what looks like zinc sheets from...
Those dreaming of getting food delivered by helicopter using Grab Malaysia’s GrabFoodCopter service will have those hopes crashed, as the company confirms it is an April Fools’ Day joke. In a video posted last Friday, GrabFood claimed the service would fly food over the border from Singapore to Malaysia,...
PETALING JAYA – The prolonged hot weather and deteriorating air quality are driving up the sales of face masks and Chinese herbal tea. Pharmacy staff Yuvan Raajj Samanthan said he noticed there are more customers buying face masks in recent days as the air quality in the Klang Valley...
PETALING JAYA – Local rideshare users are up in arms over Grab Malaysia’s updated Passenger Cancellation Policy which goes into effect on March 25. The policy, which states that passengers who cancel rides five minutes after getting a driver will be charged a fee ranging from RM3 to RM5 (S$1...
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia on Tuesday (March 12) banned Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its airspace, becoming the latest country to do so following a deadly plane crash in Ethiopia. “The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia with immediate effect is suspending the operations of the Boeing 737 Max 8...
SUBANG JAYA – Travellers who want an alternate way to get to KL International Airport (KLIA) and KLIA2 can opt for an airport shuttle service from the Putra Heights LRT station for only RM10 (S$3.33). Those who wish to get to the two airports can just buy the combo...
KUALA LUMPUR – Fancy owning a Legoland theme park complete with 15,000 models made of millions of plastic bricks and dozens of attractions? It could all be yours for just US$245 million (S$333 million) if the owners of Malaysia Legoland push ahead with a sale. Malaysian sovereign wealth fund...
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