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Starved, beaten: Singaporean gets life imprisonment for murdering sister
Nov 5, 2026
Starved, beaten: Singaporean gets life imprisonment for murdering sister

A man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for murder after being part of a group that abused his 19-year-old younger sister until she died. Huang Bocan, who joined his girlfriend and another man in starving the victim and chaining her to a toilet, was first charged in 2021 with common intention of committing murder by causing bodily injury to Huang Baoying. Huang, a 34-year-old Singaporean, was convicted on Thursday of committing murder by causing his younger sister’s death. The...

Absence of health minister, deputy during question time courts flak
Nov 5, 2026
Absence of health minister, deputy during question time courts flak

UPDATED 3.25PM | PARLIAMENT | MPs say this smacks of disrespect for the House.

Govt, Syed Saddiq reach agreement in principle to restore Muar allocations
Nov 5, 2026
Govt, Syed Saddiq reach agreement in principle to restore Muar allocations

RM500k allocation for 2023 and RM230.3k for specific projects will be reinstated.

'Different' stance from Singapore: Malaysia stays diplomatic on haze, says deputy minister
Nov 5, 2026
'Different' stance from Singapore: Malaysia stays diplomatic on haze, says deputy minister

PARLIAMENT | 'Focus is on methods that can be translated into actual preventive action, enforcement.'

Saravanan writes to Fadhlina, Anwar voicing 'strong objection' to Tamil lesson cuts
Nov 5, 2026
Saravanan writes to Fadhlina, Anwar voicing 'strong objection' to Tamil lesson cuts

Critics have protested similar cuts to Mandarin lessons.

Hackers escalate Europe's fridge attacks, now target France's blood banks
Nov 5, 2026
Hackers escalate Europe's fridge attacks, now target France's blood banks

European Union working with national authorities to develop coordinated response.

Caltex, Petron begin goodwill payments to motorists over RON95 engine damage - minister
Nov 5, 2026
Caltex, Petron begin goodwill payments to motorists over RON95 engine damage - minister

PARLIAMENT | Payments will be made to customers who have submitted complete complaints.

Thailand's 72-hour emergency bag advice leaves residents asking what they're fleeing
Nov 5, 2026
Thailand's 72-hour emergency bag advice leaves residents asking what they're fleeing

Thailand's call for every household to pack a 72-hour emergency bag has left many residents asking what they are preparing for, prompting its disaster agency to stress on Nov. 4 that the advice is not a war warning.

Bangkok-bound Dreamliner forced to dump fuel and turn back as cockpit window cracks
Nov 5, 2026
Bangkok-bound Dreamliner forced to dump fuel and turn back as cockpit window cracks

A Thai Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner bound for Bangkok returned to Shanghai and made an emergency landing on Nov. 4 after its pilots spotted a crack in a cockpit window shortly after takeoff.

Philippine police find child abuse imagery on devices tied to Meghan Markle's estranged father
Nov 5, 2026
Philippine police find child abuse imagery on devices tied to Meghan Markle's estranged father

Philippine police told AFP on Wednesday that three memory cards and a cell phone turned over by the son of Meghan Markle's estranged father contained child sexual abuse material.

50pct toll discount from Nov 6 to 7 in conjunction with Deepavali
Nov 5, 2026
50pct toll discount from Nov 6 to 7 in conjunction with Deepavali

It excludes toll plazas located at national borders.

Umno leader to Harapan: Zahid gets traitor tag, but does Fadillah get free pass?
Nov 5, 2026
Umno leader to Harapan: Zahid gets traitor tag, but does Fadillah get free pass?

Political maturity demands honesty and respect for differing positions – Razlan.

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