bank robbery No caning for deported Canadian national in bank robbery case No caning for David Roach, a Canadian national wanted for carrying out a rare bank robbery in Singapore! Roach allegedly stole S$30,000 ($22,758) from a Standard Chartered bank branch in July 2016. Nevertheless, this is a departure from the strict enforcement policies that guides Singapore’s rule
Mauritius@50 Mauritius@50 faces tough challenges on the horizon: Analyst While Mauritius@50 remains a celebrated nation in Africa, it faces tough challenges ahead says Seán Carey. Narrating the laborious path to the success enjoyed by Mauritius, Carey gets it right on the country’s future. For this first half of its upcoming centurion, Mauritius has accomplished more than any
Four Seasons Four Seasons Hotel KL appoints new team for grand opening Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur reveals its latest leadership appointments. The new team is joining General Manager Tom Roelens for a mid-2018 launch. Vinod Narayan, Junious Dickerson, Nelson Hilton, and industry experts Kellie Ng and Tengku Badariah are the newest members. However, the team will be overseeing the essential
expats Illegal Chinese taxi operators cause trouble in paradise Trouble is brewing in paradise thanks to illegal Chinese taxi drivers. This is a story that has been making the rounds over the years in Mauritius: That of taxi marons – or illegal taxis. But Mauritian taxi operators are aghast that Chinese factory workers are now the prefered taximen for Chinese
US$750 billion is coming to Apple shareholders A whopping US$750 billion is set to be part of Apple’s capital return program to its shareholders. With so much cash, Apple shareholders can have their cake and eat it too, said Gary Morton. A proposal for a 50% increase in dividend (2018) and 15% annual increases over
dividend UEM Edgenta declares bumper dividend UEM Edgenta says it declared a special dividend of 18 sen and a 2nd interim dividend of 5 sen. Aggregated with earlier interim dividend declared (Aug ’17), this would bring the payout to 31 sen for FY17. This amount represents UEM Edgenta’s highest dividend payout, following the disposal of
Amanah: Pas feeling the bite ahead of GE14? Amanah, the splinter Islamic party is making headway in constituencies where the PAS says are traditionally theirs. Amanah’s recent push in some of the PAS held seats is turning the situation around against the Islamists. Their progress is sparking rage from within the PAS. The party leader Abdul Hadi
Cryptocurrencies, mainly Bitcoin rising again The biggest cryptocurrency is back with its winning ways, climbing for a fourth day in a row in a new rally that begun after it bounced off a tecnical support level. The currency rose 11 per cent to US$11,022 in New York bringing its increase to 57 per
CIMB Investment Bank is top winner at Alpha SEA with 12 awards CIMB Investment Bank is the top winner with 12 awards at the Alpha Southeast Asia Best Deals & Solutions Awards ceremony. The report said the bank won 12 awards. The awards include the following: Best Bond House of the Year in Southeast Asia 2017 (CIMB Investment Bank Berhad) Best IPO
Agong Najib meets Agong: Rumor mill adds to guessing game on Malaysian elections Did the government leaders meet with the Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the weekend? The Agong is the monarch and head of state of Malaysia. A ‘Breaking News’ tag on WhatsApp in Malaysia is saying the dissolution of the Parliament is set for 22nd February. It says that elections
Namewee gone too far with explicit oral-sex video? The controversial Malaysian rapper Namewee is under investigation by the authorities for a Chinese New Year video. The video features oral-sex, doggy-style-sex simulations with a sensitive backdrop. A minaret and the Putra Perdana building in Putrajaya is seen in the video. In a sense, has the controversial
MH370 found with IoT tech? This is what an aerophile is saying in an article published by The Nation in Thailand. The article appeared on February 16. He said the Norwegian ship, the Seabed Constructor, should have located the missing airplane by now. Named Al Eberhardt, the writer says there are good reasons to believe
Liverpool Liverpool's Salah song goes viral: "If he sits in a mosque, that's where I want to be!" Mohamed Salah has inspired a new chant among the Liverpool faithful, the BBC said. He is the Liverpool and Egypt forward. “If he good enough for you, he is good enough for me. If he scores another few, then I’ll be Muslim too,” “He’s sitting in a Mosque,
GE14: Politweet shows Najib the driving force in Johor Politweet said all indications are out there that PM Najib Razak is still a driving force in Johor. This, based on a survey the research agency conducted on Social Media ahead of the GE14. In an interview with WFTV, Politweet also said Mahathir Mohamad had limited impact in Johor for
"vote-buying" Significant vote-buying will keep Najib in power in GE14: Kroll Risk consulting firm Kroll said in a report said PM Najib Razak is predicted to retain power in GE14 through massive vote-buying. “Political analysts overall agree that it remains likely UMNO-BN will retain a majority in parliament. Possibly with a reduced popular vote. “PH faces several obstacles, including
Malaysia moves down the most miserable economy scale: Bloomberg The Malaysian economy got the notable mention in Bloomberg’s economic mysery scale. It moved down the scale to No. 52, from No. 43 showed the Bloomberg terminal. Rising prices are more of a threat to the global economy this year than joblessness, according to Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which
Instead of branded clothes, beards or gym, Arabs believe men wearing silk are gays According to Sinar Harian regular gym goers, wearing branded clothes and sporting beards are ‘gay’. But this goes contrary to the Arab world’s belief that ‘gay’ tendencies start with the Malaysian use of ‘silky’ clothing. The belief extends to men who use gold and is seen as a tendency
Australia's Papercut releases software with print room, fab lab capabilities Education, professional service and commercial customers now able to manage specialty production and 3D printing capabilities under one easy-to-use solution PaperCut, a global software company, today announced the general availability of its PaperCut MF v18.0 software, bringing specialty production printing and 3D printing under one, easy to
Nippon Paint Artventure Camp brings 'hope & joy' to 100 kids in Sarawak Asia’s No. 1 total coating solutions provider, Nippon Paint, through its flagship corporate social responsibility programme called Colourful Dreams rolled out its third instalment of the ArtVenture Camp for 100 local children of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pujut Corner in Miri, Sarawak last year. In collaboration with Yayasan Generasi Gemilang (YGG)
Hektar Reit has 11 years of sustainable growth: 2017 final dividend of 3.30 Sen Kuala Lumpur, Feb 12, – Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (Hektar REIT) announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2017 said it recorded higher revenue of RM33.4 million, an increase of 7% to the corresponding period in 2016 (4Q2016). Net Property Income rose to RM20.9
Did a baby die because the mom wanted to hide the 'aurat'? Did a baby die prematurely and was the death due to home-birth with the help of a doula in the absence of a medical professional? Amid these questions being asked, a Malaysian newspaper said a female doula – a professional trained in childbirth or a birth coach – is under fire
MSM to replace Gungah with Vijay Koonjoo? The MSM is said to have launched a campaign in search of new faces to replace several personalities from its list of candidates in the upcoming General Elections expected in 2019. A person close to the Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been tasked to find the replacements for these personalities,
Jeeha's delicate position created by himself: source from MMM Mr Pradeep Jeeha, said to be close to leader Paul Berenger, has had a tough run lately. Most of his strategies failed, and his perceived approach towards the Hindu group, Voice of Hindu (VOH) during the Belle-Rose, Quatre Bornes by-election was disastrous to the party. Our source said
EPF building fire sparks call for PM not to buy Boeing planes with pension fund! With the EPF or KWSP building on fire in Petaling Jaya, Malaysians made funny comments, while some spoke of conspiracy theories. “EPF building on fire after delivering its hottest dividends ever. but the building had been destroyed a long time ago already,” said one Facebook user named Julian, and that
Johor looks set to be the swing state in GE14: Analysis In a complex analysis of a survey carried out on the political noises in Singapore’s neighbour state of Johor on Social Media, it is possible to deduct the state could earn the ‘swing state’ status in the 14th General Elections in Malaysia. The report concluded with indications that former
