Malaysia

Malaysia – Malacca woman Ong Bee Hong enjoys teaching the intricacies of making Nyonya beaded shoes to anyone as long as they’re willing to put in their time and effort. Ong, a home-based customised beaded shoe maker or ‘kasut manik’ has made these shoes for weddings and even for customers overseas from as far as the UK. Based in Malacca, …

Malaysia – Tesla Singapore has laid off its country manager as part of a planned 10 per cent reduction in its global workforce after chief executive Elon Musk warned last week of an impending recession. In a post on the professional networking site LinkedIn yesterday, Christopher Bousigues revealed that his role as Tesla’s country manager in Singapore had been eliminated …

Malaysia – The incumbent president of the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF), Datuk SM Muthu, was narrowly defeated by Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim. The margin of victory was only four votes. At the election for the 2022-2025 term that was conducted at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Shahidan got 20 votes as compared to Muthu’s 16 votes, while the …

Malaysia – After denying awarding the contract to Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) should clarify a reported RM30.7 million contract to install 200 5G smart lampposts in the city, according to Fahmi Fadzil. The contract concerns the installation of smart lampposts throughout the city. The member of parliament for the PKR’s Lembah Pantai constituency stated …

Malaysia – The government has yet to determine a timetable for the repeal of the obligatory death sentence, according to Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law). He stated that several areas need to be refined, including the plan to establish a tribunal to consider instances where the obligatory death sentence has …

Malaysia – The Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family, and Childhood Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, is concerned about Sarawak’s dropping birth rate. Sarawak’s birth rate has been declining for three years in a row, she added. According to her, the total number of births in Sarawak in 2019 was 33,304, but it fell to 31,176 in 2020. She …

Malaysia – Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj rebuked Religious Affairs Minister Datuk Idris Ahmad for warning Muslims from attending Bon Odori next month. Idris was urged to attend so he might learn to distinguish between culture and religion, an unusual and direct criticism from a ruler. His Highness does not want politicians to exploit religious sensitivities for selfish …

Malaysia – After sailing through Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands in Jakarta, men’s singles top player Lee Zii Jia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2022 tournament. Zii Jia, who is currently ranked fifth in the world, defeated the Dutch player who is rated 39th in only 37 minutes, winning in straight sets, 21-17, 21-14. Zii Jia is now ranked …

Malaysia – Congestion on the North-South Highway in Negeri Sembilan has been caused by an accident that involved seven cars and occurred near Kilometer 271.1.  Superintendent Mohd Fazley Ab Rahman, who is in charge of the Nilai District Police, said that the accident that took place on Tuesday at 1:40 p.m. was caused when a Toyota Vios hit a BMW from behind that …

Malaysia – Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam and her family have unfortunately been “punished” as a result of Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam’s decision to speak out against a teacher and the authorities for trivializing rape in the classroom. In April 2021, Ain Husniza came up against a 43-year-old school teacher named Khairul Nizam Sanuddin, who made a rape joke while the class …