OCBC to add ringgit to Singapore-based savings accounts from Oct 23

The Business Times - Oct 21, 2026

Customers can hold up to RM50,000, earn interest on their balances and spend directly in Malaysia

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Govt bans civil servants from using Israel-linked Waze, Anwar promotes local navigation app

Oct 21, 2026

Govt bans civil servants from using Israel-linked Waze, Anwar promotes local navigation app

UPDATED 2.08PM | Putrajaya says Waze poses data, movement security risks.

Charles wants more than masks in the haze of accountability

Oct 21, 2026

Charles wants more than masks in the haze of accountability

Ex-MP says govt must address the plight of those who can't afford to stay indoors.

Bersatu suspends Perlis MB's membership

Oct 21, 2026

Bersatu suspends Perlis MB's membership

This is over alleged failure to comply with party rules.

Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash

Oct 21, 2026

Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash

Malaysia’s border control chief pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two charges of assaulting junior police officers at the country’s main international airport last month, after a video of the confrontation went viral. Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, director general of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, was filmed confronting two men at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on September 28. He previously linked the incident to an operation against airport touts following complaints about...

Stinking rich: Malaysia eyes land routes to boost durian trade in China

Oct 21, 2026

Stinking rich: Malaysia eyes land routes to boost durian trade in China

Malaysia is negotiating with Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to establish overland transit routes for fresh durian exports to China, according to Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu. The minister said the move would reduce transport costs and improve access to the lucrative Chinese market. “Durian is a favourite among Chinese consumers, but they sometimes find it difficult to get the fruit at a more affordable price,” he said during parliament’s question and answer time on...

Man in Malaysia loses appeal over $45,500 lottery prize despite photo and police report

Oct 21, 2026

Man in Malaysia loses appeal over $45,500 lottery prize despite photo and police report

A businessman in Malaysia who says he photographed a winning lottery ticket before losing it has failed in his appeal to claim the RM185,671 (US$45,500) prize.

Passenger gets suspended jail term for trying to open plane's emergency door at 37,000 feet

Oct 21, 2026

Passenger gets suspended jail term for trying to open plane's emergency door at 37,000 feet

A South Korean court has handed a suspended prison term to a passenger who lifted an emergency door lever on a Bangkok-Daegu flight at 37,000 feet (about 11,300 meters).

Court orders Malaysia to return 176 bitcoins to 9 crypto scam victims

Oct 21, 2026

Court orders Malaysia to return 176 bitcoins to 9 crypto scam victims

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur has ordered the Malaysian government to return about 176 bitcoin, now worth around US$14.3 million, to nine victims of a cryptocurrency investment scam.

Minister: 88pct of MyKiosk units occupied, operational nationwide

Oct 21, 2026

Minister: 88pct of MyKiosk units occupied, operational nationwide

Only 12pct, or 897 units, remain vacant - Nga.

Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse

Oct 21, 2026

Singaporean parents jailed after 8-month-old son dies from severe abuse

A Singaporean couple who regularly abused their first child after he was born, resulting in his death at the age of eight months, were sentenced to jail on Wednesday. Chloe Gan Ci Xuan, 23, and Neo Jia Ming, 27, were sentenced respectively to 15 years and three months’ jail and 16 years’ jail for various charges over the death of their son, Trevor Neo Yu Hin. Gan pleaded guilty to three charges comprising causing the death of a child, ill-treating a child and permitting such ill-treatment. Neo...

Vietnam welcomes HKU Business School plan to establish Hanoi campus

Oct 21, 2026

Vietnam welcomes HKU Business School plan to establish Hanoi campus

Vietnam has welcomed the University of Hong Kong Business School's plan to establish a campus in Hanoi, proposing phased investment and expanded cooperation in research, training and scholarships.

German tourist treated after suffering open leg fractures during Ha Long Bay cruise

Oct 21, 2026

German tourist treated after suffering open leg fractures during Ha Long Bay cruise

A German tourist who fell onto a lower deck of a cruise ship on Ha Long Bay had emergency surgery in Hanoi before returning home for further treatment, the hospital said this week.

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