GEORGE TOWN: A few blocks of old two-storey homes called Burmah Square here are due for re

GEORGE TOWN: A Myanmar national has been detained for allegedly robbing two foreign nationals in December last year. State police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the 29-year-old suspect was arrested at Taman Belibis in Simpang Ampat by a team of police from the state Criminal Investigation Department in an operation codenamed Ops Rentap last Saturday( Jan 8)." During the arrest, police also seized a motorcycle, a knife, four mobile phones of various brands, a shirt and a helmet fro

GEORGE TOWN: Owning luxury watches like Rolex is the new rage among the young who cannot go for holidays abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch specialist Vincent Wong said there has been an uptrend in demand for such timepieces as investment since the first lockdown in 2020.“ Due to the pandemic, foreign currencies have become unstable.“ Many people, especially the young ones, have decided to invest in watches with the money saved from what was supposed to be meant for their overseas travel