for popular actor and director G Marimuthu, who died of a heart attack on Friday. Marimuthu, who

SINGAPORE-The boss of the workers who died after an explosion at a Tuas workshop in February said at an inquiry hearing that he was about ready to give up on a problematic mixer machine on Feb 12 following a small fire.On Friday( Sept 24), Mr Chua Xing Da, 37, the sole director and shareholder of Stars Engrg, said that he had decided then that if any other issues arose with the machine, he would replace it. But on Feb 24, at about 11. 20am, the explosion at a ground-floor industrial unit at 32E

SINGAPORE-Days after a blast at the Tuas workshop killed three workers in February, the project engineer of the company deleted messages and a picture of the damaged machine from both his mobile phone and one of his dead colleague's.Mr Lwin Moe Tun, 31, who is employed by Stars Engrg, was the fifth worker to testify on Wednesday( Sept 29) before an inquiry committee looking into the cause and circumstances of the blast. Seven workers were injured, and three workers were killed in the Feb 24 blas

Marimuthu Nadason, who welcomed the government’s four strategies to resolve the issue, said long-term

Dr Marimuthu Nadason urged consumers to start budgeting according to what they could afford.“ We

educationist Prof Tan Sri Dr T. Marimuthu. While mental health and learning disability problems among

SINGAPORE-The director of a company whose workers died in an explosion at their Tuas factory in February is expected to give evidence before an inquiry committee on Thursday( Sept 23).Mr Chua Xing Da, the sole director and shareholder of Stars Engrg, was also the overall-in-charge of production at the Tuas site. The explosion happened at about 11. 20am on Feb 24 in the workshop situated on the first floor of the building at 32E Tuas Avenue 11. Eight workers from Stars Engrg were in the unit at t

PETALING JAYA: Consumers associations welcome the financial aid for the B40 and M40 groups under the National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package( Pemulih). Consumers Association of Penang( CAP) education officer, NV Subbarow said the sum given should be enough to sustain them during the hard times and it should be spent wisely on food.“ One should prioritise basic necessities such as food and should cut down on non-essential purchases, ” he said, adding that non-governmental organ

PETALING JAYA: The government has to be clear in its aim about using Bahasa Malaysia in local and international settings or risk losing out, says economist and author Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam.He said this in response to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Zuki Ali’s call for the Public Service Department( JPA) to consider punitive measures to enforce the use of Bahasa Malaysia in the civil service.“ If the measure is to increase the use of Bahasa Malaysia( BM), that is fine, but if it is t

PETALING JAYA: The special Employees Provident Fund( EPF) withdrawal and increments to the nation’s minimum wage will lead to better spending power for the public, say economists. Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the special withdrawal of up to RM10, 000 had increased spending power especially of those from the lower and middle income households.“ Given that these groups have likely depleted their savings to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, the special withdra