JOHOR BAHRU – I should have guessed that picking up my Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) tag in Johor Bahru would be an adventure. The demand for VEPs surged after May 28 when Malaysia announced that all foreign-registered vehicles entering the country by land from Singapore must use the VEP from Oct 1. The news led to a surge of applications. From May 28 to June 29, a total of 23,649 VEP applications were received. In comparison, there were 15,424 applications for the whole of 2023. Singapore drivers have flocked to the newly opened VEP information centre in Woodlands to seek help with their applications. The office has been overwhelmed since it opened on Aug 19, even though there was no prior announcement of its existence. After several attempts to apply online (vep.jpj.gov.my) for the VEP in recent months, I was finally able to clear the necessary steps in early August, and then make my appointment to collect the VEP.

The hiker who fell into a crevasse last night while watching the volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula was treated for a broken leg.

Einar Þorsteinsson, the mayor of Reykjavík, will be around the city center tomorrow and will, among other things, start the half and full marathons in Íslandsbanki's Reykjavík Marathon 2024, together with Friða Bjarnadóttir.

On Culture Night is one of the last live music performances before Kex Hostels closes the venue for live music. Halldór Ólafur Halldórsson, better known as DJ Óli Dóri, is the event manager at Kex Hostels and a host of Straumur radio show at X97.

Minister of Energy Daryl Vaz has raised concerns regarding the efficacy of the oversight being provided by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in respect to the Jamaica Public Service Company. On Wednesday, Vaz wrote a letter to the President...

According to Newsweek, on August 20, the plane conducted a six-hour-long flight in the Baltic region bordering Russia

Get the latest news from the 2024 campaign trail in the contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

A man has stabbed several people during a festival in the German city of Solingen Read Full Article at RT.com

How the Russia-Ukraine conflict ends will determine the European Union’s future, bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The singer, 39, made the confession on her Miss Me? podcast , complaining that adopting the pooch 'ruined her life' after it was cost a fortune to replace the documents.

The suspect in a fatal shooting in South Vancouver last month was arrested Wednesday in Alberta, Vancouver police said Friday.

Motorists traversing the Long Hill main road in St James are being advised they may experience minor delays on Sunday. The National Works Agency (NWA) says its crew will be trimming overhanging trees located along the corridor. Community Relations...

A 28-year-old Clarendon man was arrested and charged on Thursday for entering a woman's house through a window and attempting to remove her clothes while she slept. He is construction worker Demark Cole who is charged with assault with intent...

The attorney for the individual who reportedly fired the shot that killed 38-year-old Marlon Davis during a bird-shooting expedition in the bushes near Barrett Hall, St James, a week ago, says attempts were made to reach out to the family...

A Portland man has been charged for injuring his brother in a machete attack during a dispute. Charged with wounding with intent is 43-year-old Ian Brown, a labourer of Toms Hope. The incident happened in the community on Sunday, August 18. Reports...

The Accountant General's Department is reporting that unforeseen technical difficulties are impacting payments to some pensioners. The agency says it is actively working to address the issue. It says payments will be reflected in the affected...

Gas pollution is not expected during the Reykjavík Marathon or Culture Night tomorrow, according to an announcement from the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

He also said he would ask to remove his name from the ballots in ten key states

According to TASS source, the attack was well-planned

Assistance includes aerial systems equipment and munitions, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor missiles

According to Vladimir Saldo, there is a large number of unmanned boats, assault boats and helicopters among the equipment deployed there

[New Times] The Mayor of City of Kigali, Samuel Dusengiyumva, who was re-elected for a five-year term on Thursday, August 22, has pledged to improve service delivery, including by reducing the time it takes to get construction permits.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rwanda says it has the «most to lose» if the Great Lakes Region descends into chaos as a result of the ongoing conflict in Eastern DRC where the Congolese forces are battling M23 rebels.

[Nile Post] Uganda and DRC minister have reviewed an agreement signed in 2018 to guide on fishing on the two shared lakes of Edward and Albert.

Budapest calls on Kiev to back plan that would see sanctioned Lukoil’s products traded to another company then crossing border into Hungary Read Full Article at RT.com

Almost 400 people and entities in Russia and around the world have been blacklisted, including Defense Minister Andrey Belousov’s son Read Full Article at RT.com

The goal of the drone attack was to cause a Chernobyl-like disaster and contaminate all of Europe with radiation, said Zmago Jelincic

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has penned a moving, poetic message to his wife, Mary, who is celebrating her birthday this Friday. In a message, posted on Facebook page, Bushiri wrote that on this day, the heavens rejoiced and angels sang as God brought you into this world, ‘destined to be my love, my partner, my prophetess, […] The post Bushiri says heavens rejoiced and angels sang the day God brought his wife on earth appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A major platform bringing together women leaders from around the world will take place in St Petersburg next month Read Full Article at RT.com

US Secret Service agents are suspended after probe into “operational failure” in Butler, Pennsylvania where Donald Trump was nearly killed Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian crude accounted for 44% of New Delhi’s overall imports in July, while Chinese purchases declined in the same period, data shows Read Full Article at RT.com

How did the media make a national hero out of the current vice president, even though she never gave a single interview as a candidate? Read Full Article at RT.com

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