A contractor working on the M1 Road rehabilitation project from Kasungu to Jenda has threatened to suspend all construction works starting this Friday due to unpaid arrears amounting to K2.4 billion. The contractor, Mota Engil, says the outstanding amount—equivalent to about €1.2 million—has been overdue since October 2025, putting serious strain on operations and project […] The post Contractor on M1 Road Threatens to Suspend Works Over K2.4 Billion Arrears appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Malawi has remained at position 109 out of 182 countries on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to a new report released by Transparency International. The CPI measures how corrupt a country’s public sector is seen to be, using a scale from 0 to 100. A score of 0 means a country is very […] The post Three Years, No Change: Malawi Still Losing the War on Corruption appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a major step toward extending his grip on power, after cabinet approved draft legislation that could allow him to remain in office until at least 2030. The move has sparked fears that Mnangagwa is following in the authoritarian footsteps of his former boss, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for […] The post Mnangagwa Becomes Mugabe: Zimbabwe Moves to Scrap Elections and Extend Rule to 2030 appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has strongly criticised the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) for lowering the maize buying price to a level they say is unfair, illegal and harmful to farmers. On Monday, NFRA announced it had reduced the maize purchase price from K55,000 to K42,000 per 50kg bag, saying the decision was […] The post Farmers Reject NFRA Maize Price Cut as Dispute Deepens appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

A Tesla Cybertruck touring Africa has made a brief stop in Malawi, and the reaction has been nothing short of dramatic — with crowds storming the roads as if free maize was being distributed. From Songwe border in Karonga, the futuristic electric vehicle immediately became a moving attraction, pulling people from shops, homes and even […] The post Tesla Cybertruck Hits Malawi Roads, Draws Crowds Like Free Maize Is Being Shared appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

What was meant to be a short one-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore stretched into hours of waiting for travellers on board a Scoot flight on Monday (Feb 9) night.One affected passenger said in a Xiaohongshu post on Tuesday that the plane had taxied to the runway at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after she boarded the plane at about 9pm on Monday and remained on the tarmac for an hour.«Then, the captain announced that the aircraft was experiencing a brake issue and was being repaired, and asked for our patience,» she wrote.According to her, they waited on board till 1am on Tuesday, when another announcement was made that the plane could not be repaired.Passengers disembarked and boarded a shuttle bus back to the airport terminal.«It was nearing 2am when we returned to the terminal,» she said, claiming that ground staff did not give clear instructions on the passengers' next steps and were unable to answer many of their queries.Eventually, arrangements were made for passengers to rest overnight at an accommodation, and board the 10am flight to Singapore.

A fire broke out at Ang Mo Kio 628 Market along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 on Tuesday (Feb 10) morning. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the blaze at Block 628 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 3.50am.SCDF firefighters conducted forcible entry and extinguished the fire, which involved the contents of a stall within the market, using a water jet.There were no reported injuries in the incident, added SCDF.The cause of the fire is under investigation. A video posted by Xing Hong Fresh Fruits, located in the market, showed other stallholders rushing to contain the fire with at least one hose reel, buckets of water and a fire extinguisher.Based on the footage, the stall sells dried goods and seasoning.Yip Hon Weng, Member of Parliament for Yio Chu Kang SMC, visited the scene the same morning.In a Facebook post that day, he thanked SCDF for its prompt response and the Town Council for clearing out the debris.The member of parliament also urged stallholders to store items properly and remove fire hazards.[[nid:729706]]

The higher cost of living in Singapore has driven a Singaporean delivery rider to buy a car across the border — a move that left several social media users calling it a «steal».A TikTok video shared on Jan 31 showed Afiq Zayany, 31, showing off his 4.8 litre Porsche Cayenne. The price? A cool RM18,000 (S$5,800), he said.Speaking to AsiaOne on Wednesday (Feb 11), Zayany said he saw «potential» in the used 2004 model - even with its age and faulty engines - when a friend shared its listing on Facebook Marketplace in Nov 2025. «The owner listed it at $8,000. I walked away and he called me back,» he said. «We agreed at $5,800. So, not bad.» A brand new Porsche Cayenne in Singapore — excluding the Certificate of Entitlement —  starts from over $400,000. Meanwhile, listings on SGcarmart show that second-hand models start from $30,000. The cheapest Porsche Cayenne that AsiaOne found online in Malaysia is a 2004 model that cost around $9,000. While the car was paid fully in cash, its affordable price came with an asterisk mark. 

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