Robert Tan Hua Choon charged for conning the Finance Ministry

Spanco chairman Tan Sri Robert Tan Hua Choon being charged for conning the Finance Ministry in obtaining official car contracts via fraudulent means made headlines in both China Press an Kwong Wah Daily. Tan pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The meeting of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong with KK Mart founder Datuk Seri Chai Kee Jan yesterday was front paged on Nanyang Daily.

Sin Chew Daily and Guang Ming Daily led with the powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan yesterday led to multiple casualties, with concerns arising about potential 7.0 magnitude aftershocks over the next four days.

Editorial

Sin Chew Daily wants the nation to put its emphasis on education as means to overcome poverty and transform lives, embrace ‘teaching according to talents’ is vital, and utilise vocational education for this.

Nanyang Daily believe that Malaysia should collaborate more with Singapore in terms of information sharing and resources to develop more effective customs management solutions and resolve congestion issue at the border.

It added that concerted effort from both governments with practical measures would ease the border crossing, traffic jams and aid the economy and societal growth in the long run.