Amir Hussain

Editor

Amir Hussain has been working in journalism since 2012 across print and digital media. He covers news, entertainment and lifestyle for Yahoo Malaysia and Yahoo Singapore.

Yahoo Malaysia
PM Ismail Sabri's to give 'special message' at 3pm on Monday
The address comes amid mounting speculation that he is likely to announce the dissolution of Parliament.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
'Badge Lady' faces new charge for not wearing face mask at Ion Orchard in August
Phoon Chiu Yoke, 55, faces a charge of not wearing a face mask at the ION Orchard shopping mall between 11.48am and 12.03pm on 16 August 2022.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Ulu Pandan to be first car-lite HDB estate with more greenery, 3 others chosen
Residents in four new HDB estates will see fewer parking lots and more greenery for better sustainability.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Social media firms to face up to $1 million fine in Singapore under online safety Bill
The Online Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was tabled for First Reading in Parliament on Monday (3 October.)
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Undertaker Roland Tay charged with tax evasion, failure to register for GST
Undertaker Roland Tay allegedly understated his business income in his Personal Income Tax returns for three years, resulting in tax undercharged totalling $427,427.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
SIA bomb threat: 37-year-old American man charged in court
A 37-year-old man who allegedly made a bomb threat on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from San Francisco has been charged in court with causing alarm and causing hurt.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Social media platforms must block harmful content under new codes in Singapore
The proposed rules to protect users from harmful content found wide public support, according to Reach.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Singapore to have 7 long weekends in 2023 after Vesak Day revision
The public holiday for Vesak Day has been gazetted to fall on Friday 2 June, making seven public-holiday long weekends in 2023.
2 years ago
Yahoo Malaysia
Man jailed 18 years for beating 9-month-old daughter to death
Maidin Ibnu Hashim had committed the offence because he suspected the child was not his.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
SIA bomb threat: fighter jets scrambled, man arrested
A 37-year old man was arrested by the police on Wednesday morning (28 September) after making a bomb threat on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from San Francisco.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Most Singapore residents think F1 Grand Prix has positive impact on country: poll
About six in 10 adults in Singapore think the F1 race has had a positive impact on the country, according to a survey.
2 years ago
Yahoo Malaysia
Malaysia sees rise in sexual crimes involving children
The Royal Malaysia Police are concerned about an increase in sexual crimes involving children as culprits take to the Internet to hunt for victims.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Global threats endanger existence of small states like Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong
Global threats and uncertainties can pose grave dangers to the economies, societies and very existence of small states like Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Man who killed mother, grandmother while high on LSD detained indefinitely
A 25-year-old man who killed his mother and grandmother at their Commonwealth Avenue home while high on the psychedelic drug LSD was ordered to be detained at the President's pleasure by the High Court.
2 years ago
Yahoo Malaysia
Malaysian man who raped 2 biological daughters gets 428 years jail, 240 strokes
A 56-year-old Malaysian man who raped his two biological daughters has been jailed for 428 years along with 240 strokes of the cane.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Man jailed 12 years for stabbing ex-girlfriend to death in Jurong
A 37-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death Jurong last year was on Wednesday (21 September) jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to culpable homicide.
2 years ago
Yahoo Malaysia
Malaysian working in Singapore wins RM32 million Toto jackpot
A Malaysian working in Singapore won the RM32 million Supreme Toto 6/58 jackpot last Wednesday (14 September).
2 years ago
Yahoo Malaysia
Malaysian fugitive 'Fat Leonard' believed to be in Venezuela: report
Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian military contractor who masterminded the worst public corruption scandal in US Navy history, is believed to be in Venezuela, said journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Groomsman jailed for sexually assaulting bride on wedding night
A groomsman who sexually assaulted a bride in bed on her wedding night in 2016 was on Monday (19 September) jailed for seven years along with six strokes of the cane.
2 years ago
Yahoo News Singapore
Queen Elizabeth's funeral: State flags at S'pore government buildings at half mast
State flags at Singapore government buildings are being flown at half-mast on Monday out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in London.
2 years ago