KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government had submitted an extradition request for Tim Leissner of Goldman Sachs to the United States Government. In an update regarding the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) proceedings, the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said the request to enable Leissner’s trial in Malaysia was submitted on Aug 14, 2024. “Malaysia continues to seek to...
SEOUL: South Korean police are investigating a Korean man in his 40s for allegedly pouring boiling water on his Thai wife while she slept, authorities said on Wednesday (Dec 10). According to Uijeongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province, the man is accused of dousing his wife’s face with boiling water around noon on Dec 3 as...
GEORGE TOWN: Gurney Bridge - a landmark connection between Gurney Drive, the iconic seafront promenade in George Town, Penang, and the rapidly developing Andaman Island township, is officially open on Friday (Dec 12). The 1.2km-long bridge, costing RM350mil, is part of the major integrated development plans on Penang’s northern coast, known as the Andaman Island project,...
SEREMBAN: A 63-year-old senior citizen pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of committing physical sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl. Noor Aini Ismail did not contest the charge after it was read to him before judge N. Kanageswari on Friday (Dec 12). The accused was charged with committing the offence in a garage...
SUBANG: Batik Air launches multiple new routes, including four operating from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang. The new services include Singapore and Jakarta, followed by Johor Baru and Langkawi which start operations this month. Batik Air chief executive officer Datuk Chandran Rama Muthy said this strategic expansion further strengthens Subang’s role as a modern, convenient city...
PORT DICKSON: A 67-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he was run over by two vehicles along km29 of the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway on Friday morning (Dec 12). Port Dickson OCPD Supt Maslan Udin said the victim was heading towards the resort town from Seremban around 6.15am when a car driven by a 23-year-old man crashed into...
KOTA KINABALU: Plans to better protect marine mammals in the country are afoot, with Malaysia’s first-ever National Plan of Action (NPOA) set to be finalised soon. When finalised, enforcement authorities, industry players, and the public can expect stronger laws and enforcement, measures to reduce bycatch and deaths of marine mammals caused by fishing activities, and protection...
SHAH ALAM: Padang Serai MP Datuk Azman Nasrudin has claimed that the corruption charge against him is politically motivated. Azman, who was charged in court on Monday (Dec 8) for abetting corruption, said the charge against him was to divert attention away from the recent ongoing graft case against former senior political secretary to the Prime...
Apple’s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the Cupertino, California-based company. While losing key executive talent is usually bad news for a company, some industry voices have welcomed the news of Dye’s departure. “Dye’s decadelong stint running Apple’s software design team has been, on the whole, terrible – and rather than getting better, the problems...
BANGKOK: Shuttler Wong Ling Ching pulled off a stunning win over world No. 10 Gregoria Mariska but could not prevent Malaysia from going down 2-3 to Indonesia in the women’s team semi-finals in the SEA Games. World No. 44 Ling Ching, who was playing in the second singles, fought brilliantly to beat Gregoria 22-20, 15-21, 21-16...
