KUALA LUMPUR: A high-achieving accounting student who ranked second globally in the Foundation in Accountancy (FIA) examination by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Jalan Hulu Langat-Ampang on Sunday evening. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Naazron Abdul Yusof said that Aysar Zahran Saiful Alimin, 20, who was unemployed, died...
SINGAPORE: Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, star of the seminal idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), has died at the age of 48. The news was confirmed on Feb 3 in a statement sent out to Taiwanese media by her family via her younger sister, famed Taiwanese host Dee Hsu, 46. According to Taiwanese news outlet Star ETToday, the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The agricultural sector and its players must be empowered, says His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. His Majesty urged the government to be proactive in helping smallholders, farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen across the commodity and food supply chain. “The agenda to empower the bumiputra economy through cooperation and support from government companies must...
PETALING JAYA: A policeman has recounted his experience of landing on the roof of a house in Taiping during a parachuting exercise back in 2022. In a TikTok post, user @4remark said he expected the worst when he realised he was not going to nail his landing spot. "I thought I was a goner," he said of...
MELAKA: Melaka health authorities have ordered 50 food outlets to close due to ‘extremely’ unsatisfactory hygiene last year. The state health department director Dr Ruzita Mustaffa said the premises were among 6,047 food-related sectors inspected by her team from last Jan to Dec. Of the figure, she noted that the closure notices were issued to 42 restaurants...
SINGAPORE: A man who cheated his then employer of more than S$170,000 and gave a bribe of nearly S$40,500 to a co-director of another firm was sentenced to a year and seven weeks’ jail on Thursday (Jan 23). On Jan 20, Alvin Yap Chin Chye, 50, pleaded guilty to a graft charge and three counts of...
Hong Kong actress Angie Chiu is probably one of the busiest artistes for the upcoming Year of the Snake. Better known as Zhao Yazhi, the 70-year-old has been invited by nine Chinese television stations to appear in their respective “chunwan”. The Spring Festival Galas are the annual TV shows broadcast in China around Chinese New Year, which...
MANILA: The Filipina tourist who was hit by a train in Taiwan is now out of danger, but she needs at least two weeks to recuperate. This was confirmed by Atty. Cheloy Garafil, chairperson of Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan on Thursday (Jan 23). "The good news is that her spine surgery yesterday was very...
PETALING JAYA: A video of Datuk Dr Seri Wee Ka Siong supposedly promoting investment schemes is making its rounds, which he denies ever making. The MCA president said the video was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. "I have discovered that in the past week, unscrupulous individuals have been misusing AI technology to forge my image and...
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has held a dialogue with the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) to tackle several pressing issues affecting the nation's healthcare system. The meeting, led by the Health Minister and key ministry officials, delved into concerns among healthcare professionals, particularly the proposed Staggered Working Hours (WBB) policy. "MMA, with the feedback it has been...
