IN A world where military power often defines a nation's strength, Iceland stands as an intriguing exception. Despite its small size and population, this island nation has opted out of maintaining a traditional military force. Could it be true that Iceland, a member of NATO, has no standing army? Verdict: TRUE Occupying merely 103,000sq km, Iceland is known to be...
JOHOR BARU: A woman has been charged at the Sessions Court here with abusing a three-month-old baby boy some six months back. Mother of four Monsinah Sapari, 48, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out in front of Sessions Court Judge Ahmad Kamal Arifin Ismail here on Wednesday (Dec 18). According to the charge sheet,...
SEOUL: Troops mobilised under the Dec 3 martial law decree brought with them thousands of rounds of live ammunition for their operations, reports revealed on Dec 17. The 707th Special Missions Group of the Army’s Special Warfare Command brought 3,960 live ammunition rounds, 1,980 blank rounds and 100 cartridges for stun guns when they were deployed...
MELAKA: A 46-year-old owner of a Selangor-based company is the second individual arrested by graft busters here to assist in the ongoing "title for sale" investigation. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has also widened its scope of investigation to determine whether a syndicate based in Selangor is involved in the Datukship sales racket following the fresh arrest. The...
KLUANG: An unemployed man has been detained by members of the public for allegedly trying to rape a woman inside a public toilet at Laman Kreatif Kampung Melayu here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said police were notified that a 34-year-old man had been detained at around 5.50pm on Tuesday (Dec 17) evening for...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman’s Wildlife Crime Bureau has solved 136 cases, made 387 arrests, and seized more than RM400mil worth of assets this year. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said this during his speech at the Internal Security and Public Order Department’s monthly assembly on Wednesday (Dec 18). "This success was achieved through Ops Bersepadu...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade in November 2024 recorded the 11th successive month of year-on-year (YoY) growth, expanding by 2.9% to RM237.85bil. “Exports increased for the second consecutive month, growing by 4.1% to RM126.57bil and imports were higher by 1.6% to RM111.28bil,” the Investment, Trade & Industry Ministry (Miti) said in a statement. The trade surplus in November...
PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan apologises for smoking in a prohibited area after a photo of the incident went viral on social media. Mohamad, popularly known as Tok Mat, said he received a notice from the Seremban District Health Office Wednesday morning (Dec 18) but had yet to get the amount of compound. "If it...
SINGAPORE: A Chinese national was offered a 30,000 yuan (S$5,600) reward if he came to Singapore to retrieve nearly $500,000 in cash and valuables that two burglars had earlier stolen. Food deliveryman Wu Jinxing, 28, who earned around 200 yuan a day, accepted the offer and arrived in Singapore on July 27. He then went to a...
KOTA KINABALU: A man sustained serious burns on his body as he ran through flames to escape from his burning house. Woo Chee Ke, 54, lived on the first floor of an apartment unit in Kolombong near here, and was believed to have been sleeping when he woke up to the heat and smoke. Fire Station chief...
