Author - James Lim

Chinese man arrested after fatal multi-car crash in South Pattaya

BANGKOK: A Chinese national was arrested on Thursday (Dec 5) night after crashing his Toyota Alphard into several cars, killing one and injuring four others, on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya. A 30-year-old Thai driver, identified as Saphaprom Wongmak, was found dead at the scene, police said, citing CCTV footage showing his black sedan being hit...

P-hailing rider killed after being hit by car at red light

SEPANG: A food delivery man was killed when he was hit by a car driven by a woman at a traffic light intersection in Jalan Taman Emas, Puchong, on Friday (Dec 6). Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said the incident occurred when the 27-year-old victim, who was riding a motorcycle, was waiting for a red...

Situation in flood-hit states continues to improve

KUALA LUMPUR: The situation in flood-hit Terengganu, Perak, Kelantan, Kedah, Melaka, Johor and Pahang has continued to improve. In TERENGGANU, only five people from one family remained at a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Rhu Sepuluh, Setiu as at 4 pm, compared to 1,052 people on Friday morning (Dec 6). The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat...

‘Mak Cik Kamboja’ was fined RM40,000 for insulting Malays

MELAKA: The woman known as “Mak Cik Kamboja”, who sparked controversy last year, was fined RM40,000 after pleading guilty at the Sessions Court here on Friday (Dec 6) to two charges of insulting Malays, reported Sinar Harian. Her son, who was also accused, was released on a RM10,000 bond. The accused, Mariyah Yaakob, 48 and Ezuan Hafsham...

Road bully at Bulatan Pahang kicks and punches woman’s car

PETALING JAYA: A woman became the latest victim of road bullying when a man yelled and threatened her while following her and kicking her car. In the 4.20pm incident on Friday (Dec 6), the 37-year-old pharmacist was driving home from work at Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur when a man on a motorcycle approached her at a...

HK actress Tavia Yeung opens up about rumours of being ‘blacklisted’ by TVB

Tavia Yeung returned to TVB after a six-year hiatus with the hit drama Darkside Of The Moon. The 45-year-old actress, who last appeared in the 2018 series Another Era, has spent the past eight years focusing on family and re-evaluating her career. Yeung began her journey with TVB in 1999, dedicating 17 years to the station going from a...

‘Good listener’ Japanese man travels for 5 years, stays in 500 strangers’ homes for free

TOKYO: A Japanese man has become an online sensation after couch-surfing in 500 homes of strangers, offering emotional support as a “good listener” to his hosts in exchange for free accommodation. The 33-year-old, named Shuraf Ishida, conceived this idea five years ago after quitting his job. He set out on a journey across the country with...

Datuk among two people nabbed in RM250mil corruption case

PUTRAJAYA: Anti-graft officers have arrested a civil servant and a company owner over alleged bribery involving construction projects valued at RM250mil awarded by one of the district public works departments in Sarawak. It is believed that the two male suspects in their 40s and 50s were detained at 5.30am on Thursday (Dec 5) when they presented...

Bitcoin breaks $100k amid historical bull run

Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $100,000 for the first time in history after the price increase of 5% on the day of trading. Bitcoin btc7.74%Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, just hit a targeted price of $100,000 as a new all-time high. This milestone has significantly raised market confidence after the coin stumbled...

Bitcoin rebound and head to $100,000 target price again

Bitcoin has rebounded to $98,000 today after dropping to its weekly lowest point, and several sentiments have made it back to head the $100,000 target price. Bitcoin btc7.74%Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency in the world by market capitalization, rose around 3% to $98,436 in the past week after dropping under the weekly average to $93,913 on Tuesday. The...