BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday (Nov 7) Beijing and Washington must find a way to "get along" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump's crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world, and heralds a possible shift in US-China relations,...
KUANTAN: Five individuals, including a member of the Pahang royalty, have been charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Thursday (Nov 7) with allegedly injuring a man with a knife in June. The accused, Tengku Eddie Akasya Tengku Abd Rahman, 20, Nik Norhisham Affendi Nik Mohd Zani, 39, Mohd Fouzi Md Nur, 44, Mohd Taufik Daud,...
Malaysian bonds are turning vulnerable to further outflows as local yields are seen rising along with those on Treasuries with Donald Trump poised to be the next US president. The nation’s corporate and sovereign bonds saw a net outflow of 11.2 billion ringgit ($2.6 billion) last month, the most since March 2020, according to Bank Negara...
SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...
All benefits, trips, and bonuses for government-linked companies (GLCs) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) must now receive ministerial approval, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said this is a mandatory requirement under a new policy decided by the Cabinet. “Usually, the Cabinet oversees these aspects only for ministries, departments, and agencies. However, now all...
WITH fewer and fewer places to go due to a steadily-increasing human presence in natural habitats, encounters between people and wildlife are becoming more regular. Due to the dramatic nature of such encounters, news tends to go viral quickly - especially if there are photos or videos to go with it. It was claimed recently that fishermen...
KUALA LUMPUR: All investment schemes offered on social media platforms are scams, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said he is disheartened that there are still victims being duped by scam syndicates despite repeated warnings given. "It is even more unfortunate that the majority of investment scam...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister's Department has taken action to have the accounts of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) audited after it was last done 17 years ago, says M. Kulasegaran. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) revealed that the government had taken note of LPQB’s lack of transparency. The...
KOTA KINABALU: A man who beat a dog to death in the Keningau district has been arrested. It is learnt that the suspect had killed the dog to cook and eat it the same day. Keningau OCPD Supt Yampil Garai said the suspect, a 39-year-old Indonesian mechanic, will be remanded for three days from Nov 7 to...
SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim begins the third day of his working visit here with a dialogue session with Chinese investors organised by Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Among the investors are Chengwei Capital and NRL Capital, according to Sinar Harian. Anwar is expected to meet several companies and hold a roundtable session with 23 industry leaders here...
