PETALING JAYA: Apollo Food Holdings Bhd (AFHB) remains cautious on its outlook for the rest of the financial year, as it expects adverse price fluctuations of raw materials to remain a key concern. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group, which markets compound chocolates, chocolate confectionery products and cakes, said it will closely monitor the situation and...
MERSING: A teacher escaped death after her car crashed into an elephant at Kilometre 6 Jalan Nitar-Mersing here Monday, says Mersing Deputy OCPD DSP Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi. He added that investigations revealed that the woman, 30, was driving an MPV from Endau to Kahang, Kluang when she hit the elephant that was in her path. "The...
KUALA LUMPUR: One of the detainees linked to Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) has four wives and 34 children – but claims he does not know where 32 of them are, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said the man was among the 156 suspects detained in raids on GISB-owned locations...
PETALING JAYA: It's been slightly over a week since the police raided charity homes said to be linked to the Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) and rescued children suffering from alleged abuses and exploitation. Since then, authorities have carried out more raids against businesses and homes linked to the group under an operation codenamed...
BEIJING: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, became emotional when he talked about his departed prince Tunku Abdul Jalil with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The King was seen dabbing his eyes when expressing his gratitude to China for the assistance provided when the young prince underwent a liver transplant in 2014, said Housing and...
The pride of the nation – Cheah Liek Hou – has received well-deserved accolades all around. The latest acknowledgement comes from Omega. To mark his recent achievement at the Paralympic Games 2024 in Paris, the watchmaker has gifted the shuttler with its special-edition Speedmaster Chronoscope Paris 2024. He receives the watch from Omega Malaysia vice-president Martin Issing...
BEIJING: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, graciously took time to meet with the Malaysian diaspora in China. Sultan Ibrahim, who is on his maiden state visit to the republic from Sept 19 to 22 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, attended the reception held at a hotel here at 10am on Saturday...
LUMUT: A total of 430,000 borrowers have failed to repay their loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN), amounting to an estimated RM6bil. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said that these borrowers have never made any repayments to PTPTN despite many having established careers. He said that unpaid loans have steadily...
KULAI: A 46-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a car at KM41 of the North-South Expressway (NSE), here. Kulai Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Awang Ismail Awang Hanafi said that the agency received a distress call at 6.24pm on Saturday (Sept 21). “The victim, identified as Mohamad Zuraidi Jamadi, was stuck under the...
PETALING JAYA: Independent men's doubles shuttlers Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani have defeated Indonesia's Shohibul Fikri-Daniel Marthin to make the final of the China Open. World No. 12 Sze Fei-Izzuddin had lost to the Indoensians in the second round of the Hong Kong Open just a week ago but played brilliantly to beat the latter 21-14,...
