PETALING JAYA: A comprehensive policy paper titled "Integrating Safe School 2.0 with the Education Ministry's Safe School Framework" will be submitted to the ministry in early November 2025. The proposal is spearheaded by MCA public policy and people’s livelihood research advisory committee chairman Datuk Dr Monna Ong Siew Siew, who said the policy paper is currently...
IPOH: A family endured a road trip to remember when they were forced off the road and extorted while driving near the Menora Tunnel. A video of the "robbery", which allegedly took place in the wee hours of Wednesday (Oct 15), has gone viral on social media. In the six-minute, 40-second video, a car is seen slowing...
PETALING JAYA: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary-general Datuk Noor Azman Rahman has been suspended with immediate effect following an investigation by the International Football Federation (Fifa) into the eligibility status of seven mixed-heritage Harimau Malaya players. Noor Azman’s suspension was announced by FAM deputy president Datuk S. Sivasundaram during a special press conference at Wisma...
BANGKOK: Thai pageant fans across the country erupted in celebration as Chayathanus “Cheraim” Saradatta, first runner-up of Miss Grand Thailand 2025, made history by winning The Miss Globe 2025 in Albania on Wednesday — marking Thailand’s first-ever victory in the competition’s 100-year history. One of the most memorable moments of the evening was her response in...
GEORGE TOWN: A doctor was charged in two Magistrates' Courts on Friday (Oct 17) with four counts of molestation and indecent assault involving two foreign women in February. Dr Goon Hoong Tatt, 43, of Penang Hospital, pleaded not guilty to all the charges before magistrates Nur Fadrina Zulkhairi and Muhammad Amzar Ismail. In the court before magistrate...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a thunderstorm warning for several states and territories until 6pm on Thursday (Oct 16). Residents in Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Melaka are advised to remain alert for severe weather. In Kelantan (Jeli, Tanah Merah, Machang, Kuala Krai and Gua Musang), Terengganu (Besut,...
KLANG: The Selangor state government will hold meetings with parents, teachers and students of SMK Bandar Utama 4, says Selangor mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. He added that the decision to do so was made at the state executive council meeting yesterday and was aimed at addressing various issues following the murder of a 16-year-old...
PETALING JAYA: The police have recorded the statements of 127 individuals in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Yap Shing Xuen at SMK Bandar Utama 4. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shamsudin Mamat said the statements of the witnesses are essential in assisting the police in investigating the tragedy. "So far, we have recorded statements from 127...
PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department is seeking information on a foreign national and a local individual connected to an ongoing immigration-related case. In a statement released on Friday (Oct 17), the department announced that it is seeking 22-year-old Myanmar national Zaw Htet Aung and 38-year-old Malaysian Kwek Meng Kheng. Kwek's last known address is in Taman Rasmi...
When Hong Kong singer Kay Tse takes the stage in Petaling Jaya this December, it won’t just mark another stop on her Tidal world tour. It will be her first-ever solo concert in Malaysia, and she’s set on making it a night to remember. “I’ll be treating Malaysian fans to something unexpected,” the 48-year-old said in a...
