GEORGE TOWN: A factory operator was charged from his bed at the Penang Hospital for the fatal stabbing of his aunt last Tuesday (Dec 19). Ong Kok Bu, 29, from Taman Seri Pinang, Butterworth merely nodded on Friday (Dec 22) when the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Siti Zulaika Nordin @ Ghandi from...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Atmosphere 360 & Café 360, located at the KL Tower here are currently not operational as the premises are under the supervision and control of the High Court, says Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (MKLSB). MKLSB stated that court bailiffs had come to the KL Tower on Thursday (Dec 21) to execute the...
A man accused of brutally assaulting an Oregon woman was sentenced to federal prison after officials say the victim’s daughter noticed her on home security footage bloodied and injured. In November 2022, officers with the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department responded to a home on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation after getting a call that a woman inside...
KULAI: All contra lanes at the two land checkpoints in Johor will be activated in anticipation of the high volume of vehicles from Singapore during Christmas and New Year. State works, transportation and infrastructure committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh said it is hoped that the activation of the contra lanes at both Bangunan Sultan Iskandar...
PETALING JAYA: Indonesian shuttler Pramudya Kusumawardana has made the surprise decision to hang up his racquet at the age of 23. Pramudya, who captured the 2022 Asian Championships title along with Yeremia Rambitan in the men’s doubles, released a statement announcing his retirement from the sport in the Indonesian national team’s (PBSI) official website recently. “The first...
Come celebrate this holiday month at SplashMania in Selangor, where the waterpark comes alive with a variety of activities, all in the name of spreading the holiday cheer with its “Santa’s Ho-Ho-Holidays” Christmas campaign. Located at Bandar Gamuda Cove in Dengkil, the waterpark welcomes visitors with fun Christmas-themed shows and activities, like carolling, dancing, and a...
The idea is a good one, in theory: You buy one plastic Christmas tree for life, and never again will an evergreen be chopped down in your name. And yet plastic trees – especially in the low-price segment – only have a lifespan of a few years before they start to look old and are thrown...
A travel agency in the United States is hoping to be the latest business to capitalise on “Taylormania” and is selling tickets for a Taylor Swift-themed cruise. Called the In My Era Cruise, the Royal Caribbean trip is scheduled to embark from Miami, Florida on Oct 21, 2024, a date that was intended to line up...
