KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) obtained permission to extend the remand of a highway concessionaire chief operating officer, who was detained on suspicion of receiving over RM300,000 in bribes for a highway construction project in the Klang Valley. According to sources, the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court issued the three-day remand extension, effective until Monday (July...
AMPANG: A 33-year-old ehailing driver, who was reported missing since last week, has been safely found in Pandamaran, Klang. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the driver, Syahrul Asyraf Dahlan, was found at the side of the road in Pandamaran at about 5.40pm on Friday (July 19). "He is safe and was not injured. "He...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz apologized for a global tech failure that disrupted multiple industries on Friday, vowing to work with all of its customers as they work to get their operations back online. "We're deeply sorry for the impact that we've caused to customers, to travelers, to anyone affected by this, including our...
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia continues with its operations amid system disruptions, advising guests to expect delays for departures due to manual processing. There are no flight cancellations as of 7.30pm tonight, it said. In a statement today, the low-cost airline also said it is working with all stakeholders to manage the situation to keep the safety, security and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Digital Ministry is closely monitoring the global information technology (IT) system outage that affected numerous airlines, businesses and organisations on Friday (July 19). Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo (pic) said the ministry has received several reports of disruptions and is actively working to remedy the situation. "All measures are being taken to address this...
Mediacorp artiste Zhang Yaodong (pic) has responded to various allegations about his private life made by netizens on social media. Earlier in July, a netizen made several allegations about the 46-year-old on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu. It was later followed by another netizen, who wrote a post on Xiaohongshu and shared photos linked to the Singapore-based...
IPOH: The West Coast Expressway (WCE) will begin collecting toll for the Section 11 connecting South Taiping-Trong-Beruas from 12.01am, July 24. WCE said in a statement today that the 35.5km stretch had been free for motorists since it was officially opened on March 12 by Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The toll collection will...
BIZZARE behaviours in public never fail to cause a scene for all to remember for awhile. This time around, an individual believed to be a woman was seen to be dancing in a busy street in Penang, disrupting traffic flow. The individual is seen in the clip causing a scene with ‘suave’ moves disturbing road users without...
KUALA LUMPUR: South Korean actor and singer Lee Joon Gi will make his Malaysian debut through a meet-and-greet session with his fans, 2024 Lee Joon Gi Asia Tour (Joongi’s Day: Festival) on Sept 22. Lo-Fi Entertainment said in a statement on Friday (July 19), the three-hour session starting 6pm at Mega Star Arena here will surely...
PETALING JAYA: Ten years on, memories of the ground coverage of the debris field from the destroyed MH17 are still vivid in the minds of Patrick Lee and Kamarul Ariffin from The Star. Lee, then a journalist with The Star, recounted his experience being the first Malaysians alongside photographer Kamarul to cover flight MH17, an aircraft...
