Maxis Bhd., a Malaysian telecommunications firm controlled by billionaire T Ananda Krishnan, is considering buying out U Mobile Sdn. to help it expand in the Asian country, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Kuala Lumpur-listed Maxis has expressed interest in U Mobile and talks are at an early stage, the people said, asking not...
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Internet personality Andrew Tate will not be able to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking after a Romanian court of appeal on Tuesday overturned a previous ruling. Tate was indicted in mid-2023 along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal...
PETALING JAYA: Two suspects are under investigation by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for allegedly posting offensive comments on a social media platform. The MCMC said in a statement on Tuesday (July 16) that the two men made offensive and provocative remarks on a replay of a Parliament session on the TikTok platform on...
KULAI: Police are tracking a group of men believed to be labourers after a short video of them brawling at a construction site in Sedenak here went viral on social media. Kulai OCPD Supt Tan Seng Lee said that police saw a 28-second video on X, formerly Twitter, at around 4.30pm on Monday (July 15). “The video...
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to flee advancing rebel forces, a local government official based near their river border said Tuesday. Clashes have rocked Myanmar's western frontiers since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the...
KOTA KINABALU: Two cargo ships transporting diesel without approval in Pulau Mantanani waters off Kota Belud, were intercepted and detained by authorities on Monday (July 15). Sabah and Labuan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in a statement here on Tuesday (July 16), said the two vessels were traced by Arau maritime ship (KM Arau) when patrolling. “The...
On June 10, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan had to receive over 30 stitches after suffering a fractured jawbone and deep cut on his chin. The 49-year-old artiste sustained these injuries after fainting from a heat stroke while playing tennis that afternoon. He also had to stay at the hospital for some time. Good news is that a...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the chief operating officer (COO) of a highway concessionaire for allegedly receiving over RM300,000 in bribes. According to a source, the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained around 8pm on Monday (July 15) when he arrived at the MACC headquarters here to have his statement recorded. "The...
SUNGAI BULOH: A post-mortem to determine the exact cause of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah’s death is still pending lab results, according to police. In a statement on Tuesday (July 16), Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the post-mortem was conducted at Sungai Buloh Hospital and lasted two and a half hours. “The post-mortem was conducted...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen removed a fallen tree that hit a lorry and a car along Jalan Tuaran Bypass here. A call came in at 5.34pm on Monday (July 15) alerting them of the incident, said a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman. He said no one was hurt in the incident. "A team of 10 firemen from Lintas was...
