Author - James Lim

Putra Heights inferno: Bread company temporarily halts production

KUALA LUMPUR: The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd, producer of Massimo bread loaves, has announced a temporary disruption in the production of its bakery products due to the gas pipeline blaze in Putra Heights, which had affected the LNG supply to its factory. In a statement on Thursday (April 3), the company said its bakery products might...

Wall Street set to plunge as Trump tariffs rout dollar

LONDON: World stocks, the dollar and oil all tumbled on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s drastic new U.S. trade tariffs stoked fears of a global recession and led investors to seek safe-haven assets like bonds and the yen. A new baseline 10% tariff on imported goods plus some eye-watering reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries that...

Offensive content: MCMC records statement of customer service officer

CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) on Thursday recorded the statement of a customer service officer believed to have uploaded highly offensive content that touched on racial sensitivities on X. MCMC said the statement was recorded at the Brickfields District Police Headquarters. "A smartphone and SIM card belonging to the man has been seized for...

RMAF mounts mercy flight to transport patient needing urgent treatment

KUANTAN: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) mounted a mercy flight Thursday morning to transport a patient from the Tekek Health Clinic in Pulau Tioman, Rompin, for urgent treatment at Hospital Tunku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan. In a statement, RMAF said that Rahim Shadan, 58, who was suffering from severe Pneumonia with Bronchospasm and Pulmonary Edema, was...

QuickCheck: Was a car in Perak set ablaze due to fireworks?

Fireworks can light up the night sky, but sometimes they ignite more than just celebrations. A recent incident in Lumut has caught attention, where a car burst into flames under unexpected circumstances. Could it be true that fireworks were the culprit behind this fiery scene? VERDICT: TRUE IPOH: A man faced a terrifying moment when fireworks set the car he...

Subang Jaya inferno: Sand and gravel spewed over houses kilometres away

KUALA LUMPUR: The gas line fire incident that occurred at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights early Tuesday (April 1) was a tragic awakening to residents living nearby as it also caused 'sand and dust rain' not only around the incident area but up to several kilometres from the location. Nor Azian Jamil, 51, who lives in...

Over 30 arrested, close to S$1mil seized in Singapore’s islandwide blitz against impersonation scams

SINGAPORE: More than 30 people were arrested and over 240 bank accounts were frozen following an islandwide police operation against government official impersonation scams. In a statement on Tuesday (April 1), the police said 27 men and seven women - aged between 17 and 46 - were nabbed during raids targeting suspects who gave their bank...

Subang Jaya inferno: Blaze reached 1,000 degrees Celsius, flames up to 30m high

KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department says that as of 3.40pm on Tuesday (April 1), 190 houses have been damaged in the gas pipeline blaze at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya. Department director Wan Razali Wan Ismail said the fire also damaged 148 cars and 11 motorcycles. "The flames and intense heat damaged...

Myanmar quake: SMART recovers four bodies from rubble

KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) has recovered four bodies from the rubble caused by the earthquake in Myanmar's Sagaing region. In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) reported that two victims - a man and a woman - were retrieved on Monday (March 31), while the bodies of...

Subang Jaya inferno: Chronology of events

KUALA LUMPUR: The gas pipeline inferno at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, on Tuesday (April 1) morning sent shockwaves through the surrounding community, with some describing it as like a massive earthquake. Flames soared tens of metres into the sky, visible from several kilometres away. Rescue and firefighting efforts continue to contain the...