SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on April 15 in Kuala Lumpur, said the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. SM Lee will be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching and officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tun Abdullah died on April 14, aged...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Tuesday as market sentiment remained cautious amid ongoing inconsistencies in US import tariff policies, with the White House reportedly planning new levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. At 8 am, the local note rose to 4.4085/4215 versus the greenback from Monday’s close of 4.4100/4160. Bank Muamalat Malaysia...
JOHOR BARU: A 34-year-old manager has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly submitting false claims worth over RM110,000. The suspect, who works at a private company, was detained at the Johor MACC office at around 8pm on Monday (April 14), it was learnt. A source said that the suspect had earlier submitted claims...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to accord a state funeral to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who passed away on Monday (April 14). According to the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM), the remains will be brought to the National Mosque at 8am for funeral arrangements, with the lying-in-state to take place at the Main...
PORT DICKSON: A 51-year-old man who was out looking for mussels along the beach here was found drowned off Pulau Tikus. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's daughter filed a police report at 7.30pm on Monday (April 14) after he failed to return home. The victim left his house around 2pm to look for...
ALOR GAJAH: A parking dispute between two motorists escalated into a physical altercation, leaving an 82-year-old grandfather seriously injured, according to Alor Gajah police. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said a 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident on Monday (April 14). "It took place a few days ago at a supermarket in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The sky hung heavy with grey clouds on Tuesday (April 15) morning, a cool breeze weaving through the city as puddles shimmered on the roads near Masjid Negara - remnants of an earlier rain. It was a solemn morning, one that seemed to echo the mood of a grieving nation. At about 8.15am, the remains...
Singer Toni Braxton secretly married Birdman last summer and just as quietly filed for divorce, only to call off the split earlier this year. Braxton reportedly said “I do” to the rapper on Aug 8, but filed divorce documents just two weeks later, citing their date of separation as Aug 10, according to TMZ. At the time...
MOST of us are media consumers - be it the television, radio or the Internet. These content are part of broadcasting - part of what the media industry is about. But was broadcasting a term that originated and first used in the media industry? Verdict: FALSE Way before the dawn of radio, the term was first used in the agricultural...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will assist the Royal Malaysia Police in investigating a viral social media video involving candidates in the PKR division elections in Perak and Perlis. Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said the investigation relates to allegations of threats and the circulation of offensive content on Facebook. "So far,...
