KUALA LUMPUR: The Selat Klang state seat will not be vacated, said Selangor state assembly Speaker Lau Weng San. "The cessation of Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari's membership in Bersatu was found to be a constructive expulsion, based on the Selangor constitution. "I am not persuaded that there is sufficient evidence to prove a casual...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is committed to strengthening its relations with China across various sectors to attract more investors, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. “I hope more investors from China will come to the state as we welcome their presence,” said the Chief Minister when receiving a courtesy call from the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, Ouyang Yujing,...
MELAKA: A commercial building fire at the heart of the historic city kills two sisters while their mother is fighting for her life at Melaka Hospital. Melaka Tengah OCPD Christopher Patit identified the victims as Nuralia Karisa Abdullah, 12, and two-year-old Nur Riaisha Zahra Abdullah. He said the children's mother Azliha Ngah Ariffin, 40 is still in...
Singaporean actress Fann Wong and her son tried, but did not manage, to be heroes. The 53-year-old star took Zed, who will turn 10 in August, on a holiday to Beijing, China, recently and they visited one of the country’s most famous sights – the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China. In a video posted...
RECENTLY, a video was circulated online of a female passenger being harassed by an ehailing driver before being abandoned by the roadside. The video, which the victim recorded, showed the driver getting out of the driver's seat and threatening the passenger with a water bottle. The passenger could be heard screaming, "Don’t touch me", as the driver...
Hong Kong actor Carlos Chan is set to embark on an exciting new chapter this month as he prepares to welcome his first child with his wife, singer Shiga Lin. The couple, who tied the knot in April last year, is expected to welcome their baby on July 18. Currently in Malaysia to film his new drama,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court had ordered political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda and a few others to pay RM5mil in damages to the family of slain Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu because he had chosen not to testify under oath. High Court judge Justice Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera ruled that the court had no choice but to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested another TikTok account owner over alleged threats made against social media influencer, A. Rajeswary, 30, better known as Esha. Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said the 44-year-old male suspect was arrested at 6.30pm in Setapak on Wednesday (July 10). "The suspect, a lorry driver, has been remanded for...
PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have summoned 10 individuals for their statements in connection with their investigation into the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) audit report. Bernama reported on Thursday (July 11) that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) senior director of investigation, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim, said the people called were staff of the corporation and the...
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man accused of being the leader of an international insider trading and money laundering scheme has been arrested here, following a request in June from the US. Ge Zhi (pic), 33, was apprehended on July 3 and taken to the State Courts the next day, where he was ordered to be held under...
