SUBANG JAYA: Two journalists have been threatened by those involved in the cyberbullying of the late social media influencer and activist Rajeswary Appahu, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said both journalists received messages as well as photographs of their residences. "They are very scared. This is a criminal threat. Some of them (cyberbullies) hide behind fake...
PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Tuesday granted an audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong at Istana Negara. In a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook account, it was mentioned that Sim attended Istana Negara on Tuesday (July 9) morning. The post also included photographs of the...
SINGAPORE (Bernama): The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, including specific types of cricket, locust, grasshopper, mealworm, silkworm and honey bee. "With immediate effect, the SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern. "These insects...
THE Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry's enforcement team has launched various operations to ensure the issue of diversion and leakages of subsidised goods, such as diesel and cooking oil, are curbed, a state exco member says. Perak domestic trade, cooperatives, consumer affairs and Chinese new villages committee chairman Woo Kah Leong said a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The concert by Indian composer AR Rahman on July 27 should provide opportunities for local artists to collaborate with the world-renowned singer. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed the matter in his meeting with AR Rahman at the Parliament Building on Tuesday (July...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen from Kota Belud fire station, assisted by teams from the Tuaran station and voluntary firemen, worked together to put out a blaze that razed 18 houses in Kampung Kuala Abai, Kota Belud. No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred on Tuesday (July 9). The Fire and Rescue Department received the emergency call...
VIDEOS of a vehicle in flames have gone viral on social media, with comments claiming that the incident happened at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) at Johor Baru's Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI). It was also said that the car's occupants, a Singaporean couple, managed to escape unharmed in the incident. Is it true that a...
Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse has returned to Malaysia after six years to promote his new action movie, Customs Frontline. Tse, along with director Herman Yau, received a warm welcome after appearing at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and The Exchange TRX on Tuesday (July 9). Ahead of the meet-and-greet sessions in KL, Tse held a press conference where he...
PUTRAJAYA: Officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission have gone to the Human Resources Ministry to obtain documents in relation to their investigation into the Human Resource Development Corporation audit report. It is learnt that a team of investigators arrived at the ministry around 11.20am on Tuesday (July 9) and left an hour later. However, it is not...
Australian actress Margot Robbie is expecting her first child with her husband, English film producer Tom Ackerley. Her pregnancy was confirmed to American entertainment news website People by several sources. British tabloid Daily Mail published on July 7 several photos of Robbie, 34, boarding a boat during a holiday to Lake Como in Italy with Ackerley, also...
