KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate offering foreign women as guest relation officers (GROs) through WhatsApp was busted following a Selangor Immigration Department raid at a premises in Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, near here on Thursday (Sept 25) night. The department, in a statement, said a total of 30 foreign women, aged between 18 and 40, from Laos,...
SINGAPORE: A woman was in a house near MacPherson Road when she allegedly lifted her sleeping gown and exposed herself to her son, who was then 16 years old. On Friday (Sept 26), the 57-year-old Singaporean was charged with one count each of sexual exposure and harassment. She cannot be named due to a gag order to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Concluding tariff negotiations with the United States (US) ahead of President Donald Trump’s October visit is crucial for Malaysia, both to safeguard billions in export value and to strengthen its position as a reliable, forward-looking trading nation, an economist said. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan warned that delays in reaching a trade...
DAKAR, Senegal: A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests across 14 African countries of 260 people suspected in online romance and extortion scams, the organisation announced on Sept 26. The operation took place in July and August and focused on scams in which perpetrators build online romantic relationships to extract money from...
Rob Lowe (pic) has revealed he had a golf cart accident at Patrick Schwarzenegger’s wedding earlier this month and nearly died as a result of the ordeal. “At Patrick’s wedding, I almost wiped out. I literally almost got killed in a golf cart,” Lowe said on Tuesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The actor told Kimmel he’s “always...
KOTA TINGGI: A farmer lost over RM110,000 after being duped into buying a non-existent car through social media here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report about the online scam from the 55-year-old victim on Thursday (Sept 25). “The case began in early September when the victim came across an advertisement for a...
BANGKOK: Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed on Friday (Sept 26) that emergency work to repair the major road subsidence on Samsen Road has been complicated, revealing the operation was halted after 1,500 tonnes of poured concrete leaked into the underground tunnel network. The governor visited the site in front of Vachira Hospital on Sept 26 to...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to depart for Kota Kinabalu on Friday (Sept 26) to ensure several critical projects for Sabah are expedited. He said this included the redevelopment of the Gaya Teacher Education Institute (IPG) campus, which was severely damaged by a recent landslide. Speaking at the Finance Ministry’s monthly assembly this...
CYBERJAYA: The Health Ministry will propose to the Cabinet that fruits and fresh produce be included in the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) redemption list to promote healthier eating, said Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said adding fresh produce to the SARA list would encourage the public to eat more fruits and vegetables. “This could...
IT’S official—HONOR has raised the bar in the mid-range smartphone arena with the launch of the HONOR X9d 5G. In rigorous tests, it survived being repeatedly shot with an air nail gun, blasted by a custom-built plasma cannon, dropped 50m down a flight of stairs and sprayed with a high-pressure water jet. Built like a tank, the...
