PETALING JAYA: Anxious and frustrated, first-class honours graduates are appealing to the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) for clarity after being asked to repay their loans. They believe they are entitled to a loan waiver under existing policies. Ameen, 23, a graduate from a university in Kuala Lumpur, said she was shocked to receive the July...
Sydney Sweeney might be all buttoned up regarding her controversial American Eagle jeans/genes ad campaign, but Lizzo isn’t ready to let the scandal die down just yet. For the rare few who missed the Internet’s ire over the Euphoria star’s jeans ads that launched late last month, many took the “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” slogan as a...
KAJANG: Three people including a security guard were detained over the discovery of a baby girl left in a box at a petrol station in Batu 14, Hulu Langat. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Naazron Abdul Yusof said the 29-year-old security guard had initially lodged a report claiming he had found the newborn, who was still alive,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Teen pregnancy cases continue to show a slight increase as over 2,700 cases have been reported annually over the past two years, says Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad (pic). She told the Dewan Rakyat that 2,737 teenage pregnancy cases were reported in 2023 and 2,752 cases in 2024, an increase of 15 cases or...
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawmaker said the gap between public and private education may widen as more parents consider private schools due to rising bullying in public schools. Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda–Muar) said parents who rely on public schools could be disadvantaged as these institutions are often their only viable option. “As a product of national...
PETALING JAYA: There is a surge of public outrage and solidarity in the case of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir's death in Sabah. Hashtags #JusticeforZara and #JusticeforZaraQairina are dominating social media platforms X and TikTok, with more than 114,000 posts, and the number continues to grow. The movement stems from the death of the 13-year-old Zara...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers will hold an inquest to look into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir. In a statement on Wednesday (Aug 13), the AGC said the decision was made after reviewing the police investigation report on the case submitted on Aug 12. The inquest will be conducted under Section 339(1) of the Criminal...
TAIPING: Investigations into the appearance of "black dust" on surfaces of items in Tekkah here are being conducted, says Perak Environment Department (DOE) director Datuk Dr Mohammad Ezanni Mat Salleh. Dr Mohammad Ezanni said the DOE has received five reports of the incident last week. He said the incident is believed to have affected about 100 homes...
JOHOR BAHRU: A Singapore-based company director pleaded not guilty in the Johor Bahru Sessions Court on Tuesday (Aug 12) to four charges of cheating three Singaporeans and a Malaysian of RM155,000 in a company investment scheme a decade ago. Chong Kok Ming, 54, a Singapore permanent resident, is jointly accused with a Singaporean man still at...
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man in Taman Seri Pagi, Senawang, near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said police also seized a knife believed to have been used in the crime from the 31-year-old male suspect. He said a police team was sent to the...
