Author - James Lim

World’s oldest marathon runner dies aged 114 in road accident

NEW DELHI, India (AFP): India's Fauja Singh, believed to be the world's oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident aged 114, his biographer said on Tuesday (July 15). Singh, an Indian-born British national, nicknamed the "Turbaned Tornado", died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on Monday. "My Turbaned Tornado is...

Five, including 17-year-old, claim trial to human-trafficking charge in JB

JOHOR BARU: Five individuals, including an underaged boy, were charged at the Sessions' Court here with human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. Sham Chee Fei, 33; Kuek Pei Lin, 19; Lee Chun Kit, 28; Tommy Voo Tze Hau, 27; and a 17-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to the charge before Judge Thalha Bachok @...

Loke: PM to announce new Chief Justice after obtaining Malay Rulers’ consent

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will announce the name of the new Chief Justice of Malaya after obtaining the consent of the Conference of Malay Rulers, says Anthony Loke Siew Fook. The Transport Minister said that the Malay Rulers would be meeting from July 15 to 17. "The biggest concern right now is that...

Organisers of deviant ‘semi-naked dancing’ event nabbed

SHAH ALAM: The founders of marital motivation group Ehati International Sdn Bhd (eHati) have been arrested. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim, when contacted, said Diana Tahir and Rahim Shukor were arrested by the police but did not specify when the arrest was made. He added that follow-up actions are being conducted. Previously, the Malaysian Islamic...

131 foreigners denied entry in July 11 op at KLIA

PETALING JAYA: Over 100 foreigners were refused entry into the country during an operation by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) on Friday (July 11). In total, 131 foreigners were denied entry out of more than 300 inspected at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. "Of that number, 96 Bangladeshi men, 30 Pakistani men...

Iconic South Indian actress Saroja Devi passes away

NEW DELHI: Legendary south Indian actor B. Saroja Devi (pic) passed away, after battling age-related illness, at her residence in Bengaluru on Monday (July 14). She was 87 and is survived by two daughters and two sons. She was born on Jan 7, 1938. A towering figure in South Indian cinema, she had worked in over 200...

Sister Aidan, longest-serving principal of Convent Green Lane, passes away

GEORGE TOWN: Sister Aidan Fitzgerald, the longest-serving principal of SMK Convent Green Lane (CGL), passed away on Monday (July 14) at the age of 97 in her hometown of Ireland. Sister Aidan, as she was fondly called, hailed from the Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS) religious order and was the last of three sisters who helmed the...

Pakatan MPs arrive at Seri Perdana for meeting with PM

PUTRAJAYA: Cabinet ministers and MPs from Pakatan Harapan have started to arrive at Kompleks Seri Perdana for a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Several cars belonging to Pakatan ministers were seen entering the Seri Perdana compound. Among them were Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad and Housing and Local Government Minister Nga...

Malaysian Bar’s walk aimed at defending judicial integrity, not about politics

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Bar states that its peaceful walk to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) aims to defend judicial integrity, and is not about politics. Its president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab said the walk was organised in defence of judicial independence. "Let it be seen clearly this march is in defence of judicial independence, rooted in law...

Thanks, but no thanks: Perikatan won’t back Rafizi’s bid for RCI into judicial appointments, says Takiyuddin

PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional MPs will not back Pandan MP Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s call for MPs to support the formation of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to look into the judicial appointments issue. Perikatan chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan confirmed that some MPs from the bloc had received a letter from Rafizi on...