KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old boy in Setapak was detained for allegedly slashing his own father with a knife. Prior to the incident, the 47-year-old father had scolded the son, who is sitting for his SPM, for skipping school. Wangsa Maju OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Lazim Ismail said the incident occurred at 6.42pm on Monday (Aug 17). "The father...
JAKARTA: Bali is considering a ban on beach privatisation amid growing concerns that commercial development is making it increasingly difficult for locals to access the shoreline, including for important religious ceremonies. On Nov 17, Governor I Wayan Koster submitted a draft provincial regulation on beach and shoreline protection to the Bali Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) to...
TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire ripped through more than 170 buildings and killed one person in a southern Japanese coastal city on Wednesday, with military and firefighting helicopters scrambling to extinguish the country's largest urban blaze in almost half a century. Aerial footage from broadcasters showed houses reduced to rubble and thick plumes of smoke rising from...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have the right to hold peaceful assemblies but are reminded to comply with the latest regulations, including submitting a notice at least five days before any gathering, the Dewan Rakyat heard on Monday (Nov 17). Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said court decisions relating to peaceful assemblies are clear...
KOTA KINABALU: Former Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick wants DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke to explain to the people of Sabah the eight points the federal government wants to challenge concerning Sabah’s 40% claims. He said, according to the notice of appeal filed by the federal government, there were eight matters that it wanted...
GEORGE TOWN: A proposed foreign workers’ hostel in Teluk Kumbar sparked a lively exchange in the Penang State Assembly. Opposition Leader Mohd Fauzi Yusoff (PAS–Sungai Dua) renewed his stand that the project is unsuitable for the southern corridor. Debating the 2026 state budget, he said the planned hostel tied to the Penang LRT Mutiara Line had raised...
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah is confident that Sabah will finally realise its 40% revenue entitlement under the Malaysia Agreement 1963, following formal commitments from the Federal Government, says GRS deputy secretary-general Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. He said the administration is guided by official parliamentary replies and Cabinet decisions, not political rhetoric. "If you look at past...
PETALING JAYA: Two men were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with the murder of a saleswoman whose naked body, with her hands tied, was found near the Blue Water Estate roundabout, Seri Kembangan, in October. Information technology officer K.Kaarthiek, 26, and lorry driver A.Hariprasanth, 23, nodded after the charges were read out to them...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is on track to deliver higher dividend to its members, following its double-digit growth in investment income, according to an economist. The EPF recorded a total investment income of RM63.99 billion for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2025 (9M2025), an 11 per cent increase from the RM57.57 billion posted...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a continuous rain warning at alert level for six states, expected to last from Wednesday to Friday (Nov 19 to 21). MetMalaysia, in a statement on Monday (Nov 17), said the states involved are Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak (covering Kerian, Larut, Matang, and Selama, Hulu Perak...
