KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Wednesday (July 16) presented the 2025 Yang di-Pertuan Agong Scholarship (BYDPA) to 13 students from institutions of higher learning at Istana Negara here. Ten recipients were awarded scholarships for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies, and three people received scholarships for Master's (research) programmes. Mohamad Fariz Haiqal Mohd...
Singaporean singer JJ Lin disclosed on July 13 that he was diagnosed with a heart problem in April 2024 and has been on daily medication. The 44-year-old dropped the bombshell on the final day of his nine-day concert series at Beijing’s National Stadium. He kicked off his JJ20 Final Lap World Tour in Singapore with two nights at...
PETALING JAYA: Reality has bitten men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao hard after his sobering defeat to Frenchman Alex Lanier in the Japan Open first round. World No. 24 Jun Hao was hoping to pull off an upset over world No. 8 Lanier but found the latter too hot to handle and lost tamely 12-21, 14-21...
BUTTERWORTH: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has seized various assets estimated to be worth over RM183mil following raids on a scrap metal smuggling syndicate. The raids, carried out in five states—Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Johor, and Kedah—began on Monday (July 14) and progressed across various factories on Tuesday (July 15). According to the MACC, the raids were...
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...
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 @...
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...
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...
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...
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...
