KANGAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested two men in connection with an investigation into false claims involving more than RM2mil in 2022. According to a source, the duo, aged 43 and 50, were detained on Tuesday (June 17) afternoon when they turned up to give their statements at the Perlis MACC office here. They are...
KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals, including two civil servants, were detained in connection with selling fake e-temporary work permits for foreign workers (PLKS) following raids in the Klang Valley. The special operation was conducted at 6.42pm on Monday (June 16) at two separate locations in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said...
Lilo & Stitch actor David Hekili Kenui Bell, who appeared in the live-action remake that hit theatres last month, has reportedly died. He was 57. The death of Bell, who played, was announced Sunday in a Facebook post penned by his older sister. A cause of death was not listed. “It is with a heavy heart that I...
TEHRAN: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday (June 18) said the Iranian armed forces now have control over Israel’s airspace following a new wave of missile attacks, Mehr News Agency reported. In a statement issued after the strikes, the IRGC said the operation was in response to what it described as the Tel Aviv...
JAKARTA: At least two dozen flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali have been cancelled, its international airport website showed Wednesday (June 18), after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10km into the sky. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the eastern tourist island of...
GEORGE TOWN: An engineer here has lost more than RM300,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the 35-year-old woman, who works at a factory in Bayan Lepas, was contacted on March 25 by a man claiming to be a representative of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission...
PETALING JAYA: Men's doubles shuttler Aaron Chia hopes the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will introduce video assistant referee (VAR) technology and change the medical rules for tournaments. His suggestions come in the wake of the world governing body's proposed move to significantly increase prize money and extend the duration of tournaments. While the 28-year-old welcomed the changes,...
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian police said on Tuesday that two people have been arrested over the shooting death of an Australian man and the wounding of another Australian man in a nighttime attack in a villa on the resort island of Bali. Police detained one person in the capital of Jakarta and another one was arrested abroad,...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has extended his condolences to the family of former MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel, who passed away at Hospital Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (June 17) morning. "The late Palanivel was a prominent political figure who contributed significantly to the nation, particularly during his tenure as Natural Resources...
PUTRAJAYA: Singer and actor Naim Daniel vows to clear his name in court from a sexual assault charge. On Tuesday (June 17), the 28-year-old claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge of sexually assaulting a minor. Naim, or his full name Muhammad Na'im Daniel Baharin, remained calm while addressing the press who waited for...
