MADINAH: The first team of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) personnel for the 1446H/2025M season arrived at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, here at about 8.10pm Thursday (local time). The team, consisting of 74 individuals including media practitioners, welfare workers and information technology personnel, were taken to their place of accommodation in Roha Al-Madinah. They are part of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Apex Securities has clarified that it is not among the brokers affected by the recent stock account hacking. In a note seen by StarBiz, the broker's executive director and CEO, Straise Chong, assured clients it has reviewed the orders placed on affected counters and confirmed they are genuine client transactions. She added that Apex has...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients' online trading accounts. In a joint statement, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia said the reports were received on Thursday, April 24, 2025, which also identified incidences of...
JOHOR BARU: Eight individuals involved in a viral video assaulting a man at an apartment in Masai will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Friday. The suspects, comprising seven men and one woman aged between 19 and 26, were arrested at around 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai. Earlier, the...
PETALING JAYA: American conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly has once again taken a jab at Malaysia, this time by comparing household per capita income between the country and the United States. Sinar Harian reported that O’Reilly claimed that Malaysia’s household per capita income stands at US$5,731 (RM25,061) per year, while the United States records US$42,220 (RM184,628). ALSO READ: Backlash...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has been recognised at the Malaysian American Association (MAA) Hari Raya appreciation and thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday night (April 23) for assisting thousands of Malaysians in the United States. "I am humbled to receive the plaque of appreciation from the MAA alongside Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 23) played up prospects of a "fair deal" on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a "fair deal with China," adding that "everything's active" when asked...
CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded a statement from a man who allegedly uploaded offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad and Islam on his Facebook. The recording of the 63-year-old man's statement was carried out together with Iskandar Puteri police in Johor on Sunday (April 20), said MCMC in a statement on Thursday. It...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The police have started investigating a food delivery rider for allegedly sending a racially-charged offensive message via a food delivery app in an incident reported here. Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief Helmi Aris confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. "The police have opened an investigation file for this case, which is being probed under...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters to resume recording his statement. The Bera MP arrived at about 11am on Thursday (April 24, where graft busters are expected to continue questioning him. Previously, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the latest round of questioning...
