MEULABOH, Indonesia: An Indonesian search and rescue ship on Thursday (March 21) located a capsized wooden boat that had been carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees, and began pulling survivors who had been standing on its hull to safety. An AP photographer aboard the rescue ship said 10 people had been taken aboard local fishing boats...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia made the smashing start that he was seeking at the Swiss Open by cruising into the second round in Basel. The world No. 10 made quick work of Su Li-yang of Taiwan, winning the first round fixture 21-19, 21-12. Zii Jia’s 30th seeded opponent, however, did give him...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun (pic) almost messed it up by taking their feet off the pedal before overcoming Taiwan pair Lee Fang-chih-Lee Fang-jen to reach the second round of the Swiss Open in Basel on Tuesday. It should have been a stroll for the world No. 18th ranked pair but...
'We hang out, and we talk,' Lenny said about Channing in a new interview while also discussing his daughter's engagement. Lenny Kravitz gave fans a closer look at how he and Channing Tatum get along. The 59-year-old rock star described his close relationship to the 43-year-old movie star — who is engaged to Lenny’s daughter, Zoë Kravitz — in a new...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament passed several amendments to the Police Act 1967, including a new section that stipulates the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will be the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of the police force. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said that the amendments were made to recognise the role of the King as the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of...
PETALING JAYA: Ten civil servants have been arrested for allegedly taking over RM3mil in bribes from smugglers. According to sources, the suspects, aged in their 30s to 50s, were arrested with five others when they went to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Tuesday to have their statements recorded. “The arrests were made following Op Samba...
PETALING JAYA: For five years, a factory the size of four football fields deep in an oil palm estate in Teluk Panglima Garang, Banting, had been turned into an illegal ewaste processing centre. The clandestine factory, estimated to span over five acres, is believed to have raked in tens of millions of ringgit in profits processing...
SUBANG JAYA: Police urge anyone who had misplaced a suitcase packed to the brim with cash to come forward. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, at a press conference on Thursday (March 21) at the Subang Jaya police district headquarters, said that the suitcase was found by a security guard on Wednesday (March 20). "The...
Some say it was a lack of effort on her part while others feel she was just being herself. How glam should one look as a wedding guest? For K-pop idol group, Hani, 31, the answer is not at all. Hani, along with fellow EXID members Elly (LE) and Jeonghwa, recently attended a backup dancer’s wedding, and she took to Instagram to share snaps...
Almost 10kg, which can do serious damage to someone. Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu, 47, and ex-husband, 42-year-old Chinese businessman Wang Xiaofei, have been engaged in several legal battles since their divorce in late 2021. Recently, Xiaofei made several claims in Taiwan court that Barbie had used his credit card on gifts and items for her subsequent marriage to Korean rapper DJ Koo, 54. She rebutted the claims in a lengthy post...
