GEORGE TOWN: A retired headmaster who lost over RM35,000 to scammers says numerous charges were made to his debit and credit cards even after he asked the issuing banks to block all transactions. Ooi Eng Lye, 64, said he had taken immediate steps to stop further losses and said that the banks could have done better. He...
PUTRAJAYA: Foreigners without a valid travel pass or who have overstayed will only be fined RM500 if they want to return home under a new Migrant Repatriation Programme which will start on March 1, says the Immigration Department. Those who violated their travel passes or permits will only be charged RM300 to return to their country...
PETALING JAYA: The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is expected to announce the 2023 dividends on Sunday (March 3). As in previous years, dividends for the conventional and syariah savings for 2023 are expected to be announced during the retirement fund’s annual financial performance briefing, which will be on Sunday. Analysts have previously indicated that the dividends for...
OSLO (Reuters): Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised in Malaysia with an infection, the Norwegian royal household said on Tuesday (Feb 27). The 87-year-old monarch is on a private trip to the South-East Asian country. "His Majesty the King has fallen ill during his holiday stay in Malaysia, and is hospitalised there, with an infection. The King...
PETALING JAYA: The Government has confirmed that water bills will remain exempted from the sale and service tax (SST). Meanwhile, an 8% SST will be charged on electricity usage of more than 600kWH per month, effective March 1, 2024. According to the Finance Ministry, the new tax imposed is expected to affect about 15% of domestic electricity...
PETALING JAYA: Hendrawan is not throwing in the towel just yet on Ng Tze Yong’s (pic) qualification for the Paris Olympic Games. Although all looks doom and gloom for Tze Yong after picking up a back injury, Hendrawan believes the door is not completely shut on his Olympic dream just yet. The Indonesian coach says luck and...
The singer and her father were walking outside around 2:30 in the morning, after the Australian leg of her 'Eras Tour' ended, when an alleged incident took place. Taylor Swift‘s team has responded to photographer Ben McDonald‘s claim that her father, Scott Swift, 71, assaulted him during an outing after the leg of her Australian Eras Tour ended. The singer and...
We wonder what Jackson thinks? Chinese comedian Song Xiaobao is known for hamming it up in skits and playing “ugly” characters on variety shows, but fans got to see a different side to the 43-year-old funnyman on Dragon TV’s Chinese New Year’s Lantern Night last Saturday (Feb 24). Appearing on stage with a band of dancers, Xiaobao, who sported...
Harrison Yu dresses in drag and is proud of it. Taiwanese stars Harlem Yu and ex-wife Annie Yi’s son, 21-year-old Harrison, doesn’t hold back when it comes to fashion. Over the years, Harrison, a film major at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, has been making waves with his bold fashion choices, particularly his penchant for dressing in drag. He...
PETALING JAYA: After the much-talked-about demotion of Datuk Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar, Manoharan Periasamy has been appointed as Tourism Malaysia director-general. In a post shared on Tourism Malaysia’s Facebook page, the board congratulated Manoharan after his appointment on Monday (Feb 26). Manoharan had served three terms as director of Tourism Malaysia for India and senior director for...
