PUTRAJAYA: A total of 25 undocumented foreigners were detained following a raid at Tamara Residence condominium here, says the Immigration Department. Its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said those detained in the raid yesterday morning comprised 23 men and two women – with ages between 25 and 45. They were from India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar and the Philippines,...
KAJANG: Heavy vehicles are prohibited from using roads for four days in conjunction with Chinese New Year, which also coincides with the start of the school holidays. Road Transport Department (JPJ) senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan said that the ban will take effect on Feb 8, 9, 12, and 13, and strict action will be...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will be submitting a new application for a full royal pardon, says his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. "The reason we want to make another request (for a pardon) is because we don't think that the Pardons Board operated in a way the Federal Constitution expected...
PETALING JAYA: Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has been sentenced to two years' jail for defaming Terengganu Sultanah Nur Zahirah. Magistrate Nik Mohd Tarmizie Nik Mohd Shukri passed down the sentence on Rewcastle-Brown on Wednesday (Feb 7) at the Kuala Terengganu Magistrates' Court, Harian Metro reported. Rewcastle-Brown did not attend the hearing. She was charged with criminal defamation...
KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's money laundering case has once again objected to the former prime minister's application for a temporary release of his passport, this time to travel to Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 15. In the prosecution's counter affidavit to the application obtained by the media, deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim...
MELAKA: A 38-year-old man who went into hiding for three months after allegedly raping and impregnating his teenage daughter has finally been caught. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said the suspect was arrested in Kampung Kelemak Dalam at midnight on Tues (Feb 6). He said police launched a manhunt for the suspect, a labourer,...
The Golden Globe Award-winning actor, known for his role as ‘Player 001’ in the Netflix series, has been replaced in his upcoming movie and his scenes all edited out. Korean actor Oh Yeong-Su, 79, best known for his Golden Globe-winning role as ‘Player 001’ in K-drama Squid Game, will be replaced in his upcoming film, Big Family. In late 2022, the actor...
That was fast. When Ukraine-born model Karolina Shiino became the first person of European descent to win the Miss Japan Grand Prix late last month (Jan 22), it had the Japanese chattering about race, ethnicity, and looks. However, 15 days after her win, the professional model has chosen to give up her title. This is after a Japanese...
She’s one sexy sexagenarian. Taiwanese star Chen Meifeng has had it with those closed-minded netizens who think they have the right to decide what she can or cannot wear. Recently, the 67-year-old, who is hailed as ‘Taiwan’s Most Beautiful Auntie’, performed at a Chinese New Year Eve show. Meifeng was clad in a sparkly number that barely hid her modesty. Apparently...
PETALING JAYA: Former men’s singles shuttler Chia Jeng Hon has found a new way to stay involved in the sport after being dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). He has returned ‘’home’’ as a sparring partner at Academy Badminton Association. The 21-year-old Jeng Hon was one of the players axed from the national set-up following...
