PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttler Chen Tang Jie believes he needs to cover for his partner Toh Ee Wei better during matches when need to – just like Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh. Tang Jie-Ee Wei found home favourites and 2021 world champions Dechapol and Sapsiree Taerattanachai a tough nut to crack and went down 12-21, 18-21 in...
PUTRAJAYA: The RM2,000 Early Incentive Payment for civil servants will be made on Feb 23, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). He said this when speaking at the Finance Ministry's assembly here on Tuesday (Feb 6) morning. Anwar added that this is the Early Incentive Payment of RM2,000 to all civil servants grade 56 and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A company director lost RM11,130,123 in a cryptocurrency investment scheme called 'CCERX' advertised on Facebook last September. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director (Investigation) Deputy Comm Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said the loss was the single largest case of crypto-investment fraud. "The 60-year-old man lodged a police report on Jan 30 at...
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public engagements to undergo treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, but added he remained "wholly positive" about the scare less than 18 months into his reign. Charles, 75, who became king in September 2022 following the death of his mother Queen...
KUALA LUMPUR: A managing director of a tractor distribution company has been detained in connection with a suspected graft involving a RM25mil agriculture tractor supply project. The woman, in her 50s, was remanded until Feb 8. She was brought to Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Feb 6), where Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued the remand order. Sources said...
KUCHING: The wife of former Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud says her only concern is her husband's wellbeing. Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib said news and images circulated on social media about her over the past few days have tarnished her image and reputation. "I humbly request, please stop all these assumptions and malicious...
KUCHING: Ailing former Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud (pic) seems to be at the centre of a tug-of-war with his family members claiming that they have no idea where he is now and his wife denying allegations that she “abducted” him. One of Taib’s brothers, Datuk Mohammad Tufail Mahmud, has lodged a police...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A couple has been detained by police after they were caught on video riding dangerously along the Penang Bridge on Monday (Feb 5). Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the motorcyclist, in his 50s, and his companion, in her 30s, were nabbed in George Town on Tuesday (Feb 6). "We believe the...
The 35-year-old had to go to the hospital for treatment. It seems that it isn’t just your average Joe on the street who is getting injured attempting the viral ‘ke mu san’ dance. South Korean DJ and influencer DJ Soda visited Nantou Monster Village in Taiwan recently and she shared a video of herself performing the ‘ke mu san’ dance with a...
While he prepares for the Super Bowl, Travis Kelce had a subtle show of support for his girlfriend, as she walked the red carpet at the Grammys. . Travis Kelce showed love for Taylor Swift as she attended the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 4. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, supported Taylor, 34, by liking a photo...
