KOTA BARU: Police arrested a man and seized 2,000 Yaba pills worth RM20,000 at an eatery in Jalan Cherang, here late Thursday night. District police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said the suspect, in his 30s, was detained while he was walking out of the restaurant, adding that he had tried to flee upon realising police...
KANGAR: A 4D outlet in Jalan Bukit Lagi here has brought its shutters down for the last time, after its business premises operating licence expired on Monday. It is the first such outlet to close down in the PAS-led state of Perlis. An online portal reported yesterday that the Kangar Municipal Council has notified the six gaming...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim had been planning a trip to Kelantan to visit the Orang Asli, whose lives she helps to improve. She is now worried about her own life after a makeshift device, believed to be a home-made bomb, was found under her car. The activist was left in shock at the discovery. “I don’t want...
K-pop girl group Blackpink has been travelling around the world, taking their Born Pink World Tour to fans in many different cities. During their recent show in Paris, fans took extra notice of Rosé, 26, whom they felt looked “too skinny”. The member took the stage during the concert’s encore to perform her solo songs ‘Gone’ and ‘On the Ground’. Being an ambassador...
Losing a testicle is not something any man would want to experience but Hong Kong singer Eason Chan isn’t just any man. In case you’re too young to remember, in 2022, Eason was performing at a campus concert in Taiwan when he fell off the stage. He suffered a severe groin injury, and as a result, one of...
MELAKA: The generous nature of Malaysians is once again evident after a fundraising effort raised about RM30,000 to aid a man and his adopted daughter who has Down syndrome. Nearly RM30,000 has poured in for Teo Hock Teng, 58, and the 16-year-old within two days after their plight was highlighted in The Star on July 19. Tanjung...
NEW YORK (AP): Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. Publicist...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim says she hopes that those responsible for strapping a bomb to her car will be caught soon. In a Facebook Live session, she said police are working hard on the investigation. "Kuala Lumpur police chief (Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain) also went to the scene and assured me that the police...
KUALA LUMPUR: An assistant to a company owner has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe into rare earth elements (REE) mining in Kedah. Sources said the man, in his 50s, was detained at about 10pm on Thursday (July 20) at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. The remand application was made on Friday...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin did not have time to prepare Felda's annual grant from the government as he had to resign as prime minister in 2021, says his former principal private secretary Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad "They said Muhyiddin did not sign Felda's annual grant amounting to RM990mil and that was his mistake. He...
