KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Russia signed eight memoranda of understanding (MOU) involving higher education institutions of both countries to strengthen and expand cooperation in various fields. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the MOUs include establishing mirror labs; student mobility; satellite labs; double degrees; matching grants; joint academic and research programmes; enhancement of...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has completed two investigation papers involving a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau that allegedly charged RM1,200 for a meal. Its director, Lilis Saslinda Pornomo, said that the restaurant owner was being investigated for not displaying the prices of food being sold and for profiteering. "Following...
PETALING JAYA: The self-proclaimed heirs to the Sulu Sultanate have withdrawn their claim on buildings owned by Malaysia in France, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in charge of law and institutional reforms said, in a statement Thursday (Nov 9), that this followed the successfull appeal by Putrajaya against the purported heirs claims at...
PETALING JAYA: In the hunt for a winner against Ulsan Hyundai, Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) coach Esteban Solari had to turn to his bench. And the Argentine decided to bring on the tricky Akhyar Rashid for Spanish-Filipino wingback Oscar Arribas in the 85th minute. Solari’s hunch proved true as the 24-year-old Akhyar needed just two minutes to...
SEREMBAN: Newly-formed mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin got off to a good start in their Korean Masters opener but face a daunting task against familiar foes in the second round. The unseeded pair combined brilliantly to overcome South Korea’s world No. 80 Wang Chan-Shin Seung-chan 23-21, 21-15 in 34 minutes at the Gwangju...
Hong Kong’s security minister Chris Tang Ping-keung expects the trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to spark a fresh wave of smear campaigns against the city, but he was confident the open hearing will also reveal the extent of the “bad” crimes the Apple Daily founder had allegedly committed. Lai, 75, is facing charges of sedition and...
Look how far he has come. Martial arts legend Jet Li is one of the most celebrated action stars ever but not many know how rough he had it at the start of his acting career. In his new book Looking for Jet Li:Beyond Life and Death, Jet, 60, revealed that he made one yuan (about S$0.20) a day when...
Are they going to get together as well? By now, we are definitely convinced that Mandopop King Jay Chou is amassing an army of lookalikes, from egg roll sellers to a Physical: 100 contestant to even a staff member at local dim sum joint Swee Choon. Jay's street vendor lookalike recently found himself in the news again thanks to a woman, who bears a stark resemblance...
IPOH: Two men from the notorious “Geng Jiva” were charged in the Sessions Court with being involved in a spate of armed robberies in several areas here. K. Gunasegaran, 34, a wireman, and K. Kaliswaran, 35, a car wash worker from Taman Ipoh Timur, pleaded not guilty to the charges read out to them in Tamil...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s application to stay the execution of his sentence while pending appeal. This comes after Syed Saddiq was sentenced to seven years jail, RM10mil in fines and two strokes of the cane for all charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust...
