PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has fixed Nov 23 to hear the application of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to have his passport released to him permanently. This date was fixed by Judge Azura Alwi after objections were raised by the prosecution on Wednesday (Oct 25). In proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Asma Ahmad told the...
VIENNA (Reuters) - Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland showing the highest rates of discrimination and harassment, a survey of first- and second-generation Black immigrants in 13 EU countries published on Wednesday found. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which commissioned the survey and analyzed its findings...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police will increase the level of security for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be increased following his disclosure regarding numerous threats he received due to his outspoken advocacy for Palestine. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that the police will not compromise on this matter. "The security...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tasek Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan has claimed trial for all 18 money laundering charges amounting over RM5.59mil. The former Bersatu information chief pleaded not guilty when the charges were read before Sessions Court Judge Suzana Hussin on Wednesday (Oct 25). “I plead not guilty and claim trial,” he said after hearing each...
PUTRAJAYA: Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has successfully undergone a heart stent procedure, says his Cabinet colleague Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Saifuddin, who is also Rafizi's PKR comrade said that he learned from those close to Rafizi that the procedure was done last week. "I have yet to speak to him or visit him in hospital as...
KUALA LUMPUR: Twenty years' worth of drugs seized by the city's police will be disposed of following the completion of the legal process. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said during a disposal ceremony on Wednesday (Oct 25) at the KL police headquarters that the disposal process was of drugs from cases from...
PETALING JAYA: It’s happening again. Even as the Malaysian League season winds down, it has come to light that several clubs have not paid their players and staff for months. Kedah, Kelantan, Negri Sembilan and even Kuala Lumpur are caught in their perennial problem. A source close to the Kedah team revealed that the team have not...
Chinese stars Zhang Ziyi, 44, and Wang Feng, 52, are no longer wife and husband. The couple, who got married in 2015, released identical statements this afternoon (Oct 23) announcing their divorce. “After careful consideration and discussion, we have decided to end our marriage of eight years. We will move on as family members in raising and nurturing...
What a terrible mistake. While the 58th Golden Bell Awards came to a close yesterday, the internet is still abuzz with chatter over an embarrassing blunder that aired during the live ceremony. During the In Memoriam segment, many were quick to notice that the organisers had used a picture of director Yu Tien Lung in a slide...
PETALING JAYA: Losing in every World Tour tournament since 2017 must have been frustrating for men doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Sooh Wooi Yik. But no matter how much they were ridiculed, they never gave up. And it was their dogged determination over the last six years that saw the former world champions beating Indonesians Bagas Maulana-Shohibul Fikri 21-13,...
