Author - Stephanie Chan

Thieves fail to cart away one-tonne horse statue from JB housing estate

JOHOR BARU: Two thieves managed to cart away a one-tonne statue of horse placed at the entrance of Taman Sri Pulai Perdana near here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the statue – which is made of iron and coated with copper – was stolen at 8.29am on Sunday (Sept 24) by the duo...

Indonesian lovers detained after high speed chase

SEPANG: An Indonesian couple have been detained after police recovered some drugs on them following a high speed car chase. In the attempt to flee, they crashed through the police roadblocks and toll booth barriers. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police flagged down a multi-purpose vehicle with four people while carrying a...

Botched cosmetic surgery leaves housewife dead, unlicensed beautician still at large

JOHOR BARU: The beautician who allegedly performed a breast enhancement procedure on a 29-year-old housewife that led to her eventual death is still missing. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said after the death of the victim, Tan Wei Shan, last month, the state Health Department’s private medical practice control section launched an...

KKD to increase efforts to promote Malaysia Madani concept, says its deputy

KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will intensify its efforts to introduce and provide the people with an understanding of the Malaysia MADANI concept, said Teo Nie Ching. The KKD Deputy Minister said that the ministry, through the Information Department, had implemented 32 Kita Madani programmes involving 27,170 participants and 2,848 Jalinan Insan Wahana...

Ariana Grande Spotted With Ethan Slater at Disneyland in 1st Appearance as a Couple: Watch

The pop star and her new beau made it official with a romantic date to the Happiest Place on Earth. It seems Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are ready to go public. In new videos and photos obtained by DeuxMoi and shared on September 25, the couple was seen walking arm in arm while hitting up Disneyland at night over the weekend. The duo...

Rare earth carbonate: Perak received RM16mil royalty payments for exports to China

IPOH: The state government has received almost RM16mil in royalty payments from the export of rare earth carbonate (REC) to China, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (pic). He said the operation of the non-radioactive rare earth elements (N-RREE) pilot project on 87.4ha (216 acres) in Kenering, Hulu Perak generated the royalties after the tenth...

Election Court nullifies Che Alias Hamid’s GE15 win of Kemaman Parliamentary seat

PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu Election Court has nullified the victory of Che Alias Hamid (pic), who had been declared the winner of the Kemaman Parliamentary seat in the 15th General Election (GE15). In handing down the decision, Judge Anselm Charles Fernandis allowed the petition filed by Barisan Nasional's Wan Mohamad Hisham Wan Abdul Jalil. He had ruled...

Egg Roll Seller In China Looks Just Like Jay Chou

Wait, which is the real Jay? Jay Chou fans… If you would like the Mandopop King to personally prepare some street food for you, Hebei, China is the place to go. Of course, we jest. The singer-songwriter is currently on tour so we doubt he found any time to show off his culinary skills to tourists. However, it does seem the Chinese city has...

Ayam too full: Stuffed 25kg python caught in Sandakan chicken coop

KOTA KINABALU: A Sandakan homeowner found a huge snake inside his chicken coop on Tuesday (Sept 26). Sandakan Civil Defence officer Sulaiman Salama said their officials arrived at the scene at Taman Mawar, around 6.57am to capture the three-metre long reptile which weighed a hefty 25kg. "The python was taken out of the chicken coop safely and...

Wan Ji starts jail sentence for royal insult

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here has ordered independent preacher Wan Ji Wan Hussin (pic) to begin serving his nine-month prison sentence for publishing offensive words and insulting the Selangor Sultan via Facebook 11 years ago. This followed a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail to reinstate the Shah Alam...