KUALA LUMPUR: The Airbnb safety team has removed the host account of a homestay in Sabah pending an investigation into an allegation that a hidden camera was installed inside a wall socket at the lodging. Airbnb’s India, South-East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan general manager Amanpreet Bajaj, in an email to Bernama, said Airbnb banned hidden...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia does not recognise and will not entertain any frivolous claims made by any party including the purported heirs of Sulu Sultan on Sabah, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (pic). He said Sabah was recognised by the United Nations and the international community as part of Malaysia since the formation...
KAJANG: A stepbrother to a four-year-old girl who drowned in a swimming pool at an apartment in Bangi earlier this month has been detained by the police. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 27-year-old was arrested on Sunday after police scrutinised CCTV footage of the scene. “Based on our checks, we discovered the man...
KLANG: A growing ageing population as well as an increase in the number of non-communicable cases have resulted in a serious shortage of beds in almost all public hospitals. Klang Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) director Dr Zulkarnain Mohd Rawi said this was a serious ongoing problem plaguing public hospitals and the government must do something...
Compiled by BENJAMIN LEE, C.ARUNO AND R.ARAVINTHAN A FOOD delivery rider stunned Internet users after revealing that he earned some RM30,000 a month in Hong Kong, reported China Press. The 25-year-old, who is originally from China’s Guangdong province, said he worked from 9am to 10pm daily and could make between HK$25 and HK$62 (RM15 and RM37) per trip. In...
The actor himself is not a fan of the treatment and has asked his fans to "Photoshop [him] back]". The use of beauty filters may be banned in Chinese dramas but no one said anything about reality competitions right? Recently, Chinese idol competition Asia Super Young revealed photos of its 65 male contestants. Among the trainees was someone really familiar yet somewhat......
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says he hopes that a chair in Malay studies can be established at all universities locally and abroad in a bid to empower the Malay language. He said this in response to the recent establishment of the chair named in his honour at the Thai Global...
PUTRAJAYA: Single mother Loh Siew Hong has filed a notice of discontinuance of her application to get leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal decision allowing the Perlis Islamic Religion and Malay Customs Council (MAIPs) to intervene in her divorce proceedings. This was confirmed by her lead counsel A. Srimurugan and MAIPs lawyer Daniel Farhan...
PETALING JAYA: The action taken by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) against a news portal was within legal boundaries, says Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications and Digital Minister said that while he has not been fully briefed on the matter, it was important to have a balance between media freedom and freedom of speech...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC secretary-general Datuk Seri S Vell Paari (pic) was reappointed senator and took his oath of office before Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar on Monday (Sept 25). His reappointment, effective from Sept 2, 2023, to Sept 1, 2026, was with the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan...
