Author - Stephanie Chan

Strong police presence outside KL mall ahead of Save Malaysia rally

KUALA LUMPUR: A strong police presence has been sighted near the Sogo shopping complex and Dang Wangi police headquarters ahead of the "Save Malaysia" rally here on Saturday (Sept 16). Groups of uniformed police personnel were sighted patrolling the roads on foot near the shopping complex. Traffic police personnel have also been stationed along the major traffic...

No private Chinese school international student applications rejected from June-August 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: No rejection letter has been issued for any application of admission of international students at Chinese Private Secondary Schools for the period from June to August 2023 The Education Ministry said that the Private Education Division received as many as 25 applications for the admission of international students in the same period, and the...

Bid by illegal immigrants to sneak into Sabah fails

KOTA KINABALU: A group of undocumented migrants thought dawn might be the best time to evade the authorities and slip into the country undetected. They could not be more wrong when the group was intercepted by the marine police at the Gelam-Gelam waters off Sabah’s east coast Semporna district on Friday (Sept 15). The group, believed to...

Swimming-Olympic champion Titmus has surgery to remove benign tumours

(Reuters) - Australia's world and Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus said on Friday she was recovering from surgery to remove benign tumours from an ovary. The 200 and 400m freestyle Olympic gold medallist and 400m freestyle world record holder told followers on Instagram she would be taking some weeks to rest after the operation. "For a while...

Soccer-Lack of European football good for injury-hit Chelsea says Pochettino

LONDON (Reuters) - The absence of European football will help Chelsea cope with their long list of injuries, Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday, but the Argentine manager added he was confident the Premier League club will return to continental competition next season. Chelsea, the 2021 Champions League winners, endured a turbulent campaign last season and finished...

Ex HK Singer Steven Cheung To Get A Vasectomy After Welcoming 4th Son In 4 Years

The scandal-plagued singer, who is reportedly in debt too, says he is taking on “the greatest responsibility as head of the family”. Looks like Hong Kong singer Steven Cheung, 38, has finally decided to heed the advice of netizens and stop growing his brood. The singer, who was one-half of Cantopop duo Boyz, announced on Instagram that he will undergo a...

Patrick Tse, 86, Seen Out On A Date With A 30-Year-Old… Turns Out, It’s Just His Impersonator

A Chinese man has been dressing up as the actor to gain views and to confuse the internet. One thing that always gets people talking: May-December relationships. Hong Kong silver screen idol Patrick Tse famously dated Shanghai native, Coco, who is 49 years his junior. At that time, Patrick said the relationship would be his last. They split up...

UK sanctions more Iranian officials to mark anniversary of Mahsa Amini death

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions on four Iranian officials to mark the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police. The sanctions target senior decision makers enforcing Iran's mandatory hijab law and were coordinated with similar moves by the United States, Canada and Australia, Britain's foreign...

Court to hear Putrajaya’s appeal against SLS suit on May 16, 2024

KOTA KINABALU: The Court of Appeal will hear the Federal Government's appeal against a Kota Kinabalu High Court decision to grant Sabah lawyers leave for judicial review on Putrajaya's constitutional duty to pay 40% to the state on May 16, 2024. Sabah Law Society (SLS) president Roger Chin said the appeal filed by the Attorney General's...

Sabah NGO files originating summons challenging Territorial Sea Act

KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah-based NGO is challenging the Territorial Sea Act (TSA) 2012, a federal law that limits the state's maritime jurisdiction to up to three nautical miles. The Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights (Sabar) filed an originating summons to challenge the law at the Kota Kinabalu High Court here through the firm Roland Cheng &...