JOHOR BARU: Amanah hopes to see Pakatan Harapan assemblymen appointed as Johor government executive councillors to reflect the spirit of the unity government. State party chief Aminolhuda Hassan said the unity government’s win in the Pulai and Simpang Jeram by-elections on Sept 9 was the result of a good partnership between Pakatan and Barisan Nasional. “I hope...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued over 14,000 notices to foreign nationals for various traffic offences following a 20-day special operation nationwide. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan (pic) said the department issued 14,527 notices in total, with the main offences being: operating a vehicle without a valid licence (6,268 cases); not...
JOHOR BARU: Putrajaya wants to meet with the Indian government over its ban on the export of non-basmati white rice, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic). The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said his ministry is reaching out to its Indian counterpart to obtain a suitable date for a government-to-government meeting. “When they planned on ceasing the...
PETALING JAYA: Despite the final episode not having been aired yet, Malaysian singer Jeryl Lee Pei Ling is rumoured to be the winner of The Next 2023, a new reality TV show in China, reported Sin Chew Daily. Some 26 contestants took part in the competition that began in July. Lee, 23, emerged in the top five...
GEORGE TOWN: The Singaporean tourist who died after a van plunged into a ravine at Bukit Genting on Sunday (Sept 24) has been identified. Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the deceased was Lee Kwee Yiam, 62. "The tour company informed us," he said in a text to the media on Monday...
JOHOR BARU: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has advised event organisers to mediate conflicts and prevent them from escalating into fights that would cast Malaysia in a negative light. Commenting on a brawl that took place during the Desaru International Bike Week last weekend, its Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) said organisers should...
KUALA LUMPUR: The son of former minister in the Prime Minister's Department (religious affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri (pic), is eligible to receive the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Council's special incentive scholarship scheme for excellent students going abroad in accordance with its policies and standard operating procedures (SOP). According to the council, Abdul Syakur, obtained...
Dogs really are the best. How accurate is a dog’s sense of smell? Accurate enough to discover breast cancer, apparently. When veteran Taiwanese singer-actress Sima San San was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, it was not medical professionals who first sounded the alarms. In fact, it was not even human science but her pet Maltese who...
Chinese actress Jin Mei Na looks drastically different from her social media snaps. Even before new Chinese romance web drama Ye Kong Xia De Lian Ren, loosely translated as Lovers Under the Night Sky, is released, it has been making the news for the wrong reasons. Not only did filming wrap after just five days, netizens also had a lot to...
There are strict guidelines to becoming a TVB star. The Miss Hong Kong pageant came to a close last month, with 21-year-old Hilary Chong crowned this year’s winner. However, interest in the other contestants is still high. After all, TVB is known to offer contracts to delegates with potential to be stars. One of this year’s top 22 finishers, Kitty Wang, recently posted a...
