KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has obtained an interim injunction from the Alor Setar High Court to prevent Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from issuing, repeating and publishing defamatory statements against him on social media, websites and any other platforms. Lawyer Datuk SN Nair, representing the Prime Minister, said Judge Mahazan...
JOHOR BARU: Police have seized five luxury sports cars and opened an investigation paper to look into claims that the drivers had driven dangerously on the Senai Desaru Expressway (SDE). Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said following the incident last Saturday (July 29), all five male drivers, aged 45 years and above, went...
KOTA KINABALU: A man was killed while his two passengers were hurt when their car rammed into the back of a parked lorry in Sabah’s interior Keningau district early Monday (July 31). Gerit Polong, 35, who was driving, died on the scene while his companions aged 19 and 25 were rushed to hospital following the 1am...
PETALING JAYA: The dark days are over for women’s doubles player Anna Cheong as she will be back in action with partner Teoh Mei Xing in the China Open in September. Anna, 25, suffered the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture on her right leg in October last year and underwent surgery a month later, which...
Analysts: Election frequency one of the causes of voter fatigue PETALING JAYA: While winning the Malay votes is given top priority by both the ruling and opposition coalitions in the state elections, the parties cannot ignore the non-Malay voters in Selangor and Penang, two of the most developed states among the six states, say analysts and...
KUALA PILAH: Barisan Nasional’s Jeram Pasang candidate Datuk Mohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir has been involved in a traffic accident. Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, in a Facebook post, said the accident happened at around 3.25am along the Jalan Pasir Besar- Palong stretch. “His driver is in critical condition. We pray that both of them will...
KUALA LUMPUR: A woman has been detained for lodging a false police report to avoid being fined for losing her MyKad identification card. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 24-year-old woman lodged a police report on Friday (July 28) claiming that she had been a victim of a snatch theft at about...
IPOH: A 70-year-old government retiree in Hutan Melintang has lost RM542,171 in a cryptocurrency investment scam. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the victim lodged a police report on the matter at 4.34pm on July 30. Comm Mohd Yusri said the incident happened on Jan 8, when the victim was at his...
Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, BENJAMIN LEE and R. ARAVINTHAN AWARD-WINNING Hong Kong actor Chow Yun Fat (pic) has to stop jogging for two months after suffering a fall, Sin Chew Daily reported. Besides multiple cuts on his palms, the 68-year-old also had a fractured fourth rib on the left due to the impact of the fall. He...
Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun Fat suffered some injuries while jogging last Thursday, but that did not deter him from attending a talk the next day. The 68-year-old jogging enthusiast spoke about his mishap while taking part in a talk at The University of Hong Kong last Friday, titled Chow Yun Fat x Anthony Pun x Felix...
