KUALA LUMPUR: The National Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030 will have specific plans to ensure growth in local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and improve the livelihood of Malaysians, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to Anwar, the government’s Madani Economy framework and NIMP 2030 were both aligned in their focus to improve lives...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are on the lookout for one witness in their investigations into an alleged gang rape here. Wangsa Maju OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said that the victim, a local woman, had filed a report on Aug 30 stating that she had been raped by five men at a house in Wangsa Maju. "All suspects...
Guess you can call him the king of restaurants now. Like many celebs before him, Hong Kong actor Lai Lok Yi is branching out into the food and beverage industry… but with a twist. Instead of opening his own restaurant or cafe, the 43-year-old has invested in the parent company behind such dining establishments instead. At a recent event celebrating the...
Life is not always easy when you have famous parents. Many of us would recognise Korean star Cha In Pyo, 55, from his hit dramas Star in My Heart (1997) and Fireworks (2000). The actor, who is often credited as the “First Prince Charming of the Korean wave", married actress Shin Ae Ra in 1995. They welcomed their son Jung Min in...
We’ll stick to swimming in the day, thankyouverymuch. Hong Kong star Jeannie Chan, 33, is not just a TVB fadan. She’s also got balls of steel, according to netizens after seeing her recent Instagram post. Jeannie got together with fellow actresses Venus Wong and Dada Chan for a swim recently. Sounds pretty normal and chill, until you realise that they’d gone swimming... at night....
MELAKA: An army commando has discovered a mortar shell just 30m away from his house here. Zakaria Ismail, 32, said he and other family members were at his house in Taman Tanjung Minyak here to celebrate his mother-in-law's birthday. He said he was looking for bamboo shoots to cook a dish for the birthday party when he...
GEORGE TOWN: A 43-year-old man has drowned at Miami Beach in Batu Ferringhi here. In a statement, the Fire and Rescue Department said some individuals attempted to rescue the victim, Haryardi Salleh, before authorities were alerted to the incident at 4.28pm on Thursday (Aug 31). The victim was recovered from the water but remained unconscious. "Rescuers who arrived...
PUTRAJAYA: The police say that the vehicle that hit two cyclists as seen in a viral video is an ehailing vehicle and that the accident occurred on Jalan Dengkil, Kota Warisan in Sepang on Aug 27. Sepang deputy OCPD Supt Md Noor Aehwan Mohammad said the ehailing driver and one cyclist lodged police reports over the...
SEOUL (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A South Korean influencer is stirring up a hornet’s nest online with her bizarre selfies that only the most gullible will believe are actually of her in the flesh. Shasheile is seen in her photos with reality-morphing proportions: a head with a babyish, anime-looking face that is so tiny it’s...
JOHOR BARU: If DAP really wants the support of Malays through cooperation with Umno, it needs to make big changes to achieve success in GE16, says Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. The Umno supreme council member said that there was no other way to convince Malays that DAP today is different from before, apart from it being...
