PETALING JAYA: The public holiday declared after polling in five states was not a mandatory paid public holiday, says the Human Resources Ministry. In a statement on Thursday (Aug 17), the ministry said five state governments involved in the recent elections had declared public holidays. They were Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu on Aug 13 while Selangor and...
PETALING JAYA: Flash floods were reported in various areas of Shah Alam, mainly Section 13, on Wednesday (Aug 16) following a downpour. Footage posted on social media shows roads and vehicles being inundated by muddy rainwater although the rain seems to have abated. Voluntary efforts to extract vehicles from flooded areas are also underway by good samaritans...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court that the central bank took seven years to discover that some US$700mil from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) coffers were diverted to Good Star Ltd, a company linked to Low Taek Jho or Jho Low. Zeti said, however, that this span...
KUALA LUMPUR: Cosmetics entrepreneur Safiey Ilias (pic) was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal on Wednesday (Aug 16) by the Ampang Sessions Court here of the four charges of committing sexual offences against two male teenagers two years ago. Judge Norhazani Hamzah made the order after Deputy Public Prosecutor Nurfadzlin Mahmad Zulhasnan applied for...
IPOH: A worker died after being buried alive while he was breaking hardened cement at at a manhole of a silo of a cement factory in Kinta district here on Monday (Aug 14). The Perak Occupational Safety and Health Department (JKKP) Director's Office in a statement here on Wednesday (Aug 16) said that when the incident...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines, a subsidiary of the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), has announced a limited-time offer of up to 40% off on airfares to select domestic and international destinations in conjunction with the upcoming MATTA Fair. The promotion will be available from Aug 31 to Sept 9 at the MATTA Fair and on the airline's...
BATU PAHAT: A 12-year-old girl from here was allegedly raped by three youths whom she befriended through social media. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a police report was lodged by the victim’s mother at 3.35am on Tuesday (Aug 15). “She believes that the three youths took turns to rape her underaged daughter. “The girl was...
DUNGENESS, England (Reuters) - Dozens of men, women and children arrived on a shingle beach on the southern coast of England on Wednesday, tired but relieved to be brought ashore by a large orange lifeboat after making the risky sea crossing from France in rubber dinghies. They are the latest among more than 2,000 migrants who...
IPOH: A family from Taman Desa Kebudayaan here is looking for their teenage son who has gone missing. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said Pang Sin Siang, 15, has gone missing since July 30. ACP Yahaya said the teenager's last known address is No 22, Persiaran Wira Jaya Timur 17, Taman Desa Kebudayaan. "He is stout and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has applied to the Court of Appeal for the temporary release of her passport to visit her daughter, who is expected to give birth later this month. In a notice of motion filed through Messrs Akberdin & Co on Friday (Aug 11), Rosmah sought the release of her passport to...
