IPOH: Three individuals, including a married couple, have been fined RM607,880 for the possession of 4,342 pairs of counterfeit shoes and sandals. Judge Norashima Khalid meted out the punishment to Yap Kian Seng, 61, as well as Yap Yin Keat, 51, and his wife, Chinese national Sun Hai Xian, 42, at the Sessions Court, here Friday...
IPOH: Perak is set to get a new international airport in five years. State infrastructure, energy, water and public transport committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the project is expected to be carried out by London-based company Colebrand International Limited, via a private funding initiative. He said the company representatives have met with the Prime...
PETALING JAYA: Businessman Abdul Malik Dasthigeer, better known as "Datuk Malik", says he has given his full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). In a video posted on his Instagram account Friday (July 28), Malik, who was with his lawyer Datuk David Gurupatham, said he was called in by the graft busters to give details...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's mean household income rose from RM7,901 in 2019 to RM8,479 in 2022, says the Statistics Department of Malaysia. In its report on the Household Income Survey and Household Expenditure Survey 2022, the department said this was an increase of 2.4%. The report, which was released by the Chief Statistician's Office on Friday (July 28),...
PUTRAJAYA: Two men, including an enforcement officer attached to a Malaysian High Commission abroad, have been arrested for allegedly accepting money to approve visa applications by Bangladeshi nationals to enter Malaysia under the pretext of tourism. The officer is believed to be in cohort with employment agencies in Bangladesh and Malaysia since 2021, and had abused...
Posh Spice is back! If karaoke counts, that is. Victoria Beckham brought out her Spice Girls alter ego over the weekend to serenade husband David Beckham while celebrating soccer star Lionel Messi’s debut with the Inter Miami soccer team. In a dimly lit room, Victoria Beckham belted out the 1996 Spice Girls hit Say You’ll Be There alongside her boo...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle asked US President Biden for a ride home on Air Force One following Queen Elizabeth’s funeral last September, according to British tabloid reports. The reported request was immediately shut down by the White House, with one source describing the idea as a “non-starter”. Harry and Meghan live in California, but they were...
Malaysian supermodel cum actress Amber Chia has been hospitalised after sustaining a head injury while walking down the stairs Wednesday (July 26) night. In an Instagram post today (July 27), Chia sparked concerns after uploading a photo of herself lying on a hospital bed with a gauze wrapped around her head. In her post, the 41-year-old said...
KOTA KINABALU: A 64-year-old man died after he was pinned by a heavy loader he was operating during an incident in Pitas on Thursday (July 27). According to the Fire and Rescue Department, they received a report of the case at 2.41pm which occurred at Felcra palm oil plantation in Kampung Rosob there. A team from Kota...
JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at Istana Bukit Serene here as part of the latter’s inaugural state visit to Malaysia. According to Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page, His Majesty and Marcos shared a long history together as they were coursemates when undergoing military training...
