KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional on Monday (Aug 4) congratulated and commended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for his key role in arranging a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. Perikatan deputy chairman and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin said the coalition welcomed any Malaysian involvement in efforts to strengthen regional stability. "Whatever role played by the...
Brooke Hogan’s husband, former pro hockey player Steven Oleksy, says she decided to remove herself from estranged dad Hulk’s will is linked to the wrestling star’s racist rant in his infamous sex tape. The NHL alum, 39, told Us Weekly that his late father-in-law’s earnings largely amounted to blood money, with respect to the “life-altering embarrassment” 37-year-old Brooke...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Three senior executives in Intel's manufacturing operations are set to retire, Intel told Reuters on Thursday, as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan implements sweeping change to resuscitate the struggling U.S. chipmaker. Intel told staff on Tuesday that corporate vice presidents in the technology development group, Kaizad Mistry and Ryan Russell, would retire, as would...
KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail has visited the police officer who was stabbed in the stomach during a crime prevention round in Pudu. He visited the injured policeman at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz in Cheras on Friday (Aug 1). The country's top cop visit was to give moral support to the cop...
OITA, Japan: Japan's oldest person, Miyoko Hiroyasu, a 114-year-old woman in Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, south-western Japan, has died, the government said on Wednesday (July 30). According to Kyodo News Agency, Shigeko Kagawa, also a 114-year-old woman in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, is now the country's new titleholder following Tuesday's death in Nakatsu. Nakatsu Mayor...
KUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage policy will be expanded to cover graduates and semi-skilled workers, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this will include Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates classified under Masco code 8 and above. “This effort is aimed at ensuring fair wages that reflect the qualifications and skills of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM51bil allocation for the defence and security sectors in the 13th Malaysian Plan (13MP) signals the government's recognition of security as a key pillar of national stability and growth, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said strengthening the operational, logistical, and technological capacities of security forces is vital in an...
KUALA LUMPUR: Over a hundred people were detained following an Immigration Department operation along Masjid India. Immigration Department enforcement division director Basri Othman stated at a press conference at the scene that 758 people were inspected, with 171 detained for immigration-related offences. "The majority are from India and Bangladesh, with some from Indonesia. "There was an instance of...
SINGAPORE: Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in an HDB flat in Toa Payoh on Tuesday (July 29). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at Block 229 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh at about 1pm. The fire was raging inside a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2025, enabling local creditors to recover debts from insolvent companies within the Asean region. The Bill was passed by a voice vote after being debated by 11 MPs from both the Government and Opposition blocs. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk...
