KUALA LUMPUR: The Mineral and Geoscience Department recorded 24 sinkhole cases from 2019 to 2024, with Perak reporting the highest number at 11 cases, according to the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES). A written reply posted on the Parliament website said three incidents each were recorded in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, two in Kelantan,...
BALIK PULAU: Police arrested two women believed to be mule accounts for a scam syndicate that caused victims to lose more than RM1mil. Southwest OCPD Asst Comm Sazalee Adam said the two women were arrested separately in Perak on Monday (March 3), following public information and intelligence operations conducted. The first suspect, a 55-year-old woman, was arrested in Kamunting...
SINGAPORE: After slapping his wife and threatening to beat her to death with a metal rod, a man sexually assaulted and raped the woman. The 42-year-old man initially claimed trial to most of the charges he faced relating to the incident, which took place in November 2020. He contended that the sexual acts were consensual. But after two...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is taking necessary actions to establish whether Malaysian laws had been breached in the alleged shipment of United States (US)-sanctioned artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Singapore to Malaysia, says Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti). In a statement on Tuesday (March 4), the ministry reiterated that Malaysia adheres to and honours all established multilaterally-agreed...
JERTIH: A house and seven vehicles, including five motorcycles, were destroyed in a fire at Kampung Gong Duek in Hulu Besut on Sunday (Feb 2). Jertih fire station chief Mustafa Ismail said the two-storey semi-permanent house was 80% destroyed. "We received a distress call at 6.46pm. A team of 13 in two fire engines and a tanker...
KUALA LUMPUR: The agricultural sector and its players must be empowered, says His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. His Majesty urged the government to be proactive in helping smallholders, farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen across the commodity and food supply chain. “The agenda to empower the bumiputra economy through cooperation and support from government companies must...
Ye and wife Bianca Censori shocked the Grammy Awards on Sunday when the model walked the red carpet in a sheer dress that left little to the imagination — moments before they escorted out of the building. The couple reportedly did not have an invitation to the show. The 47-year-old rapper formerly known as Kanye West, in...
BANGKOK: Phuket police raided a cafe on Wednesday (Jan 22) that housed three lion cubs after it was discovered that the establishment was owned by a Chinese national who had hired illegal workers to run it. During the raid at the Glass House Lion Cafe in Phuket’s Mueang district, Thai police arrested two Chinese staff members...
MELAKA: A total of 9,500 premises or 9.7% of the 98,299 premises inspected in Melaka last year were hosts to Aedes mosquito breeding sites, said State Health Director Dr. Ruzita Mustaffa. She said the inspections, conducted under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act (APSPP) 1975 for dengue fever prevention and control, involved 7,756 residential homes and...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) says gender should never influence an employee's pay. In a statement on Thursday (Jan 23) MEF president Datuk Dr Syed Hussain Syed Husman said an employee's salary should be based on their "qualification, skill and experience." He added that employers must reward employees based on their contribution and performance, and...
