PETALING JAYA: No Malaysians were reported to be affected by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Hualien in Taiwan's east coast area at 7.58am (local time) on Wednesday (April 3) so far, says the Foreign Ministry. In a statement, Wisma Putra said that it was monitoring the situation closely through the Malaysian Friendship and Trade Centre...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hopes for a closer relationship between Malaysia and the Kyrgyz Republic in the future. He said there are many opportunities to be explored in the bilateral relationship, especially in strengthening trade and investment ties. "I am confident that this visit will pave the way for collaboration and foster more...
KUANTAN: The police believe that only one individual was involved in the Molotov cocktail attack on the KK Mart outlet in Sungai Isap here on Saturday (March 30). Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the information was obtained based on an examination of several closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) recordings around the scene. "Efforts...
Third KK Super Mart outlet attacked, cops hunting for suspect KUCHING: Police here are hunting a suspect involved in hurling a Molotov cocktail at the KK Super Mart outlet in Jalan Satok here, making it the third such incident nationwide within a week. Kuching police chief Asst Comm Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that a report on the incident...
Controversial Malaysian rapper-actor Namewee is believed to have faked his “death” on April Fool’s Day. Two minutes after midnight on April 1, a black-and-white photo of the 40-year-old was uploaded to social media with the phrase “1983 - 2024”. His Wikipedia page was also updated to say that he “died” on March 29. An “obituary” was posted...
KUALA LUMPUR: Those who have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) can update any incomplete information even though the registration deadline passed on Monday (April 1) Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that the deadline for registering with Padu remained. "To those who have missed out some information, perhaps their identification (failed to...
PETALING JAYA: PKR Youth urges Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Salleh to take responsibility and stop the rhetoric on the KK Super Mart socks issue, which has been escalating. PKR Youth information chief Nabil Hakimi said a politician should help calm the situation and not exacerbate it. "Dr Akmal should realise that his actions had contributed to...
PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, reaffirms that fighting corruption, the country's number one enemy, will be a major focus of his reign. Sultan Ibrahim said he had granted an audience to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki on Monday (April 1) to find out the latest developments from...
KLANG: Two teenagers died after their motorcycle collided with two others. North Klang OCPD Asst Comm S. Vijaya Rao said that the accident occurred late Sunday (March 31) night near SMK Bukit Kapar. It is believed that the two teenagers had crashed their motorcycle into two others heading in the opposite direction near the school. "Both victims, aged...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ‘Kembara Riuh’ programme be expanded to more locations due to the overwhelming response from youths, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said: "For example the ‘Kembara Riuh’ programme organised at the Sentul Depot starting today (March 29) had attracted about 10,000 visitors and the figure is expected to increase to 30,000 by Sunday. "I...
