AMPANG: A 36-year-old man was detained for allegedly assaulting his wife and destroying her belongings at their home in Pandan Perdana. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the victim, an interior designer, argued with the suspect at their home at about 9.30am on Monday (Jan 29). "The suspect then destroyed his wife's laptop before...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Friday withdrew a bill that would have allowed sixteen year olds to vote in local government elections if it had passed. New Zealand's highest court ruled in late 2022 that the country's current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Research is keeping Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) as its top sector pick on the back of its earnings resilience. "We believe Pavilion REIT’s premium retail assets are less vulnerable to downward pressure on occupancy and rental rates amidst rising headwinds in the retail sector on the back of sustained high inflation that hurts...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican appeals court on Tuesday convicted a priest of sexually abusing a fellow student while they were both attending a school for papal altar boys. Partially overturning a first instance ruling from 2021, judges sentenced Father Gabriele Martinelli to two and a half years' imprisonment, according to a copy of their...
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco stopped 75,184 people from illegally migrating to Europe in 2023, up 6% compared to a year earlier, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The figures reflected "the resilience of border and coast surveillance apparatus," the ministry said in response to Reuters emailed questions. Morocco and Spain have strengthened their cooperation in addressing illegal...
(CNN) - Taiwanese voters have chosen a new leader in elections held under the shadow of an increasingly assertive China that has spent the past eight years ramping up its threats toward the self-ruled island. The winner - Lai Ching-te - is Taiwan’s current vice president and openly loathed by Beijing. The world was watching to see not only...
(CNN) - The custodians of an ancient Hindu religious site in Malaysia are planning to install an escalator as an alternative for those visitors either unable or unwilling to climb the 272 steps leading to its temple and cave shrines. The Batu Caves are one of Malaysia’s most popular tourist attractions. They serve as a religious site for...
PUCHONG: The burden of flood management and the responsibilities should not be shouldered only by the Federal Government, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The deputy prime minister said cooperation and coordination between federal and state governments was crucial when it comes to handling disaster management. "In managing the floods, we have to cast aside the...
KOTA KINABALU: Six houses at a village along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan were completely destroyed during a blaze on Friday (Jan 19). However, no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department received a report at 5.30pm about the incident at Kampung Timpoluon Babagon and a team from the Penampang and Kota Kinabalu fire stations were sent to the...
BATU KAWAN: The Penang government is urging PLUS Malaysia Berhad to implement the Juru-Sungai Dua elevated highway project to ease the worsening traffic congestion in the area. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government had raised the matter with the Public Private Partnership Unit (Ukas) of the Prime Minister's Department in a meeting here...
