PETALING JAYA: A last-minute goal gave Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) the edge to win 2-1 against Kedah in the first leg of the FA Cup semi-final at the Darul Aman Stadium on Friday (July 19). The Southern Tigers were first to bite in the 24th minute with a goal from Oscar Arribas, who found the back...
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The World Court said on Friday that Israel's settlement policies and exploitation of natural resources in the Palestinian territories were in breach of international law. The United Nations' highest court said that Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories were illegal under international law, in an advisory opinion issued on Friday (July 19). The...
SELANGOR has the highest number of abandoned housing projects, with 42 schemes involving 16,610 units, of which 8,226 have been sold, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. The figures were part of the 114 abandoned housing projects nationwide, covering 29,407 units and 15,948 buyers as of May 31 this year. These projects, said Nga,...
JOHOR BARU: Scammers have been impersonating Fire and Rescue Department officers and fraudulently using the department’s name to dupe businesses with bogus tender deals across the country. So far, nearly a dozen police reports have been filed in Selangor, Sabah, Johor, Perlis and Labuan about such scams, with losses exceeding tens of thousands of ringgit. Forging the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as the 17th King of Malaysia is set to take place tomorrow in a ceremony steeped in royal Malay customs and tradition at Istana Negara. To be held at the Balairung Seri of Istana Negara, the event will formally mark the beginning of the five-year reign of...
PETALING JAYA: A man allegedly stabbed his housemate and then broke his hip while trying to escape. In a statement on Wednesday (July 17), Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said that the police were notified of the incident at around 5.45am by members of the public. A man was found bleeding on the fifth floor...
MANILA: It is possible that suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo had already left the country using her Chinese passport. This possibility was raised on Wednesday (July 17) by Sen Sherwin Gatchalian. “Based on our information from the Bureau of Immigration is that she’s still here because we checked if Guo Hua Ping has already left the Philippines,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayshal Wan Ahmad Kamal could face a six-month suspension from the Dewan Rakyat. This comes after the Perikatan Nasional lawmaker allegedly tarnished the reputation of several individuals when referencing a poison pen letter during debates in Parliament. The letter alleged that an Employees Provident Fund (EPF) was active in pushing for...
BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand say the bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and poisoning is suspected. Thailand's Foreign Ministry said in a short statement that the dead were reported to be two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals. They were not identified further. The Thai newspaper Matichon...
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian-born soldier has been promoted to a Major rank in the US Army, in a post by the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. The news was shared by the embassy in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 16). “Congratulations to Malaysian-American Major Lim on your promotion in the US Army! “This achievement underscores your professionalism,...
