JOHOR BARU: A 27-year-old man has died in a motorcycle accident near the Ulu Tiram toll on the Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDE). Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak reported that the accident occurred at 7.40pm on Sunday (Oct 13), with the victim believed to have lost control of his motorcycle. The man crashed into the roadside, sustaining...
Tourism has always been one of the major industries in Malaysia, consistently drawing travellers from far and wide. With the country’s diverse culture and history, geographical wonders and natural beauty, it is not hard to see why tourists love coming to Malaysia. Of course, an important component that helps the industry thrive is tour guides. Without...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction site supervisor has fallen victim to an investment scam, losing RM118,800 after being lured into a non-existent scheme through the "ATS Pro" application. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the 39-year-old victim came across the application when an unknown individual added it to a WhatsApp group on April 21. Intrigued...
SIBU: A 41-year-old man is facing the death penalty after being found in possession of 1.5kg of drugs valued at RM86,051. At a press conference on Saturday (Oct 12), Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was detained during an inspection at about 1.35pm on Oct 10 in Jalan Pedada. The Narcotics Crime Investigation Division...
PETALING JAYA: Mental health issues are taking a significant toll on the Malaysian economy, with workplace stress, job insecurity, and burnout contributing to this growing crisis, said a psychiatrist. Consultant psychiatrist Prof Datuk Dr Andrew Mohanraj said in 2018 alone, Malaysia lost RM14.46bil in productivity due to mental health-related challenges in the workplace, equivalent to 1%...
PETALING JAYA: G. Shanti’s 31-year-old 100m national record in Malaysian athletics is finally broken. Zaidatul Husniah clocked 11.48s to win the women’s 100m final race at the Perlis Open today, erasing Shanti’s national record of 11.50s set back in Kuala Lumpur in 1993. 31-year-old Zaidatul represented Malaysia at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro previously and...
MARANG: Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin made 17m dive to place an inauguration plaque on an existing artificial reef in the waters off Alur Tuman here on Thursday (Oct 10). The dive, five nautical miles from the shore, was to symbolise the inauguration of the Terengganu Recreational Juvenile Cuboid Artificial Reef Trawl Net Barrier...
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional has held a meeting to ensure the smooth presentation of Budget 2025, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has directed all members to facilitate an orderly Parliamentary session. "Our gathering was to plan for the next Dewan Rakyat session, which includes...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is set to announce the code of conduct for social media platform providers, said Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said that providers will need to abide by the code once the Class Licence for Application Service Providers comes into force on Jan 1 next year. "The MCMC will publish...
ISLAMABAD: Two Chinese nationals who were killed in an explosion near Pakistan's Karachi international airport on Sunday (Oct 6) worked for a power plant, Pakistan's finance minister said on Tuesday. It was the most serious attack against Chinese nationals in Pakistan since a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers working on a hydropower project in March,...
