IPOH: A professional skateboarder from China sustained serious injuries after getting hit by a car in front of the Ipoh Town Hall on Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab here. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said Song Zihao, 23, suffered injuries to his head, right limbs and hip after getting run over by...
KUALA LUMPUR: KTM Komuter services in the Klang Valley will undergo temporary schedule adjustments for three days starting May 24 to facilitate signal system upgrade works along the route between Kepong Station and Salak Selatan Station. In a statement on Thursday (May 22), Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) said the upgrade works are part of its...
KUCHING: Sarawak can exempt PETRONAS and its subsidiaries from licensing requirements to operate in the state following the signing of a joint declaration with the federal government, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg. The Sarawak Premier said the declaration served as a guide for how PETRONAS would conduct its operations in Sarawak in collaboration with state-owned...
SHAH ALAM: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized three tipper lorries that have been operating without valid road tax since 2016 and 2018 during a recent enforcement operation in Rawang and Cyberjaya. In a dramatic twist, one of the lorries was abandoned in the middle of the road by its driver, who was believed to...
PETALING JAYA: One day before the PKR polls, the party's election committee has issued a stern warning to Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli for announcing his preferred candidate line-up. Rafizi, who is PKR deputy president, shared a list of his preferred candidates, including those vying to be vice president, such as Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang...
PUTRAJAYA: Assets linked to the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, his family and his proxies worth billions of ringgit are currently in the asset forfeiture process, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Its Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said around RM2bill of Daim's assets are currently frozen. "It could be more. We are communicating from authorities from...
JOHOR BARU: An estimated 300,000 consumers here are experiencing unplanned water disruptions because of faulty pumps at the Sungai Johor water treatment plant. Water operator Ranhill SAJ said the motor for all six raw water pumps at the were damaged after being submerged during heavy rain on Tuesday (May 20). Its corporate communications head Ahmad Asri Kalbi...
GUA MUSANG: A man has swept away by strong currents after the four-wheel-drive vehicle he was driving failed to cross a swollen river in Pos Bihai near here. Gua Musang police chief Superintendent Sik Choon Foo confirmed that police had received a report on the incident and that investigations are ongoing. "Yes, we've received a report, but...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang is considering another bridge as the third link between the island and the mainland instead of an undersea tunnel. Penang infrastructure and transport committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the state government is considering a proposal to have a bridge across the Penang Straits instead. "The feasibility study was completed in 2023, covering the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The first day of a two-day dry-run for road closures and diversions, held in conjunction with the Asean Summit, proceeded smoothly on Wednesday (May 21). As early as 7am, officers and personnel from the KL Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) were on hand to safeguard the routes from Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)...
