GEORGE TOWN: The US Navy Independence-class littoral combat ships (LCS) USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara have been seen at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) here. According to news portal The War Zone (TWZ), the ships configured for minesweeping duties were last known to be forward-deployed in the Middle East, having arrived in Bahrain within...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are appealing for the public's help in locating a woman who was reported missing from her home in Taman Sepakat, Kajang, since last Monday (March 9). Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof said the police received a missing report of Nur Dinie Sani Hasrul Sani, 25, at 12.16pm that day. He said the...
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the island nation's coast last week be handed over to the embassy of Iran, local media reported on Wednesday (March 11). The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a US submarine...
SEREMBAN: The High Court here has dismissed a suit filed by a 47-year-old woman against the Malaysian government and two others seeking to nullify her conversion to Islam. Apart from the government, the former kindergarten teacher named the National Registration Department (NRD) and the Negri Sembilan Islamic Council (Mains) as the second and third respondents, respectively. Lawyer...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is expected to impose the highest level of security when three Malaysian criminals detained in Mumbai, India, arrive back in the country. Sources said the three suspects are expected to be flown home in the near future, following the completion of extradition procedures. It is understood that about 10 police officers and personnel...
ZUS Coffee, one of South-East Asia's fast-growing coffee brands, won its first Putra Brand Award, earning Gold in the Restaurants and Fast-Food Outlets category. This consumer-voted recognition reflects strong trust and support for the homegrown brand's vision of making specialty coffee accessible to all. Determined through nationwide consumer research and supported by key industry bodies, the Putra...
JOHOR BARU: Two food and catering operators lost RM8,800 after being scammed by an offer to supply food and goodies using the name of the Johor police contingent headquarters. Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the victims, a 51-year-old local man and a 35-year-old local woman, suffered losses of RM3,800 and RM5,000 respectively. “In...
PONTIAN: Police arrested a married Indonesian couple for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking and migrant smuggling activities. Pontian OCPD Supt Hadzrat Hussien Mion Hussain said the man and woman, aged 32 and 35, were detained during Ops Pintas/Tapis Bersepadu in Kampung Parit Haji Yassin, Benut, on Monday (Jan 26). “The operation was carried out following intelligence...
SEOUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Tuesday that were likely short-range projectiles, South Korea and Japan said, as Washington and Seoul hold talks on transforming their defence posture against Pyongyang. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from an area near the North's...
KOTA BHARU: Water supply for 13,766 Air Kelantan Sdn Bhd consumer accounts in the Tanah Merah district will be disrupted from 9pm Friday (Jan 28). The state-owned water supply operator said the disruption was due to emergency repairs to the DN 500 mm Check Valve at the Bukit Remah water treatment plant, which would begin at...
