NILAI: Police are hunting another male suspect to assist in investigations into a murder case involving a man found dead with 12 stab wounds in an apartment unit in Mantin on Dec 30. Nilai OCPD Supt Johari Yahya said closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from the surrounding area on Dec 28 captured images of the suspect, who...
GEORGE TOWN: Beachgoers at Tanjung Asam and Teluk Bayu in Gertak Sanggul near here have been advised to be cautious during low tides as certain poisonous marine species, including the pale-edged stingray, were active in shallow waters. Bayan Lepas assemblyman Datuk Azrul Mahathir Aziz said the beaches were prone to very low tides during this period,...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday doubled down on Mexico's opposition to Washington's attack on Venezuela and extradition of the country's president. "We categorically reject intervention in the internal matters of other countries," Sheinbaum said, reiterating an earlier statement. The Mexican leader added that Mexico is a sovereign country and is cooperating with...
Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner will represent the United States at talks on Ukraine in Paris this week, a White House official said on Monday. (Reporting by Steve Holland, writing by Costas Pitas and David Ljunggren)
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that dismissed his bid to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest. His lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, confirmed that the appeal was filed on Dec 24. On Dec 22, the High Court dismissed...
SEREMBAN: The man arrested in connection with an explosion in Desa Palma, Nilai, has been remanded for a week until Jan 3. Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the remand order against the 62-year-old man was issued by Senior Assistant Registrar Siti Nur Ain Ariffin at Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital here, where the...
IPOH: The Perak state government has increased its allocation for the Perak Pawsitive Initiative from RM150,000 to RM300,000, underscoring its commitment to addressing stray animal issues in a more structured and long-term manner, says Sandrea Ng. The state local government committee chairman said the increased allocation, recently approved, would allow the programme to be expanded beyond...
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has re-emphasised that the RMRM188,132.26 seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has no connection with a donation it received from the then Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak before 2013. In a statement on Sunday (Dec 28), SUPP said political parties in Malaysia, including SUPP, relied on donations...
ARAU: The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, has called for all speculation and allegations be put to an end following the appointment of Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah from Bersatu as the state’s new Mentri Besar on Sunday (Dec 28). "Various speculations and allegations, accusations and undesirable matters have occurred and been mentioned. “I...
ARAU: Newly appointed Perlis Mentri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah has pledged to maintain unity and rapport among Perikatan Nasional state assemblymen, comprising PAS and Bersatu representatives. Abu Bakar, who is the Kuala Perlis assemblyman, welcomed the decree from the Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, urging all Perikatan assemblymen to unite and collaborate for the well-being...
