KUALA LUMPUR: The distribution of the 'Sumbangan Asas Rahmah' (Sara) aid starting Wednesday will see improvements to the targetted aid resulting from the increase in the Budget 2025 allocations for the Sara and 'Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah' (STR) assistance to their highest historical level of RM13bil compared to RM10bil in 2024. The Sara aid will be increased...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have confirmed that the Home Minister's son has been married since last September and that the marriage took place in southern Thailand. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the marriage certificate was legitimate based on checks conducted by investigators. "The Home Minister's son and a woman were in love, but they...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Arul Kanda Kandasamy told the High Court here on Tuesday (Jan 14) that he had no personal knowledge that monies from the company’s funds were used to buy jewellery worth US$1.3mil for Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Arul Kanda said this when 1MDB’s counsel Raphael Kok...
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be zero tolerance for integrity breaches among Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers, following reports that certain lorry owners are using “protection stickers” to evade roadblocks and inspections, warns Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said since the issue involves integrity, it would need the cooperation of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). “If it involves...
ABU DHABI: Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to enhance strategic cooperation in the fields of politics, economy and investment, defence, renewable energy (RE) and nuclear, tourism, sustainability and artificial intelligence (AI), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this was the outcome of his bilateral meetings with UAE President Sheikh...
SHAH ALAM: A manager of a private company in Ampang Jaya lost more than RM1.6 million after falling for a non-existent crypto investment online. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement on Tuesday (Jan 14), said the 61-year-old male complainant was attracted to a cryptocurrency investment advertised on Facebook and made a phone...
BANGKOK: Strong high pressure system is prolonging the current cold spell in much of Thailand, but rain is expected to ease in the South. Cold to very cold weather has been forecast for the upper part of Thailand as the strong high-pressure system from China extends to cover upper Thailand and the South China Sea, the...
BANGKOK: A Thai court on Monday (Jan 13) approved 12 days of detention for a man suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in an attack in Bangkok. Ekkalak Paenoi, who confessed to the crime Saturday in a livestream video, was escorted to the court in Bangkok wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet alongside uniformed...
Over the weekend, Ben Affleck received a visit from FBI agents and Los Angeles police at his Brentwood home as the Palisades fire raged nearby. According to photos obtained by Page Six, authorities were seen outside his front gate. An FBI spokesperson explained that members of the agency’s Ground Intercept task force were “conducting activity in...
SATURDAY (Jan 11) marks a new chapter in Penang's history as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has just officiated the groundbreaking ceremony of Penang's much anticipated Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT). However, what few fail to realise is that the island once had a rich tapestry of public transport options to serve its people. Did...
