PUTRAJAYA: "If he wants to sue, let him try his luck," says Transport Minister Anthony Loke in response to a businessman’s claim for RM1.3mil in damages over the alleged copyright infringement of Madani vehicle registration plates. Loke clarified that the authority to register any vehicle registration number is governed by the Road Transport Act 1987, which...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered several suspicious transactions while scrutinising documents related to the investigation into FashionValet and 30 Maple Sdn Bhd, Malay language portal Astro Awani reports. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Mohd Azam Baki said that the Forensic Accounting Division is currently examining about 50 to 60 boxes of documents...
JAKARTA: Mount Marapi in Indonesia's West Sumatra province erupted on Thursday (Nov 7) morning, sending a column of ash up to 800m into the air, according to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre, reported Xinhua. The eruption occurred at 8.54am Jakarta time, with ash dispersing to the east and northeast of the crater. Residents have been...
INSTANCES of people causing havoc are always shocking and alarming, and as such any videos of these acts tends to go viral rapidly along with any accompanying claims about where it happened and what provoked it. Recently, it was reported that a man was seen breaking car windows along the Dr Lim Chong Eu Highway in...
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday (Nov 7) Beijing and Washington must find a way to "get along" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump's crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world, and heralds a possible shift in US-China relations,...
BEIJING (SCMP): A married man in China managed to maintain relationships with four other women, all residing in the same housing complex. Remarkably, one of these women even lived in the same building as his wife. This secret arrangement lasted over four years without any of the women discovering each other’s existence, sparking astonishment across Chinese...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) carried out another round of checks on several premises, including the residence of a local online fashion business founding couple in the Klang Valley. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the checks were aimed at obtaining related documents and exhibits as well as assets owned by the couple...
KUALA LUMPUR: The MyKad may be used as a mechanism for the implementation of targeted RON 95 petrol subsidies, says Rafizi Ramli. The Economy Minister said this would entail eligible Malaysians to scan their MyKads at the pump for subsidised petrol. Their eligibility would be determined through data stored on a cloud database, he said. Rafizi said the...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will wait to formally recognize a winner in the U.S. presidential election until vote tallies are finalized, she said on Wednesday, after preliminary vote results overnight gave Donald Trump a victory. Sheinbaum, who took office last month, told reporters at her regular morning press conference that she will...
PUTRAJAYA: FashionValet founders Datin Vivy Yusof and Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here at 4.23pm on Wednesday (Nov 6) after a second day of questioning. According to Sinar Harian, the married couple exited the MACC compound accompanied by an officer wearing an MACC jacket. The female MACC officer was seen sitting in...
