Cops arrest six suspects believed to be involved in fatal fight

SEGAMAT: Five men and a woman, aged from their teens to 40s, believed to be involved in a fight that led to a man’s death in Taman Sejati, Batu Anam, on Thursday (Oct 31), were arrested, said police. Segamat district police chief Supt Ahmad Zamry Marinsah said in a statement on Friday (Nov 1) that at...

FashionValet Co-Founders apologise to investors, step down from company

PETALING JAYA: Entrepreneur couple apologises and steps down from their position at FashionValet over the recent public fund’s investment debacle. FashionValet co-founders Datin Vivy Yusof and her husband Datuk Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar said they took full responsibility for the failure of the investment by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB). “We want to state from...

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’

(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...

Typhoon Kong-rey forces 24 Taiwan-bound flights to divert to Hong Kong

More than 20 Taiwan-bound flights have been forced to divert to Hong Kong as Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey battered the island with fierce winds. Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said that 24 flights destined for Taiwan had been diverted to the city as of 10.30pm on Thursday. The powerful typhoon, which made landfall in Taitung county at 1.40pm...

Staff at US voting machine firms prep for doxxing, misinformation and ‘swatting’

(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...

Trump uses Diwali message to attack Harris and pledges to protect Hindus

Donald Trump capitalised on Diwali, the multicultural festival of lights celebrated primarily in the Indian subcontinent, to criticise his half-Indian opponent Kamala Harris, while pledging to protect Hindus worldwide if re-elected to the White House. “I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against the Hindus, Christians and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in...

Explainer-Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on Nov. 5

(Reuters) -The U.S. presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump may not be known for days after the polls close. As ballots are counted, one candidate may appear to be leading based on early returns, only for a rival to...

Over 60 foreigners arrested in Johor for immigration offences, two for pretending to be beggars in night market

JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has arrested over 60 foreigners, including four who have been pretending to be beggars in a night market, in a series of operations earlier this week. Its director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the suspects were arrested in separate operations conducted around Johor Baru and Batu Pahat between Oct...

‘Real friends are hard to find,’ says Najib

SHAH ALAM: It is hard to find true friends, especially those who are willing to stand by you in times of trouble, says former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak In a Facebook post, he noted that many individuals are fairweather friends, only there when times are good and putting on a facade, reported Sinar...

Anwar extends aid to sole breadwinner Joselyn Dewi

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended aid to Joselyn Dewi and her family in conjunction with Deepavali. Anwar said the contribution was delivered on Wednesday (Oct 30) by his political secretary Ahmad Farhan Fauzi. "I was informed that Joselyn had to take on the role of the breadwinner of the family following her...