Gunman kills 3 Israelis at West Bank crossing as Gaza war rages

Allenby Bridge, Ahmad GHARABLI (AFP) - A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being "eliminated", Israel's military said, as it pounded Hamas targets in Gaza. The rare attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing comes amid soaring violence in the West Bank with...

French mass rape suspect among ‘worst sexual criminals’, says daughter

AVIGNON, FRANCE (AFP): The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife described him as "likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years". Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, has admitted to abusing his wife without her knowledge between 2011 and 2020, drugging her with sleeping pills and...

Alice Guo back in police custody after court appearance in Tarlac

MANILA: Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, has been handed over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial centre in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday (Sept 6)afternoon after appearing in a court in Tarlac. Guo left the custodial centre on Friday at around 9:40am and police brought her to the Tarlac Regional Trial...

DOE finds unknown objects in stream flowing into Sg Pandan

JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has found several unidentified objects dumped along a stream that connects to Sungai Pandan. Johor health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said the objects were found on Wednesday (Sept 4) while DOE was inspecting the area over recent chemical and odour pollution reports. “The Fire and Rescue Department handed...

Pahang Crown Prince calls for transparent probe into alleged attack on construction worker

PETALING JAYA: The Crown Prince of Pahang has called on the police to immediately conduct a fair and transparent probe into allegations that a member of the state's royal family was involved in an attack on a construction worker in Kuantan. In a statement, Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah said he treated such...

Govt to develop formula to expedite decision on child alimony rates, says Mohd Na’im

SHAH ALAM: The government is set to develop a specific formula for Syariah Courts to use in determining alimony rates for children of divorced parents.   Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said the new formula would resolve long-standing debates over alimony rates and expedite the provision of alimony to...

MACC closing in on fourth doc in fake Socso claims probe

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is currently tracking down another doctor to help with the investigation into allegations of falsified Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability claims in Penang. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic) confirmed that the doctor is employed at a hospital in Penang. ALSO READ: Socso claim process to be overhauled in wake of recent...

All projects worth RM10mil and above to use construction software BIM, says Ahmad Maslan

KUALA LUMPUR: All public and private sector construction projects worth RM10mil and above are required to adopt the Building Information Modelling (BIM) system, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works Minister said a new working committee will be formed and combined with the existing committee for Industrialised Building System (IBS) to oversee technology-related matters for...

Senior docs’ arrest: Health Ministry assures MACC of full cooperation

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will give its full cooperation to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in the investigation of three senior doctors detained in Penang recently. The ministry said in a statement Wednesday (Sept 4) it had taken note of the arrests, allegedly linked to a cartel involved in falsifying Social Security Organisation (Socso) disability claims. ALSO...

Illegal precious metal recycling factories raided, RM97mil worth of metals seized

KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal factories recycling precious metals from scrap were busted after a raid led by Bukit Aman. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department acting director Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said seven premises were raided on Sept 2 within the Kampung Telok Gong area in Klang. He said that investigations showed that the...