Malaysia * Second sinkhole appears on Jln Masjid India * KD Pendekar: Navy diver killed in operations to salvage vessel * Over 600 company directors stopped from leaving Msia due to unpaid EPF contributions * Full refunds for passengers delayed five hours or more from Sept 2, says Loke * Over 100 illegals detained in Immigration op in Keningau * Ringgit...
TENOM: A woman testified in the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday that preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, also known as Ebit Lew, had confided that his sexual needs were purportedly unmet by his wife. The ninth prosecution witness, in her 40s, stated that Lew spoke of the matter during a 44-minute and nine-second video call on May...
PETALING JAYA: A 17-year-old boy has gone missing after he was last seen at his house in Kampung Lindungan. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said Narashinmasegaran Gunasegaran was reported missing on Aug 27. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with a striped pattern on the front. “Those with information on his whereabouts are urged...
BELLINZONA (Reuters): The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted two executives at an oil exploration company accused of embezzling over US$1.8bil from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB. The verdict was the latest episode in the 1MDB scandal, a complex tale of international corruption that has buffeted a slew of financial institutions and individuals across the...
NIBONG TEBAL: A total of 7,238 user accounts here will experience a scheduled water supply disruption from Thursday( Aug 29) to Friday (Aug 30) following the closure of the 600mm main pipe in Sungai Krian here. The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) said the water supply disruption occurred within a period of 12 hours, starting at...
KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines will soon have to provide mandatory full refunds to passengers of flights delayed for at least five hours or more, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the move, which comes into force from Sept 2, follows amendments to the Malaysian Aviation Commission’s (Mavcom) Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code (MACPC) 2016. He explained that...
IPOH: The body of an infant was found buried in the cement on a house porch at Taman Sri Rokam, Jalan Pasar, here on Wednesday, according to police. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said in a statement that according to the pathology expert at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, the baby was a...
KUALA LUMPUR: "I'm sad because my mother could not see the tattoo (her name) I had on my left hand, tattooed especially for her,” was the expression of the son of the victim of the Jalan Masjid India sinkhole incident. M. Suria, 25, who remains inconsolable told Bernama that the tattoo of his mother's name Vijayalaksmi...
HONG KONG (Reuters): The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no remorse over the alleged conspiracy. Ng kin-wai, 28, was one of 47 activists arrested and charged in 2021 with "conspiracy to commit subversion to subvert the state...
TENOM: A woman told the Magistrate's Court here that she was uncertain if she had ever sent explicit photos to preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment case against him. The woman in her 40s, the ninth prosecution witness and the complainant in the case suggested that the...
