LONDON (Reuters) - British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch is missing after a luxury yacht was struck by a violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo on Monday, a person familiar with the rescue operation said. (Reporting by Paul Sandle and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Kate Holton)
(Reuters) - Supporters of Indian soccer clubs East Bengal and Mohun Bagan put their bitter rivalry aside and united in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital. The Durand Cup match between the century-old clubs from the eastern city of Kolkata was cancelled on Sunday amid security concerns but...
MANILA: A 61-year-old female passenger was offloaded at the San Jose Airport in Occidental Mindoro after making a bomb joke before boarding a flight to Manila on Monday (Aug 19), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap). Caap reported that the senior citizen was at the final screening checkpoint around 7.15am when she...
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno views seriously the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah’s decree for police to take firm action against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly touching on the 3R issue (race, religion, royalty) while campaigning in the Nenggiri state by-election recently. Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, however, said the party...
PETALING JAYA: The Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed anger and displeasure against Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who has deliberately and cynically cited the responsibilities and role of the Sultan of Pahang when he was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Tengku Hasanal said as a former prime...
PUTRAJAYA: An investigation has been launched following a TikTok video that claimed rude service by the Immigration Department. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, at a press conference on Monday (Aug 19) at the department’s special operations and intelligence headquarters here, said that he was aware of the video and had ordered a thorough investigation to be...
KUALA LUMPUR: Parties involved in the procurement of military assets and the construction of military facilities will be rotated every three years to prevent misconduct, including corruption, says Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. Without providing further details, the Defence Minister stated that those involved in military asset procurement will not remain in their positions for long...
MELAKA: Tears flowed among family members of murder victim Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi during her final journey from Melaka Hospital's mortuary to a burial ground at Kampung Kubang Badak, Pasir Mas in Kelantan. The family members including children, all clad in black, wept as the van carrying the remains of the 34-year-old teacher left the mortuary at...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
CYBERJAYA: Thousands of Klang Valley businesses will be inspected for tax compliance by officers from the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) and Royal Malaysian Customs Department as part of Ops Metro 2024, says Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin. The LHDN chief executive officer said the newly announced joint operation will see over 1,000 officers from both LHDN...
