PETALING JAYA: Former doubles ace Tan Boon Heong is sorry for what had happened to mixed doubles shuttler Lai Pei Jing. In fact, he admitted he was once a victim of scammers too in 2017. Pei Jing, who plays with Tan Kian Meng on the international stage, had fallen victim to scammers and lost most of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil was granted an audience by the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah on Tuesday (June 4), to present the instrument of royal invitation to the Coronation of the 17th King of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim. Fahmi, the chairman of the Special Committee for the King's Coronation...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where the inauguration of a grand Hindu temple just months ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as an event that would cement his legacy and the party's poll victory. The BJP looks set for heavy losses in the...
KOTA KINABALU: A villager in Kiulu district's Kampung Ranap kept a cool head and managed to get his family out of the house just before a landslide hit it on Monday (June 3) evening. Half the house was damaged in the incident, Abel George said when interviewed on Tuesday (June 4). “It had been raining non-stop since...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is time for Malaysia to embrace serious reforms in its pension and retirement framework to ensure financial security and equity for all Malaysians, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said a recent survey found that 26.1% of respondents above the age of 60 will continue to work until their health fails...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (June 4) received a courtesy visit from Hidetoshi Ilzawa, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation (Fujifilm), along with his delegation. In a Facebook post, Anwar shared that the meeting focused on potential investments and support Fujifilm could offer Malaysia's healthcare sector,...
PETALING JAYA: With many still enjoying the school holidays and a long weekend, news about the impending water disruption happening across the Klang Valley may have been missed by segments of the general public. Some residents and business owners only started filling up their basins and extra storage tanks when informed by The Star that their...
MANILA: Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines on Tuesday (June 4) following an eruption that sent a five km (three miles) high ash cloud into the sky. Government officials warned of the possibility of further eruptions of Kanlaon volcano, hazardous ash fall and sulphuric odour. They also warned...
SINGAPORE: The man suspected of killing Singaporean Audrey Fang has been confirmed as a beneficiary of her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings, a Spanish media outlet reported on Monday (June 3). Singaporean Mitchell Ong, 43, was arrested in Alicante in Spain nearly a week after Fang, 39, was found dead with more than 30 stab wounds...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has postponed Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Irwan Serigar Abdullah’s RM6.6 bil criminal breach of trust trial by two weeks. The trial was initially scheduled to begin on Tuesday (June 4) but will now begin on June 19. Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin made the postponement to give time for both...
