KKB polls: Muted atmosphere at Perikatan’s operations room

HULU SELANGOR: Perikatan Nasional's operations room in Bandar Baru Batang Kali here is devoid of the usual election buzz, with no viewing party for supporters to follow vote-counting for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election. There were also no top Perikatan leaders seen. It has been learnt that the viewing party is a closed-door affair. Perikatan's Khairul Azhari Saut...

Woman’s car crushed by tree just weeks after purchase

GEORGE TOWN: Company executive Karen Loh drove to a cafe in her new car, which she bought just weeks earlier, anticipating a lovely breakfast on a Saturday morning. Just minutes into chowing down, she heard a loud sound, and people around her started screaming. “I dashed out of the cafe, just like the others. To my horror,...

World’s largest private cruise ship docks in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: The world's largest privately-owned residential cruise ship has docked in Penang for the next two days. State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the cruise, dubbed "MS The World," would stay at the Penang cruise terminal for two days before departing for Langkawi on Tuesday (May 14) night. He said the...

Groom emotional after butterfly believed to be deceased granny lands on his coat

PETALING JAYA: A groom in China was seen bawling the moment a white butterfly landed on his coat as he believed it was his recently departed grandmother, signalling her "presence” at his wedding. In a video shared by the South China Morning Post, the man dressed in a suit for his nuptials was giving his speech...

Athlete Jackie Wong ties the knot with doctor who treated him for Covid-19

PETALING JAYA: SEA Games gold medallist Jackie Wong Siew Cheer would never have thought that spending over two months in hospital was the best thing to ever happen to him. This is because the hospital is where Wong met his future wife, Dr Joanne Tiong, who was one of the doctors treating him at Sibu Hospital...

Flash floods in Puchong Jaya to IOI Puchong, users advised to drive safe

PETALING JAYA: A flash flood occurred at KM 21.5 heading south from Puchong Jaya to IOI Puchong on Sunday evening. This has resulted in a lane closure with slow traffic as of 5:26pm. Users on the roads affected have been advised by the Malaysian Highway Authority to drive safe.

No to violence: Man Utd stars Onana, Garnacho send well-wishes to Faisal Halim

KUALA LUMPUR: There has been an outpouring of support and well-wishes for acid attack victim Faisal Halim, including from Manchester United stars Andre Onana and Alejandro Garnacho. In a 26-second video posted on various platforms, Manchester United players wished Faisal Halim a speedy recovery from the attack on May 5 which left the Selangor FC winger...

KKB Polls: Voter turnout for KKB by-election at 55.79% as at 4pm, says EC

HULU SELANGOR: The turnout for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election recorded 55.79% as of 4pm, according to the Election Commission (EC). The voting process at 17 polling stations is still going on in the rain and the polling stations will close at 6pm. Before this, the polling station at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Bukit Fraser which had...

Another two detained for molotov cocktail attack at KL nightspot

KUALA LUMPUR: Two more local men have been detained in connection with the firebombing of an entertainment outlet on Jalan Yap Kwan Seng early Thursday morning (May 9). Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said both suspects, aged 25 to 28, were detained on Saturday (May 11). "The latest arrests bring the total of...

Armed Certis cop arrested in Singapore’s Victoria Street; officer did not return gun and 10 bullets after duty

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A manhunt involving more than 100 police officers was launched on Friday evening, after a Certis auxiliary police officer did not return his revolver and 10 bullets after his shift. At a media briefing onFriday ( May 10), the police said the Singaporean man, 27, was arrested within 2½ hours after a...