KUALA LUMPUR: Maxim Global Bhd is poised to launch properties totalling over RM1bil in gross development value (GDV) this year, including the launch of The Atas in Taman Desa yesterday with a GDV of RM580mil. Speaking with The Star, Maxim deputy managing director Jayden Gan Kuok Chyuan expressed high confidence in The Atas project, expecting a...
Change in trends from Indians, Malays and voters in their 40s PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election saw the biggest change in voting patterns from ethnic Indians, Malays and voters in their 40s. Collectively, they played the biggest role in Pakatan Harapan’s victory on Saturday. However, a closer look at the results in 18 polling districts...
PETALING JAYA: A woman and her two children have gone missing after leaving protective custody. In a statement on Monday (May 13), Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Jaa'far said that the 25-year-old woman, five-year-old daughter and three-year-old son were staying at a Welfare Department shelter. "The missing person is a victim of domestic abuse," he said,...
MIRI: Dewan Negara president Senator Datuk Mutang Tagal was laid to rest at the Fairy Park Miri Memorial, 33 kilometres from here on Monday. The funeral was attended by almost 1,000 people, comprising family and friends, as well as members of the public. Earlier, Mutang’s body was transported from the BEM Airport Road Church to the BEM...
KOTA KINABALU: A collaborative council has been formed by five associations to better protect children’s safety in Sabah. The Sabah Kindergarten Association, CHILD Sabah, Advocates for Non-Discrimination and Access to Knowledge, Partners of Community Organisations in Sabah, and Persatuan Perkhidmatan Taska Sabah signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for this purpose. Association chairman Sonia Chin said the...
DENGUE cases in Klang have remained at a worryingly high number. Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) records show that there have been more than 100 cases a week over these last three weeks. The city council's Health Department director Azmi Muji attributed this to unusually warm weather and rain in the late afternoons, which created an ideal...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive any notification from Bersatu concerning the status of its six Members of Parliament (MPs) who had pledged support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, following the amendment to the party constitution recently. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said, as such, the status of the six...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The staff at Johor's entry points will just have to get used to his spot checks until commuters’ pain points are addressed, says Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said fixing the many legacy issues continuing to "haunt" commuters trumps the unhappiness some have over his presence and surprise visits. “I know many are...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former policewoman who accepted a RM6,000 bribe to shut down a molest case has been fined RM8,000 in default of 40 days' jail by the Sessions Court here. The accused, Nur Mastisha Maidinsha, 39 pleaded guilty to two counts of accepting bribes totalling RM6,000 from the father of a suspect in a sexual...
KUALA LUMPUR: A building manager has been fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate's Court here for cheating an individual by impersonating the Johor police chief. The accused, A. Ganasean, 51, was charged with deceiving the victim in Bandar Baru Sentul here at 8.35pm on May 6 by impersonating the Johor police chief for the release of 11...
