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...
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...
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...
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...
Director Matthew Lopez and author Casey McQuiston announced they are writing a sequel to the hit Prime Video romance movie. Here is everything we know about 'Red, White & Royal Blue 2.' Red, White & Royal Blue made the leap from book to screen in 2023. The highly-anticipated film adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel hit Prime Video in...
PETALING JAYA: The Thailand Open is a rare occasion that only four of the top 15 pairs will be competing in the men’s doubles and this bodes well for rising pairs Choong Hon Jian-Mohd Haikal Nazri and Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King in Bangkok. The focus of the top pairs have shifted to their preparation...
IPOH: A factory processing pau (steamed buns) and coffee beans in Tanjung Malim was raided by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for using expired halal certificates. Its Perak director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the raid was jointly carried out with the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) on Thursday (May 9) at the factory...
KUCHING: Dewan Negara president Datuk Mutang Tagal passed away at 11.46am on Friday (May 10). A statement from his office said Mutang, 70, passed away at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur, where he was admitted for treatment since returning from a work trip to Azerbaijan on Monday (May 6). Mutang, a Lun Bawang from Lawas...
GEORGE TOWN: The distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 in Malaysia ceased long ago, after the pandemic was brought under control. Hospital Penang infectious disease unit head Dr Chow Ting Soo said when the Health Ministry offered the fourth dose of vaccines in 2022, the AstraZeneca vaccine was no longer in stock. “We stopped keeping stock...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has become a magnet for skilled foreign professionals, with the number of expatriates entering the country surpassing pre-pandemic levels. According to the Immigration Department’s data, a total of 154,155 expatriate passes were issued last year – the highest since 2018. As of March, the department has issued a total of 38,197 passes – compared...
