KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution has listed seven reasons in its appeal petition in the RM150mil graft case involving Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife Zizie Ezette Abdul Samad. In the petition filed on May 3, the prosecution contended that the High Court judge had erred in his exercise of revisionary powers when...
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): Two “panda dogs” have been delighting and perplexing visitors of a zoo in China since a dedicated enclosure opened to the public on May 1. Videos of the animals posted online confused netizens, some of whom mistook them for real pandas, with others asking whether “panda dog” was a real breed. And while...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand has welcomed more than 12 million foreign tourists during the first four months of this year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced to the media. The TAT said 12,127,447 foreign tourists entered Thailand from January 1 to April 30, an increase of 142.87% from the same period last year. According...
Police in Vietnam have arrested the former head of the government office, Mai Tien Dung (pic), on suspicion of abuse of power, the Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday, amid a widening anti-graft crackdown in the Southeast Asian country. The arrest of Dung, 65, is part of an investigation into a bribery case in the...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that while he is stepping down from his role soon, he will continue to remain in the Government and serve as an MP. Singapore will have a new prime minister from May 15, when Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong takes over the role. Noting that several people...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is ready to talk but Russia is girding for victory in Ukraine. Putin, who rose to the top of the Kremlin just eight years after the fall of...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor FC are on high alert after its chief executive officer was threatened with an acid attack. According to a source, a team official told Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon that an unidentified person called him while he was visiting Faisal Halim in hospital on Sunday (May 5), saying that Johan would be the next...
PETALING JAYA: Mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie started their journey by winning matches on badminton court. Now, they have won each other's heart. On Saturday, the best friends tied the knot at the La Serre, The Chateau Spa & Wellness Resort in Bukit Tinggi in the presence of their loved ones and many...
KUALA LUMPUR: One person has died and another injured after a tree fell on Jalan Sultan Ismail here, hitting 17 vehicles. KL Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) M. Fatta M. Amin said they received a distress call at 2.19pm on Tuesday (May 7). "We dispatched 27 firemen, four fire engines and four emergency medical rescue...
LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his lawyers mistakenly failed to serve a defence to a civil lawsuit. Spacey is being sued at London's High Court by a man, who cannot be...
