Third KK Super Mart outlet attacked, cops hunting for suspect KUCHING: Police here are hunting a suspect involved in hurling a Molotov cocktail at the KK Super Mart outlet in Jalan Satok here, making it the third such incident nationwide within a week. Kuching police chief Asst Comm Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that a report on the incident...
Controversial Malaysian rapper-actor Namewee is believed to have faked his “death” on April Fool’s Day. Two minutes after midnight on April 1, a black-and-white photo of the 40-year-old was uploaded to social media with the phrase “1983 - 2024”. His Wikipedia page was also updated to say that he “died” on March 29. An “obituary” was posted...
KUALA LUMPUR: Those who have registered with the Central Database Hub (Padu) can update any incomplete information even though the registration deadline passed on Monday (April 1) Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that the deadline for registering with Padu remained. "To those who have missed out some information, perhaps their identification (failed to...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Get ready to sizzle in April and May. Temperatures in the next two months – usually among the warmest months in the year – could be nudged up further due to lingering effects of the El Nino phenomenon that gripped Singapore from the second half of 2023, experts say. El Nino is a...
BANGKOK (Bernama): The Office of the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) today received two Thais suspected of drug trafficking, extradited from Malaysia. The Secretary-General of the ONCB Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon said the ONCB Regional Office 9, Narathiwat Provincial Police, Narathiwat Immigration Police, and military officers from ISOC Region 4 received the suspects at the...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King continued their march in the Spain Masters badminton tournament as they advanced to the final in Madrid on Saturday (April 6). The unseeded pair, who did not compete in tournaments for the last three months due to a knee injury to Roy King, defeated Christo...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s doubles pair Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King fell at the final hurdle of the Spain Masters in Madrid on Sunday. Arif-Roy King battled hard against Sabar Karyaman-Moh Reza Pahlevi but could not stop the Indonesians from securing a 21-18, 17-21, 21-19 win in 52 minutes. The Malaysian pair led 19-18 in the third...
PETALNG JAYA: Top Malaysian women’s professional S. Sivasangari’s dream run at the London Classic continued as she upstaged world No. 4 Nele Gilis of Belgium to reach the final on Sunday (March 31). The competition format shifted from best of three to best of five sets but it did not matter as world No. 16 Sivasangari...
EXCELLENCE in sports and extracurricular activities is important but so is academic success for a good career growth, says shuttler Thinaah Muralitharan. The 26-year-old, who will be making her maiden appearance in the Olympics in Paris in July alongside her partner Pearly Tan, has been interested in sports from a young age. Despite her jam-packed training...
PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, reaffirms that fighting corruption, the country's number one enemy, will be a major focus of his reign. Sultan Ibrahim said he had granted an audience to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki on Monday (April 1) to find out the latest developments from...
