PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia crashed out of the Swiss Open after going down to India's K. Srikanth in the second round on Thursday (March 21). The world No. 10 surprisingly lost out 16-21, 15-21 to the Indian world No. 27 in Basel. It was Zii Jia's second defeat to Srikanth in six meetings...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old man, with several prior criminal records was the mastermind behind the RM3.5mil heist at a businesswoman's home. He was detained along with three women for the robbery at Padang Balang, Sentul, on March 3. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the robbery gang was nabbed in Batu Pahat, Johor...
KOTA KINABALU: Four years ago, university student Veveonah Mosibin made headlines for her “treetop Internet” YouTube video, receiving both backlash as well as praise for highlighting the connectivity problem faced by many Sabahans. The 22-year-old Marine Science student is in the limelight again but for a much happier reason. She is starring in several locally produced movies...
KAJANG: A luxury condominium was among several locations raided in a police operation that led to the seizure of drugs worth more than RM14.5mil.Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the luxury condominium was used for storing the drugs before distribution. “We seized 332.443kg of syabu, 6.07kg of MDMA...
PETALING JAYA: A part-time model has been charged with killing her lover. A. Tamilselvi, 26, clad in purple lock-up garb, nodded to indicate that she understood the charge when it was read out before Magistrate Maslinda Selamat in Teluk Datok, Kuala Langat on Friday (March 22). However, no plea was recorded as murder cases come under the...
PETALING JAYA: A 34-year-old man was fined RM12,000 and sentenced to six months in jail over an insulting Facebook post on the controversial socks issue. Chiok Wai Loong pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 233(1)(a) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 after it was read out to him before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz has called on Putrajaya to rein in rabble-rousers within the government from stoking further tension on the socks issue. Although the former minister did not mention names, she appeared to be targeting Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh over his hardline stance on the “Allah” socks controversy. Rafidah suggested that...
KUALA LUMPUR: Stern action will be taken against those who take the law into their own hands over the controversial socks issue, says the Bukit Aman CID director. Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said vigilantism is prohibited and stern action awaits those who engage in such acts. ALSO READ: Cops nab man for alleged insult on...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari on Friday (March 22) announced a special Aidilfitri aid of one month’s salary or a minimum of RM1,000 for civil servants in the state, to be paid on April 8. He said they include civil servants under the administration of the Selangor State Secretary (SUK) and permanent...
RECENTLY, a notice circulated on WhatsApp claimed that if one of your beneficiaries in the EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) Nominees List dies, it would automatically void the whole arrangement of the list. The message implied that if you only list one nominee, and should he or she die before you, your EPF savings will be surrendered...
