PUTRAJAYA: As Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is making efforts to bring in investments for Malaysia from abroad, he says he is disappointed to find people caught up with bak kut teh and school canteen issues upon returning home. “Malaysia needs strong economic growth instead of never-ending bickering. “While I was talking about investments (abroad), I came back...
BATU PAHAT: Police have conducted checks at the factory which was the vendor that supplied the socks sold at convenience store chain KK Super Mart. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a team of 40 policemen inspected Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd here at 9am on Tuesday (March 19). “We seized five pairs of socks...
GEORGE TOWN: No action will be taken by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry on the two coffee shops which had placed signs stating that those who do not order drinks will be charged RM2 This comes following an inspection of both Lebuh Carnavon eateries on Sunday (March 17), said the ministry's Penang director...
PETALING JAYA: Stern action must be taken against those found culpable in the controversial sock issue, says His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. Sultan Ibrahim said socks being sold with the word "Allah" on them was a grave issue as it offends Muslims and threatens national harmony. ALSO READ: Vendor behind sock controversy apologises again, regrets any...
KUALA LUMPUR: Ipoh White Coffee has been voted one of the most popular coffees in the world. According to culinary travel guide portal TasteAtlas, Ipoh White Coffee came in 10th on the "Top 39 Coffees in the World" list released on March 15, beating the likes of Vietnamese Iced coffee, Espresso and even Dalgona. TasteAtlas described Ipoh...
BANGKOK (AP): Thailand’s immigration authorities have revoked the visas of two New Zealand tourists accused of assaulting a traffic police officer on a popular resort island in an incident widely shared online, police said Monday. Brothers Hamish Day and Oscar Mattson Day were charged with offenses including robbery, causing physical harm to an on-duty officer, attempted...
JOHOR BARU: An accident involving two buses at the bus lane parking lot of the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) in Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) here caused a passenger to be injured. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 5.50am on Monday (March 18) on the side headed towards...
NEW DELHI (Bernama): Two restaurant workers in southern India stole a visiting Malaysian family's bag containing their passports and cash. The Malaysian couple and their daughter were travelling from Trichy city in Tamil Nadu state to Puducherry by car on Sunday when they had stopped to have lunch in the Samayapuram area, according to a report...
JOHOR BARU: The woman who allegedly murdered her one-year-old son by slitting his throat was seen acting oddly prior to the tragedy that struck the young family. According to a relative who declined to be named, both the woman and her husband really loved their only child. “The victim had just started learning to walk and could...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A total of 44 foreign individuals were arrested by the Immigration Department during a raid on an entertainment centre here. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said the raid, dubbed Ops Gegar, was conducted at 12.10am on March 15 based on a public tip-off. “We were informed that there have been cases of foreign individuals staying...
