A JAPANESE man accused of helping to run a US$90mil investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said. Yusuke Yamazaki, 43, was arrested off Bulan island in Kepulauan Riau province on Jan 31, while attempting to cross into Malaysia in a small wooden boat, said Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram,...
JAKARTA (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno visited Singapore recently and aims to explore potential bilateral cooperation on hosting major concerts and other international events amid pop singer Taylor Swift’s exclusive six-date concert series in the city-state. During the visit, Sandiaga met with Grace Fu Hai Yien, Singapore’s minister-in-charge of trade relations...
BANGKOK: Ko Muang Phet, a magnificent albino buffalo owned by Damrongsak Morakot in Phetchaburi province, recently made headlines when it was bought for a whopping 18 million baht (RM2.3mil). Renowned for its striking beauty and colossal size, the buffalo is known for its remarkable breeding capability because 90% of its offspring will be born with albino...
PETALING JAYA: Who will lose in the men’s singles first round again – Lee Zii Jia or Kodai Naraoka of Japan? Both players will clash in the opening round of the All-England starting in Birmingham today and are bent on making amends after losing in their respective opening round of the French Open in Paris last...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia sparred with India’s women’s singles player P.V. Sindhu ahead of his All-England opening match today. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) released a video of the independent men’s singles player training with the 2019 world champion during a practice session at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. World No. 10 Zii Jia, who...
KUALA LUMPUR: Victims of a fire that destroyed at least five houses in Kampung India Settlement in Kampung Pandan here at around 9.45pm on Tuesday (March 12) had to flee to the main road to safety. One of them, S Thulasi, said she realised her house was on fire when she saw flames from her kitchen...
CYBERJAYA: A part-time model has been arrested for allegedly murdering her photographer. Kuala Langat OCPD Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor said they were alerted about the incident at around 9.41am on Monday (March 11). "We received a report from a doctor who works at the Cyberjaya Hospital that they received a man who was brought there in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Stop turning the recent argument over Bak Kut Teh into a religious issue and show respect to the country’s multi-racial structure, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism Minister said that as per the National Heritage Act 2005 (Act 645), discussions on whether or not to turn Bak Kut Teh into a heritage...
PETALING JAYA: A man celebrating his 80th birthday with his family at a restaurant received a surprise when Tengku Ampuan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, who was also there, joined in. As family and friends surrounded the man in a wheelchair for the Happy Birthday song, Tunku Azizah was seen singing and clapping along. Tunku Azizah...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday (March 13) morning, says the Health Ministry. The Health Minister is suspected to be suffering from renal colic. "He is currently receiving treatment and is in a stable condition," the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday
