KUALA LUMPUR: Federal CID deputy director Deputy Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa is set to become the next City police chief, says police secretary Deputy Comm Alzafny Ahmad. He added that DCP Rusdi will also be promoted to Commissioner in the transfer effective Mac 25. In a statement on Thursday (Feb 22) DCP Alzafny said among those...
Man found to have landed his job using a fake MyKad KOTA KINABALU: He worked at a secondary school for 29 years – first as a substitute teacher and then as a full staff member. But no one at SMK Kemabong in Tenom knew his secret: Ridal Abdul Kadir, 54, is not a citizen, and the identity...
PETALING JAYA: Tourists are advised to bring RM1,992 cash with the new travel requirement to enter Thailand. In an interview with the Indonesian network RRI, the Minister Counsellor of the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok, Dewi Lestari, clarified that this regulation applies to all foreign tourists coming into Thailand regardless of their country of origin, with the...
PETALING JAYA: Manufacturers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are concerned with the fall of the ringgit and have called for policies to offset the impact. However, all is not lost as export-oriented companies and the tourism sector may stand to reap benefits, say industry experts. ALSO READ: OPR hike risks burdening the people, says Fahmi Federation of Malaysian...
JOHOR BAHRU: The Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Sultan Iskandar Building (BSI) here experienced a power outage for an hour on Wednesday (Feb 21) afternoon. BSI Immigration Office communications and corporate unit in a post on Facebook said the electricity disruption occurred at 4.15pm before it was restored an hour later, after recovery action...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded the highest approved investment in its history, totalling RM329.5bil in 2023, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The investments were approved last year which was 23% higher compared to 2022, added the Prime Minister "From the total investment, foreign investment was the main contributor with a total 57.2% compared to domestic investment amounting 42.8%. "This...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries have agreed to remove Arkady Volozh, co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex, from their list of sanctioned entities and individuals relating to Russia's war in Ukraine, three sources familiar with the matter said. Volozh is one of three individuals who will be removed after March 15 when the sanctions regime is...
BANGKOK: Thailand wants to ban recreational use of cannabis by the end of this year, the nation’s health minister said, threatening to put thousands of marijuana shops and farms that have sprung up around the country since a decriminalisation drive two years ago out of business. The nation will seek to get a new cannabis bill...
SINGAPORE: Four drivers have been nabbed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for providing cross-border chauffeured services between Singapore and Malaysia without the required licence. In a Facebook post on Feb 21, LTA said it caught the drivers during a recent enforcement operation. It did not say when the operation was conducted. Photos accompanying the post showed...
SINGAPORE: The wife of Chinese billionaire Jack Ma (pic left) has acquired three so-called shophouses in Singapore, the Business Times reported, properties that are among the city-state’s most highly prized. Zhang Ying (pic right) paid between S$45 million (US$34 million) and S$50 million, the Business Times said, without specifying where it got the information. The niche market...
