PETALING JAYA: Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib has ended her silence, saying that she will never place the health of her ailing husband, Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, in jeopardy. “It’s time for me to speak up. I have no other intention than to give the best care and protection for my husband,” said the wife of...
KOTA KINABALU: Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault and robbery of a woman in a back alley in the city here last week. The incident of a man using a stick to beat a woman during the robbery was captured on video and went viral on social media on Monday (Feb...
SHAH ALAM: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia will miss out on the Asia Team Championships final against China on Sunday (Feb 18) due to a sinus problem, which is a huge blow to the team. The world No. 10 missed the team's 3-1 win over Singapore in the quarter-finals on Friday (Feb 16) after he...
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian shuttlers smashed into the men's team final of the Asia Team Championships with a 3-1 win over Japan on Saturday (Feb 17). Lee Zii Jia got the team off to a good start with a 21-18, 21-15 win over Kenta Nishimoto in the first singles at the Setia City Convention Center. Men's doubles...
SHAH ALAM: The Immigration Department arrested 132 illegal immigrants in a raid on a settlement at an oil palm plantation in Setia Alam on Sunday (Feb 18) morning. Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha, said that 130 Indonesians and two Bangladeshi men were detained in the operation that started at 2.38 am. Jafri said that of...
SINGAPORE: Singapore's proposal to purchase two plots of land belonging to Malaysia that will be affected by the redevelopment of Woodlands Checkpoint (WCP) is still being deliberated by Malaysian authorities. Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk Dr Azfar Mohamad Mustafar said it is logical for Singapore to buy the land. However he said a sale or swap...
KUALA LUMPUR: An engagement process to empower syariah courts will include Perikatan Nasional members and the public, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. He said that the recently-begun engagement process seeks to get as many views as possible on the matter, adding that it comes after the Federal...
PETALING JAYA: Three people from separate Islamic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Malaysia have been listed on the United States' Terrorist Screening Centre (TSC) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to a leaked letter from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. In the letter, which was leaked on social media, the ministry instructed that the three men...
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Syariah Judiciary Committee under the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI) has been told to engage with all ulamas, including those affiliated with the opposition, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said on Sunday (Feb 18) that any engagement to empower the Syariah Courts will include all stakeholders regardless...
JITRA: The scorching weather has forced some rubber tappers in this state to work at night to obtain higher latex production. Mohd Jamil Shahbidin, 63, a rubber tapper from Felda Laka Selatan in Changlun, said the intense daytime temperatures have led to a reduction in latex production, thus affecting their income. "When we tap during the day,...
