PETALING JAYA: A 42-year-old local man has been arrested for allegedly using another individual’s MyKad to purchase subsidised petrol under the Budi95 initiative. In a Facebook post, the National Registration Department’s (NRD) Enforcement division said the arrest was made following a complaint by the rightful MyKad owner, who discovered that the Budi95 aid had been redeemed...
GUA MUSANG: Six Orang Asli settlements in Kelantan have been identified as high-risk areas for potential disasters due to continuous rainfall from the ongoing Northeast Monsoon (MTL). Kelantan and Terengganu Department of Orang Asli Development (Jakoa) director Mohd Faedzyal Mohamed said the locations identified as hot spots are Pos Lebir, Pos Bihai, Pos Balar, Pos Belatim,...
SEREMBAN: Police found several objects suspected to be improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on a man arrested in conjunction with an explosion in Desa Palma on Monday (Dec 22). Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said that during the 4.15pm arrest, police also seized a motorcycle believed to have been used by the 62-year-old suspect. "An...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Improving weather conditions have led to a further decline in the number of flood victims in Terengganu. The number of evacuees in the state dropped to 419 people from 107 families as of 6pm on Saturday (Dec 27), compared with 468 people from 116 families earlier in the morning. According to the Terengganu State Disaster...
GEORGE TOWN: The temporary disruption of the Penang Hill Funicular train service on Friday (Dec 26) was due to a power distribution issue affecting the motor drive, caused by a foreign object. In a statement, Penang Hill Corporation (PBBPP) said essential services had to be completely shut down to replace the affected power unit as the...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Ong Kim Swee has returned home with a clear mission – to make a difference at a time when Malaysian football is going through a testing period. The 55-year-old Kim Swee, who has been appointed as the director of the National Football Development Programme ( DP), said answering the call was driven by...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian badminton may not have hit all their targets this year, but there are enough encouraging signs to believe the sport is heading in the right direction. Describing the season as one of transition, former mixed doubles ace and Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying said the year had been a testing yet promising...
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Center for SafeSport has suspended longtime gymnastics coaches Al Fong and Armine Barutyan for physical and emotional misconduct, according to the organization’s disciplinary database. The married couple, who founded and operate Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) in Blue Springs, Missouri, have coached numerous U.S. Olympic and world medallistsover several decades. Fong...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Justin Hoh and Wong Ling Ching (pic) have brought hope back in the singles after a difficult year with their encouraging outings in the SEA Games. Justin and Ling Ching won bronze in the men’s and women’s singles respectively. Singles coaching director Kenneth Jonassen was reasonably happy with the duo’s showing. World No. 38 Justin...
KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Dec 24) to a charge of deceiving a man by posing as a director of a financial management company, causing the victim to suffer a loss of RM900,000. Teong Chooi Tim, 33, is charged with deceiving a 33-year-old individual into believing...
