Indonesian couple killed in Taman Megah house fire

KAJANG: An Indonesian couple were killed in a fire at their double storey home in Taman Megah here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said a team of firemen were deployed to the scene once the distress call was received at 2.13am on Saturday (Sept 2). He said that electrical appliances located...

Drunken Nepalese men nabbed for smashing Taman Melawati shop window

AMPANG: Two Nepalese men were detained for breaking a shop's window in Taman Melawati while intoxicated. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the shop's 33-year-old manager discovered the broken window when he arrived at the shop at about 8.30am on Friday (Sept 1). "A check on the CCTV revealed that two men, believed to...

Mohamed al-Fayed, ex-Harrods owner whose son died with Princess Diana, dead at 94

LONDON (Reuters) -Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind the death of his son and Princess Diana, has died, his family said. Born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, al-Fayed began his career selling fizzy drinks and then...

PM makes donation to P. Ramlee’s son

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) made a donation to Sazali, the son of the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee, who is disabled due to an accident. In a Facebook post, he said the donation was handed over by his political secretary Farhan Fauzi on Friday (Sept 1) afternoon. "A recent report revealed the...

Anguilla, a tropical British territory, is known for its coral reefs and white sand beaches. Since the 1990s, however, it’s also been in charge of assigning Internet addresses that end in .ai to residents and businesses looking to register websites. — Photo by Ramon Kagie on Unsplash

The tropical island with the hot domain name

A tiny island in the Caribbean is now sitting on a digital treasure. Anguilla, a tropical British territory, is known for its coral reefs and white sand beaches. Since the 1990s, however, it’s also been in charge of assigning Internet addresses that end in .ai to residents and businesses looking to register websites. It was one...

Sabah govt wants developers to provide more affordable housing

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah housing developers must help the state government in its efforts to provide affordable housing for the people, says Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Dr Joachim Gunsalam. He said the government was ready to discuss a mechanism that allows industry players to build high-end and luxury houses as well as affordable houses. It was hoped...

Two women get 12 months jail for adoption fraud

SEREMBAN: Two women were sentenced to 12 months’ jail by the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Sept 1), after they pleaded guilty to cheating a man who was trying to adopt a child, last July. Magistrate Nurul Saqinah Rosli handed down the sentence on G. Gayatree, 32, a caretaker and food delivery rider Aliyah Begum Selvam,...

Over 8,500 have applied for Mitra’s undergrad tuition subsidy

PUTRAJAYA:A total of 8,583 applications have been made to the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit's (Mitra) tuition assistance subsidy programme for B40 Indian undergraduate students as of Aug 31. Mitra Special Vehicle Committee chairman Datuk Ramanan Ramakrishnan said the grant, involving RM20mil, has been distributed to 3,193 students attending public and private universities with subsidies worth...

‘Kembara Kenali Borneo’ tour realises King’s dream to be with people in Sabah and Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: The "Kembara Kenali Borneo” tour is a dream come true for Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah in getting to know Malaysians living in the interior areas of Sabah and Sarawak. The first-ever tour there by a head of state is a...

Klang River shedding murky past

KLANG: The once severely polluted 56km stretch of the Klang River has finally been given a chance to leave its murky past behind. The river is undergoing a massive improvement, with the main focus given to fishing out riverine garbage supervised by Landasan Lumayan Sdn Bhd (LLSB), which is the Selangor state government’s master developer in...