PETALING JAYA: From a mischievous child in his early years and then a gangster in secondary school, nobody would have imagined that Parthiban Navoo would someday be performing brain surgery and saving lives. With his poor grades, his school teachers had given up on him and often remarked that he would fail “even as a labourer.” But...
SUBANG JAYA: A man has been killed in a shootout with police in Puchong Prima here. Many curious onlookers crowded the area as police blocked off the road where the shooting occurred on Sunday (Jan 14). Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Wan Azlan Wan Mamat was spotted at the scene of the incident and said a full...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail have extended prayers and well-wishes for the marriage of Sultan Brunei’s son, Pengiran Muda Abdul Mateen Bolkiah and his wife, Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anisha Rosnah Adam. In a post on Facebook, Anwar said he and Dr Wan Azizah...
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade with an upward bias next week given expectations of a weaker output due to seasonal factors, said palm oil trader David Ng. He said the continued strength in external markets for soybean oil and crude oil is expected to...
KUALA LUMPUR: A fine of RM100mil may be slapped against any Umno or Barisan Nasional MP who acts against the party stance, reiterated Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. The Umno secretary-general said that all Umno and Barisan members, who are elected as an MP, have signed a RM100mil bond before the Commissioner of Oath. "Any breach (to...
PETALING JAYA: The government has not made any decision regarding the request by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to instruct the streaming application service, Netflix, to take down and prohibit the screening of the documentary 'Man on the Run.' Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said this was because it involved an ongoing court case. "Some initial...
PETALING JAYA: Tens foreign nationals have been detained by the Immigration Department near Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar Mas on Jalan Ara, Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 12). The operation was carried out at 12.15pm following complaints about people begging in the area. Those detained were aged from two and 41 years old. Among those rounded...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's challenge has ended in the home tournament with the defeats of men's doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi in the quarter-finals. Fans were left disappointed as world No. 4 and former world champions Aaron-Wooi Yik went down 21-16, 18-21, 13-21 to current world title holders Kang Min-hyuk-Seo...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian men’s singles strength in the Asia Team Championships is set to be diluted with Ng Tze Yong’s injury. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Tze Yong had suffered from a muscle tear in his lower back and would be out of next week’s Indian Open in New Delhi. Tze Yong got injured during the opening...
KUALA LUMPUR: Shuttler An Se-young (pic) is still not in her best condition but she will not let this stop her from trying to create history for South Korea in the Malaysian Open. The reigning world champion is aiming to become the first women’s singles player from her country to win the tourney. Se-young, though, is still...
