KEPALA BATAS: Take a look at my track record and don't just judge me by my looks, says Perikatan Nasional's Bertam candidate Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (pic) over a viral video. Khaliq Mehtab, who is Penang Perikatan election director, said he was shocked that his video during the nomination at Dewan Millenium nomination centre had gone...
SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 15 victims suffered some RM30mil in losses after they were allegedly duped by a goldsmith. The victims, who were gold suppliers, were not paid by the suspect after they had supplied millions of ringgit worth of gold. One of the victims, gold supplier Allan Tang said he had been dealing with the suspect...
Cheung and Seow being led from the court after sentencing. SIBU (July 31): A couple from the Klang Valley was sentenced to death by the High Court here today for the murder of a 38-year-old woman in 2020, whose body was found in a suitcase dumped by the roadside. Judge Datuk Christopher Chin pronounced the sentence against...
NEW DELHI: Customs officials at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) airport in southern India seized 47 pythons from an Indian national arriving from Kuala Lumpur. The pythons and two lizards were concealed in the passenger's baggage. The reptiles were seized under India's customs and wildlife protection laws and will be sent back to Malaysia, local media reported on Monday. The male...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will take a "tax when only necessary" approach when it comes to policies and reforms, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that while the government needs taxes to ensure the development of the nation, it must not become a burden to the rakyat or companies. "For our country, the policy...
PETALING JAYA: PAS has denied a statement allegedly issued by the Saudi Arabian government imposing an entry ban on its party president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang. The statement, which was circulated online on Monday (July 31), stated that Abdul Hadi was banned from entering the kingdom due to his involvement with the International Union of...
BUTTERWORTH: Pakatan Harapan's Sungai Puyu candidate Phee Syn Tze says that she has a permanent residency (PR) to study and work in New Zealand and not a citizenship. Responding to queries on social media about her citizenship, Syn Tze said she went to study in New Zealand in 1997 and subsequently found work there, so applying...
KUALA LUMPUR: Representatives of food and parcel delivery companies (p-hailing) will meet Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Aug 8. The Transport Ministry (MOT) said that the Prime Minister had asked for the meeting after meeting p-hailing riders on July 22 to understand the challenges they face. "The Unity Government is always mindful of the welfare...
KUALA LUMPUR: The RHB Banking Group, in collaboration with the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp), hosted the graduation of the RHB #Empower neurodivergent participants at the inaugural RHB #Empower and Neurodiversity@Work achievement ceremony. The nine-month RHB #Empower programme, which began in October 2022, was designed to assimilate and integrate neurodivergent young adults, or neuro talents,...
