KUALA LUMPUR: It has been almost 10 years since Sangkari Pranthaman’s brother has been in prison in Singapore and in that time, she has only held his hands twice. Both occasions were marked by extreme emotion at both ends of the spectrum. The first time was crushing heartbreak when she heard the court convict and sentence...
KOTA TINGGI: A 49-year-old man who went missing while swimming off Desaru Coast here has been found dead. Penawar Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Masri Ibrahim said the victim's body was found at 5.30am on Thursday (Dec 28). "The body was found about 5km from where he was last seen and the victim was identified by...
2023 Attention everyone! Starting next year, some residential users will need to pay more for electricity! Effective January 1st - June 30th next year According to Sin Chew Daily, from January 1 to June 30, 2024, residential users with high electricity consumption will no longer need to pay the Imbalance Cost Pass-through Mechanism (ICPT) surcharge, but...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia football coach Kim Pan-gon wants all Harimau Malaya players to play with full passion as they will carry the nation’s name on the international stage in the Asian Cup Finals in Qatar next month. The South Korean said it is also his dream to go to the main stage of the showpiece tournament...
PETALING JAYA: Partnering each other in November 2016 saved Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Lai Jemie’s careers from early retirements and the pair could be in a similar situation currently after their constant struggles on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour this year. Ranked as high as world No. 6 in mid year, the pair have...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong (pic) will have to be at his sharpest to prevail in two back-to-back first-round openers against Japan’s Koki Watanabe at the Malaysian and Indian Opens. Tze Yong is down to face Watanabe in the home tourney from Jan 9-14 before clashing again in New Delhi from Jan 16-21. World...
BUTTERWORTH: A single mother pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Wednesday(Dec 27) to 29 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving more than RM350,000 belonging to a company. M. Vijairani, 44, made the plea after all the charges were read out before Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah. On all the charges, she was charged, as...
PETALING JAYA: Unregistered medication, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products worth over RM400,000 have been seized in Malaysia by local authorities as part of the Interpol-coordinated worldwide Operation Pangea XVI. The Malaysian operations, coordinated by the Health Ministry's Pharmacy Enforcement Division, also involved Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) Malaysia, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department and the Malaysian Communications...
KUANTAN: An e-hailing driver pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Dec 27) to a charge of causing grievous hurt to a Chinese national. Mohd Sidek Saleh, 32, was charged with voluntarily causing serious injury to a finger on the woman's right hand by attacking her with a foldable chair. The offence was allegedly...
KOTA KINABALU: Parti Warisan has denied allegations on social media that it is linked to an alleged Sabah drug kingpin arrested by police earlier this week. Its secretary-general Datuk Loretto Padua said the "wild" allegations were being played up by political opponents to defame the party. "Warisan regrets that there are still a few irresponsible parties trying...
