WASHINGTON: The United States released an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for 10 American detainees and a fugitive dubbed "Fat Leonard" in a sweeping prisoner swap deal between the rival governments on Wednesday (Dec 21). US President Joe Biden made the "extremely difficult decision" to free Alex Saab, the one-time confidant of socialist...
GEORGE TOWN: Dangerous river conditions have slowed down underwater pipeline repair works at the Prai River, says the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). PBAPP said the normalisation of water supply to 95% of 200,000 water consumers affected by the water supply interruption was re-scheduled to between noon and 1pm on Thursday (Dec 21). ALSO READ: Braving the murky...
SHAH ALAM: A 44-year-old man stabbed his lover, believed to be out of jealousy, near a restaurant in Klang, say Selangor police. State deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk S. Sasikala Devi said authorities are investigating how long the suspect and the 26-year-old victim (pic) were in a relationship. “The suspect and the victim were lovers and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) wholly-owned unit trust management company, Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB), has declared a total income distribution of 5.25 sen a unit for its flagship fund, Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2023 (FY2023). The total distribution consists of an income distribution of 4.25sen per unit...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah was ordered by the High Court here on Thursday (Dec 21) to pay over RM5.5mil in income tax arrears to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). Judicial Commissioner Roz Mawar Rozain issued the order after Senior Revenue Counsel Norhisham Ahmad informed the court of the final amount to be...
KUALA LUMPUR: Kelantan's Sultan Muhammad V conferred the state's highest award, the Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Dihormati (Al-Yunusi) D.K (Kelantan), on Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Kelantan here. According to a post on Istana Negara's official Instagram acount, Al-Sultan Abdullah also conferred the Darjah Kerabat Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang Yang...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he senses a change in India's tone with Ottawa after the United States warned New Delhi about its involvement in a thwarted plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader on U.S. soil, the CBC reported on Wednesday. "I think there is a beginning of an understanding that...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is exploring a proposal to establish an international commercial court in Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said that the proposal was discussed during a meeting with Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat and representatives of the...
SHAH ALAM: Jealousy was the motive behind a 44-year-old man stabbing his lover near a restaurant at Jalan Bayu Tinggi in Klang. Selangor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk S. Sasikala Devi said the investigation was still being conducted to ascertain how long the suspect and the 26-year-old victim were in a relationship. "The suspect and the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Thai woman was fined RM1,500 by the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (Dec 20) for offering sex to a policeman last week. Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan handed down the sentence on Nipaporn Pharaphong, 24, who pleaded guilty to the charge. She paid the fine. She was charged with offering sex to the policeman for...
