PUCHONG: Seventy-one stores and 65 vehicles were affected during the flood at IOI Mall Puchong in Bandar Puchong Jaya, says Serdang OCPD Asst Comm AA Anbalagan. “The rising waters were caused by a downpour that began at 5.45pm and lasted until 7.30pm yesterday (Dec 16),” he said at a press conference at the site of the...
PETALING JAYA: There are no restrictions on halal certificate holders writing celebratory festive greetings on cakes for customers to take home, says Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar. The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) said he has asked the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to clarify the issue immediately. “No barring of writing festival...
IPOH: About 12 reports have been lodged in relation to the case where a Form Five student was killed after being allegedly rammed by a car driven by a senior police officer in Meru Raya here on Friday (Dec 15). Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the reports were received since...
TOKYO: Asean and Japan can collectively play a significant role within the global community towards achieving a peaceful and durable solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Prime Minister noted that all Asean Member States and Japan had voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Dec 12,...
IPOH: Tourists to Ipoh Old Town can soon collect stamps and win prizes, says Nga Kor Ming. The Local Government Development Minister said he will introduce a "passport" to collect the stamps to encourage tourists to come to the city as the Visit Perak Year 2024 kicks off next year. "We have 56 locations where tourists can...
LONDON (Reuters) - London's police said they will "carefully consider" the findings of a court ruling that found Prince Harry had been a victim of phone hacking and other unlawful acts by Mirror Group journalists with the knowledge of their editors. King Charles' younger son, who became the first senior British royal for 130 years to...
JOHOR BAHRU: Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar granted new Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin an audience here on Saturday (Dec 16). The Sultan shared a post regarding the audience on his official Facebook page. Mohamed Khaled, 65, served as Johor’s 15th Menteri Besar, leading the state from May 2013 to May 2018, and...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A sufficient supply of vaccines must be prepared by the government to safeguard Malaysians against the rising cases of Covid-19, says a former health minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said that early preparations must be made to ensure that the increasing cases do not put strain on the Health Ministry in terms of bed capacity and...
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk will pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice and send them on a detour around Africa, a spokesperson for the company told Reuters on Friday. "Following the near-miss incident involving Maersk Gibraltar yesterday and yet another attack on a container vessel today, we have...
GEORGE TOWN: A shop selling prayer goods in Paya Terubong here received an uninvited "customer" in the form of a 4.3m-long King Cobra. Northeast district Civil Defence Force officer Kapt (PA) Muhammad Aizat Abd Ghani said they received a distress call from the shopkeeper about the snake at 1.20pm on Friday (Dec 15). "Five firemen were dispatched...
