KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim claims there was an attempt on her life after a suspicious object was discovered underneath her car while it was being serviced at a workshop in Bangsar. In a Facebook Live session, the activist said she feared the object could have been a bomb as wires could be seen in the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two bottles filled with wires that were discovered behind the rear tyre of lawyer Siti Kasim's car are believed to be improvised explosive devices (IED), says Asst Comm Amihizam Abdul Shukor. The Brickfields OCPD said police received the distress call at 12.58pm. "We immediately dispatched the Bomb Squad while the Fire and Rescue Department was...
KAJANG: Three Bangladeshi men have been detained for allegedly fighting in front of a polyclinic in Taman Prima Saujana here. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said a police report was lodged by a 35-year-old doctor on Thursday (July 20) over the incident. "According to the complainant, his staff saw two groups of Bangladeshi men entering...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has applauded the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution last week following the Quran-burning incident outside of Stockholm’s central mosque during Aidiladha celebration. The UNHRC adopted the resolution on "countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence" on July 12, and amongst the 47 council...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has come out to say that he has yet to receive any letter of demand (LOD) from Kedah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The Home Minister said he could be approached easily, and there was no need to see him at odd hours. "No, I have not...
Japanese subtitler and interpreter Natsuko Toda is known as ‘Japan’s Most Famous Film Translator’ and the country's 'Subtitle Queen' having translated and subtitled hundreds of English-language films into Japanese since 1970. She was later asked to help interpret for foreign movie stars whenever they visited Japan for promotional activities. A particular Hollywood star she’s worked with multiple...
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party will let alliance partner, the Pheu Thai party, lead the formation of a government after its prime ministerial candidate failed to get parliament's backing, a senior official said on Friday. Party secretary Chaithawat Tulathon told a press conference that Move Forward would back any candidate Pheu Thai would...
KOTA KINABALU: When paraglider pilot Chris Lammert came to work last Monday (July 17), he expected the usual crowd of eager young clients to do tandem paragliding at Lohan, Ranau. Paragliding is an adventurous recreational activity and aerial sport that involves the pilot sitting on a harness when flying using a glider, whereas tandem paragliding means...
CRYING often connects people, whether it's out of grief, love, or another strong emotion. Many have gone through such emotions involuntarily, but was there a man who voluntarily cried for a week continuously, going into temporary blindness? Verdict: TRUE A Nigerian man went temporarily blind after forcing himself to cry non-stop for seven days in an attempt to...
PETALING JAYA: The 5G dual network task force has successfully reached an agreement with telcos on the equity participation in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and the 5G access agreement. The telcos include CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, and YTL Communications, which will be finalising their shareholding in DNB. Participating telcos will also be supporting the development of...
