KUALA LUMPUR: A gruesome discovery was made by police responding to a fight here after three foreigners were found bound and murdered. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said that police at the time were responding to a call regarding a fight at a shophouse in Jalan Perhentian Kampung Kovil Hilir late Friday...
Just before 3am one night this month, Scott Slumpff was awakened by the ding of a text message. "An ALERTCalifornia anomaly has been confirmed in your area of interest," the message said. Slumpff, a battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, sprang into action. The message meant the agency's new artificial intelligence system...
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada shared evidence that Indian government agents were potentially involved in the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia with New Delhi weeks ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. "Canada has shared the credible allegations that I talked about on Monday with India. We did that many weeks ago,"...
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is stepping up efforts to curb commercial vehicle overloading after two motorcyclists were killed in a Putrajaya lorry accident on Wednesday (Sept 20). JPJ deputy director general (planning/operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli said they have instructed all of its state directors to conduct special operations on commercial vehicles. "These operations will...
IPOH: A group of six men were arrested for allegedly stealing RM180,000 worth of compressed metal. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said the arrests were made at a few locations in Ipoh, Selangor and Penang between Sept 20 and 21. “On Sept 14, a robbery attempt was made at an electronics factory in Jalan Lapangan Terbang...
JOHOR BARU: The Sultan of Johor has expressed his readiness to fulfil his national duty for the country and the people. Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, who is next in line to be the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, conveyed his willingness to shoulder the responsibility. “It is not a promotion. It is a responsibility I am prepared to...
BENTONG: The Pelangai state by-election on Oct 7 will see a three-cornered battle between candidates of Barisan Nasional (BN), Perikatan Nasional (PN) and an Independent. They are Bentong Umno division committee member Datuk Amizar Abu Adam from Barisan, Bentong PAS deputy president Kasim Samat (Perikatan) and Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli, the Independent candidate using the car symbol. ALSO...
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional's Datuk Amizar Abu Adam is the best man to be the next Pelangai assemblyman, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said Amizar is also an Umno committee member and was a local Felda Chemomoi boy in the Pelangai constituency. "Amizar also holds a Master's degree in Management and Strategic...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the fact that his own party members were free to openly question the government's policies and actions was a testimony that his administration has not abandoned its promised reform agenda. This came after CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour questioned him on recent criticism leveled by fellow...
KUALA LUMPUR: A restaurant worker pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here on charges of stalking a female newsreader at her workplace and on social media last week. Muhammad Azhari @ Azari Abd Rahman, 55, was accused of stalking Ainaa Kamalia Jamaludin, 31, by sending messages on social media and repeatedly going to her workplace...
