BATU PAHAT: Two women in their 60s were duped of more than RM200,000 of their savings in separate scams which promised high returns. In the first case, a retired teacher was cheated of RM150,000 in a fake share investment scheme purportedly offered by a major commercial bank. It is learnt the woman received a message several weeks...
HANOI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's two-day official visit to Vietnam that ended yesterday not only strengthened Malaysia-Vietnam diplomatic relations but also initiated the exploration of various new sectors of interest for both countries. This includes the fields of agriculture, halal industry, defence and security, education and human capital development. Anwar, who was accompanied by his...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former company senior executive director said a RM2mil payment linked to the Penang undersea tunnel was meant for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) former senior executive director Ibrahim Sahari told the Sessions Court hearing the corruption trial of former Penang chief minister...
KOTA BARU: Police arrested a man and seized 2,000 Yaba pills worth RM20,000 at an eatery in Jalan Cherang, here late Thursday night. District police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said the suspect, in his 30s, was detained while he was walking out of the restaurant, adding that he had tried to flee upon realising police...
KANGAR: A 4D outlet in Jalan Bukit Lagi here has brought its shutters down for the last time, after its business premises operating licence expired on Monday. It is the first such outlet to close down in the PAS-led state of Perlis. An online portal reported yesterday that the Kangar Municipal Council has notified the six gaming...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim had been planning a trip to Kelantan to visit the Orang Asli, whose lives she helps to improve. She is now worried about her own life after a makeshift device, believed to be a home-made bomb, was found under her car. The activist was left in shock at the discovery. “I don’t want...
Losing a testicle is not something any man would want to experience but Hong Kong singer Eason Chan isn’t just any man. In case you’re too young to remember, in 2022, Eason was performing at a campus concert in Taiwan when he fell off the stage. He suffered a severe groin injury, and as a result, one of...
MELAKA: The generous nature of Malaysians is once again evident after a fundraising effort raised about RM30,000 to aid a man and his adopted daughter who has Down syndrome. Nearly RM30,000 has poured in for Teo Hock Teng, 58, and the 16-year-old within two days after their plight was highlighted in The Star on July 19. Tanjung...
NEW YORK (AP): Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as I Left My Heart In San Francisco graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. Publicist...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Siti Kasim says she hopes that those responsible for strapping a bomb to her car will be caught soon. In a Facebook Live session, she said police are working hard on the investigation. "Kuala Lumpur police chief (Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain) also went to the scene and assured me that the police...
