BEIJING: A Beijing court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay some families of missing passengers onboard flight MH370 over 2.9mil yuan (RM1.686mil) per case in compensation, state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday (Dec 8). The rulings are for eight cases involving eight passengers, according to CCTV. Another 47 cases have been settled and withdrawn, and the remaining...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is set to establish Ombudsman Malaysia with a broader mandate to strengthen integrity and transparency across the public sector. The decision was reached at Monday’s meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance (JKKTN), chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the proposal would cover maladministration, misconduct,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The list of trainees recruited for the National Service Training Programme (PLKN) 3.0 Series 1 for 2026 can be reviewed starting 4pm Monday (Dec 8). The National Service Training Department stated that the review can be made at the ePLKN 3.0 system link at https://plkn.mod.gov.my. According to its statement, all selected trainees, after verifying their...
MELAKA: RM100 cash was randomly handed out to visitors at Klebang Beach by a millionaire last weekend. The generous act, as seen in a viral 20-second video, sparked questions from social media users on the person’s identity. Sinar Harian reported that the individual is identified as businessman Datuk Salim Abdul Rahman. The footage also showed Salim asking visitors...
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Army (RTA) has confirmed one soldier has been killed and reports a second is feared dead in clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border. In addition to the potential two fatalities, eight other Thai soldiers have been wounded in the attacks. The casualties resulted from what the RTA described as prepared Cambodian military operations involving...
SEREMBAN: The Transport Ministry wants an express train service between Seremban and Kuala Lumpur that will take less than an hour of travel, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said this would be possible once the ministry secures more train sets and the Klang Valley Double Tracking (KVDT) upgrade project is completed. "My commitment is to have...
HULU TERENGGANU: The ex-wife of the man who died when his car plunged into a ravine here says she had no inkling that he was getting re-married. Che Norhashimah Hassan, 50, said she received a call from the Hulu Terengganu district police headquarters at 8.15pm, informing her that her ex-husband, 52-year-old Hassan Shazali, had died when...
CHUKAI: A man is feared drowned after falling into the sea during the high tide phenomenon at the Geliga Che Akob Jetty on Friday (Dec 5). Chukai Fire and Rescue Station chief Senior Fire Supt Mohamad Hanif Che Khalid said in the 10pm incident, the victim, Muhammad Anuar Syukrimie Mahmood, 31, from Kampung Geliga Jambatan here,...
KUALA LUMPUR: MCA Youth has passed a resolution stating that MCA should contest seats with a significant Chinese electorate in the next general election to ensure strong and effective political representation. The resolution, part of a wider political package adopted at the wing's 26th Central Delegates 3rd General Assembly on Saturday (Dec 6), underlines its push...
KUALA LUMPUR: The arrest and subsequent court charge against businessman-turned-whistleblower Datuk Albert Tei undermine efforts to combat corruption in government, says his lawyer Latheefa Koya. She said Tei’s prosecution was unprecedented, as he was the individual who first exposed the alleged wrongdoing in the ongoing Sabah mineral exploration and mining licensing corruption case. Latheefa said it was...
