KUALA LUMPUR: The Havoc Food Festival, which has been running since Jan 9 and was scheduled to end tomorrow at the parking lot of Sama Square Setapak, has been ordered to cease operations effective Saturday (Jan 11). Setiawangsa Member of Parliament Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (pic), in a statement, said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)...
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is reviewing a proposal to fully ban the use of asbestos, a material still widely used in the country despite its harmful effects on human health, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. "We will assess how this issue is currently managed under existing legislation and policies. If there are gaps, we may need...
PEKAN: A family of five, including a baby, were killed in a collision involving two vehicles on Jalan Nenasi-Rompin, near Kampung Sembayan. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department acting director Wan Ahmad Fadillah Wan Abdul Rahman said that 23 personnel from the Kuala Rompin and Nenasi fire stations were dispatched to the scene after receiving an emergency...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a continuous rain warning for Pahang, Johor and several other states until Sunday (Jan 12). In a statement on Friday (Jan 10), MetMalaysia said danger-level continuous torrential rain is expected over the states of Pahang (Rompin) and Johor (Batu Pahat, Kluang, Mersing, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old top executive of a television station in Sarawak is among five individuals detained in connection with a money laundering and criminal breach of trust investigation. The suspects were detained in a special operation conducted by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division in a special operation codenamed "Ops Ragada" on...
JOHOR BARU: A single mother here has been having sleepless nights over her 21-year-old daughter, whom she has not seen for over five months. Former beautician Pau Yiew Ping, 47, said the last time she saw Liew Jia Yee was in August last year after the latter went to Singapore for a new job. "My daughter was...
PETALING JAYA: Three cars have been damaged by a falling tree in Persiaran Stonor, off Jalan Stonor in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 10) night. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said, in a statement, that the incident did not involve injuries or deaths. It added that the department had received an emergency call on the...
PUTRAJAYA: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is on his maiden visit to Malaysia, was given an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here on Friday (Jan 10). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greeted his arrival at 9am, followed by the playing of both national anthems. Also in attendance were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
BANGKOK: Thai police are currently investigating the case of a Chinese model Yang Zeqi who went missing on the Thailand-Myanmar border area, similar to the case of Chinese actor Xingxing who had been rescued earlier, National Police inspector-general Pol General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot said on Thursday (Jan 9). According to the World Forum Facebook page, Zeqi took...
WHEN you think of desktop wallpapers, you would probably assume they’re all digital creations. However, Microsoft’s approach to Windows 10 was surprisingly hands-on, involving lasers and smoke. Was the iconic Windows 10 background a real photograph? Verdict: TRUE The iconic Windows 10 desktop background, known as “Hero,” is a real photograph (and it's not some lazy Photoshop class project either)....
