MARANG: Government retirees will see pension increases under the latest adjustment of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), aligning their benefits with current public servants, says the Public Service director-general. This adjustment ensures that retirees benefit from similar increments whenever a new remuneration system is introduced, Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said. “This pension adjustment...
KUALA LUMPUR: An internal investigation has resulted in the arrest of four policemen accused of stealing jewellery. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa stated on Friday (Nov 1) that the complainant had filed a report regarding the theft. The case was initially classified as a Police Inquiry Paper (KEP). However, after obtaining several additional...
SEGAMAT: Five men and a woman, aged from their teens to 40s, believed to be involved in a fight that led to a man’s death in Taman Sejati, Batu Anam, on Thursday (Oct 31), were arrested, said police. Segamat district police chief Supt Ahmad Zamry Marinsah said in a statement on Friday (Nov 1) that at...
PETALING JAYA: Entrepreneur couple apologises and steps down from their position at FashionValet over the recent public fund’s investment debacle. FashionValet co-founders Datin Vivy Yusof and her husband Datuk Fadzaruddin Shah Anuar said they took full responsibility for the failure of the investment by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB). “We want to state from...
(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...
More than 20 Taiwan-bound flights have been forced to divert to Hong Kong as Severe Tropical Storm Kong-rey battered the island with fierce winds. Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said that 24 flights destined for Taiwan had been diverted to the city as of 10.30pm on Thursday. The powerful typhoon, which made landfall in Taitung county at 1.40pm...
(Reuters) - Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election, after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers...
Donald Trump capitalised on Diwali, the multicultural festival of lights celebrated primarily in the Indian subcontinent, to criticise his half-Indian opponent Kamala Harris, while pledging to protect Hindus worldwide if re-elected to the White House. “I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against the Hindus, Christians and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in...
(Reuters) -The U.S. presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump may not be known for days after the polls close. As ballots are counted, one candidate may appear to be leading based on early returns, only for a rival to...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Immigration Department has arrested over 60 foreigners, including four who have been pretending to be beggars in a night market, in a series of operations earlier this week. Its director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the suspects were arrested in separate operations conducted around Johor Baru and Batu Pahat between Oct...
