BEIJING: Middle-aged wives in China are participating in “sex appeal training camps” designed to teach them seduction techniques as a means to discourage their husbands from cheating. In July, a group of women convened in the eastern city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province for a two-day programme that charged each participant 2,999 yuan (US$420). A poster advertising...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Ronnie Ang enjoyed cycling regularly along the Sembawang Park Connector. But the 60-year-old’s leisurely ride on July 4, 2022, was tragically his last after he was attacked by hornets and died in hospital three days later. State Coroner Adam Nakhoda delivered his findings on Ang’s death on Sept 13, ruling it a...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore Customs has warned the public against falling for an impersonation scam bearing the agency’s name. In a Facebook post on Sept 13, the agency said there has been a circulating SMS that falsely claims to be from Singapore Customs by identifying itself as “S.G. Customs”. Singapore Customs clarified that it does not...
PETALING JAYA: Penang coach Akmal Rizal Rakhli has no quarrel on the three penalties awarded to Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) during their 0-5 loss in the Super League on Thursday. Despite JDT converting two of the spot-kicks at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Akmal isn’t disputing the calls made by the referee. Akmal said the penalties that were...
PETALING JAYA: Women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah pulled off another stunning win over South Korea's world No. 2, Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee, to make it into back-to-back finals in the Hong Kong Open. Pearly-Thinaah had beaten Ha-na-So-hee in their last meeting in the Korean Open semi-final a fortnight ago and proved that the win was no...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thirteen Nigerian men and three other foreigners were detained following a raid on an illegal entertainment outlet in Puchong. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said the operation was conducted at about 12am on Friday (Sept 13) after two weeks of surveillance and intelligence gathering. "We inspected 25 foreigners at the premises. We detained 13...
BUTTERWORTH: Police are investigating an incident where a screenshot of a receipt containing an insulting message towards Islam was posted online. Central Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the screenshot was detected on Saturday (Sept 14) at about 8.30am. "We suspect the transaction occurred in Central Seberang Perai and the screenshot of the receipt was...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet meeting two weeks ago has, in principle, approved the recognition of the Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM) levels 6, 7, and 8 as equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said this is part of the Madani government's efforts to further strengthen tahfiz institutions...
SINGAPORE: Ronnie Ang enjoyed cycling regularly along the Sembawang Park Connector. But the 60-year-old’s leisurely ride on July 4, 2020, was tragically his last after he was attacked by hornets and died in hospital three days later. State Coroner Adam Nakhoda delivered his findings on Ang’s death on Friday (Sept 13), ruling it a tragic misadventure. At...
Scammers are getting more creative by the day. From non-existent investment schemes to promises of cash aid, unsuspecting victims become easy targets for such fake messages purportedly from legitimate organisations. Recently, it was reported that Pos Malaysia customers had received notifications about a “failed” delivery of #PosMalaysiaRun running kit. Is this a legitimate message from Pos...
