GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be in Penang for various Ramadan activities, including the state-level buka puasa event today (April 5). He will first head over to the island before ending the day on the mainland. Anwar will attend Friday prayers at the Masjid Al Huda, Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas, in the afternoon. He...
BANGKOK: National Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Surachate 'Big Joke' Hakparn (pic) on Tuesday (April 2) turned himself in at Tao Poon police station in Bangkok after an arrest warrant on him was issued earlier in the day. The Criminal Court issued the arrest warrant on Surachate after he evaded three summonses in a gambling-website case. Surachate...
LONDON: An 80-year-old man has been arrested at an airport after 27 years on the run, reported PA Media/dpa quoting British police. Richard Burrows (pic), who is accused of historic sexual abuse of children, was arrested at Heathrow on Thursday (March 28) after returning to the UK from Thailand, a spokesman for Cheshire Police said. The force...
BANGKOK: Temperatures have soared above 40 degrees Centigrade in northern and central Thailand over recent days, scarcely dropping below 30 degrees at night as an extreme heat wave hits the country, a popular tourist destination year-round, reported dpa news. The authorities have urged residents to remain indoors during the middle of the day. "The Department of Health...
SINGAPORE: The three sons of the late banking tycoon Wee Cho Yaw are newly minted billionaires, according to a Forbes’ list of global billionaires released on April 2. UOB chief executive Wee Ee Cheong and his brothers, Wee Ee Chao and Wee Ee Lim, are among 39 billionaires from the Republic – a number that rose...
HO CHI MINH CITY: The export of Vietnam’s aquatic products, including processed tuna, posted positive growth in the first quarter of 2024, bringing hope to its seafood industry, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA). According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep), canned tuna exports in the said period surged 53 per cent year-on-year,...
PETALING JAYA: The six Bersatu MPs who declared support for the Prime Minister last year will be issued letters informing them their membership has been revoked, says party information chief Datuk Razali Idris. "The party will notify them in accordance with procedure. "What is important is that they should understand that the rights to their (parliamentary) seats...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh's hardline stance over the “Allah” socks issue has triggered extreme behaviour by others, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. The PKR vice-president urged the Umno Youth chief to ease off on the controversial issue. "He continues to play on the issue of the socks with the word 'Allah' written on them as...
PETALING JAYA: Tycoon Robert Kuok (pic) has once again topped the list as the wealthiest Malaysian, with a net worth of US$11.4bil, according to the Forbes 2024 Billionaires List. Kuok is ranked No. 176 and is the only Malaysian in the top 200 list of billionaires. The 100-year-old tycoon owns the Kuok group, which has interests in...
SHAH ALAM: A former director of a massage centre and his wife were slapped with 68 charges at the Sessions Court here for receiving financial inducement from a massage oil supplier. Chuah Seong Keat, 59, and Wong Choi Nyet, 58, claimed trial to all charges read to them in Malay before Sessions Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang...
