PETALING JAYA: Former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has questioned the authorities' stance on not initiating any probe without a report being lodged. "Is there such a law?" "If the country is burning and no one lodges a report, then the Police can’t do anything?" asked Zaid in a social media post on Thursday (April 4). However, Zaid...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with dozens workers on their way to a hotel in a national park mostly now found safe. The temblor, the strongest in 25 years, hit on Wednesday...
SEREMBAN: A man has been duped out of almost RM230,000 after investing his savings in an online investment scam. Nilai OCPD Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said the victim, who is in his 30s, lodged a report on Wednesday (April 3) upon realising that he had been scammed. "The victim claimed he had received a call from a...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a courtesy call from Indonesian president-elect and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is on a special one-day visit to Malaysia. Prabowo arrived at Perdana Putra, which houses the Prime Minister's office at 9am on Thursday (April 4). ALSO READ: Prabowo arrives in Malaysia for special visit This is Prabowo's first visit...
SINGAPORE: The search for a new host for the 2026 Commonwealth Games continues, with Singapore deciding not to make a bid to organise the upcoming edition of the multi-sport event. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday (April 3), Commonwealth Games Singapore (CGS) and Sport Singapore (SportSG) said that they “have studied the feasibility of hosting...
BANGKOK: A mother on Saturday (March 30) filed a complaint with Pattaya police against the owner of a “mu kratha” shop for allegedly caning her son and daughter-in-law as punishment for reporting late to work. The mother, Anong Sidaprom, 37, filed a complaint at Pattaya Police Station on Saturday evening, against the owner of the Fah...
NEW TAIPEI CITY: Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that crumbled like a house of cards on Wednesday (April 3) during Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, telling AFP it "was like a mountain collapsed". Propping ladders against the debris, the rescue workers managed to pluck 50...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians came together to celebrate the smashing win by national squash player S. Sivasangari who beat world No. 2 Hania El Hammamy of Egypt in a thrilling London Classic final to become the first Malaysian woman to win a gold-level tournament. Squash legend Datuk Nicol Ann David also made it to the final in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Israeli Shalom Avitan and a local couple detained recently could face the death penalty if they are convicted for illegal possession of firearms, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said the investigation paper on the suspects was opened under Section 7 of the Firearms (Increased Penalties) Act 1971. "The case was initially...
KUALA LUMPUR: Spanco Sdn Bhd executive director Tan Sri Robert Tan Hua Choon has pleaded not guilty to a charge of cheating linked to the procurement and management of the government’s vehicle fleet. He claimed trial to the charge after it was read out before Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court judge Suzana Hussin here on Wednesday (April...
