JOHOR BARU: Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has conferred state titles to seven individuals, four of whom were bestowed datukship in conjunction with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, The King Of Malaysia’s official birthday. Leading the list of recipients is Datuk Dennis Muhammad Abdullah, husband to Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim. He has been conferred with...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will fully cooperate in the investigation into the death of a vocational college student who was found dead in a dormitory with injuries and bruises on his body on Friday (March 22). The ministry said on Saturday (March 23) that it would not compromise with bullying in all educational institutions under its...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 59 illegal immigrants were arrested in an Immigration Dept operation codenamed 'Ops Sapu' on 22 units of an apartment in Kepong on Saturday (March 23). Kuala Lumpur Immigration Department Director Wan Mohammed Saupee Wan Yusoff said the 37 men and 22 women caught are from Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Nepal. "They were...
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will suspend flights to Chengdu and Chongqing from March 31, less than five months after flights to the two Chinese cities resumed. In response to queries, a SIA spokesman said the suspension is due to regulatory reasons, without elaborating further, including on the length of suspension. The flag carrier currently operates daily flights...
SINGAPORE: A woman lied to the police that a man she did not know had snatched her mobile phone in Geylang when, in fact, her boyfriend was in possession of the device at the time. The prosecution said that she dropped the device when they quarrelled, and she was aware that her boyfriend had picked it...
SINGAPORE: Following his side’s 2-2 World Cup Asian qualifier draw with Singapore on Thursday (March 21), China skipper Zhang Linpeng announced he would leave the national set-up, with the shock decision making rounds on Chinese social media platform Weibo. “I thought about it for a long while. I think it’s time to end my national team...
PETALING JAYA: There is no hostility between badminton giants P. V. Sindhu and Carolina Marin. Longtime friends and rivals, Sindhu of India and Marin of Spain have had various encounters on the court, with tensions rising as they compete against each other to come out on top in the women’s singles. The 2023 Denmark Open semi-finals saw...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia crashed out of the Swiss Open after going down to India's K. Srikanth in the second round on Thursday (March 21). The world No. 10 surprisingly lost out 16-21, 15-21 to the Indian world No. 27 in Basel. It was Zii Jia's second defeat to Srikanth in six meetings...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old man, with several prior criminal records was the mastermind behind the RM3.5mil heist at a businesswoman's home. He was detained along with three women for the robbery at Padang Balang, Sentul, on March 3. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the robbery gang was nabbed in Batu Pahat, Johor...
KOTA KINABALU: Four years ago, university student Veveonah Mosibin made headlines for her “treetop Internet” YouTube video, receiving both backlash as well as praise for highlighting the connectivity problem faced by many Sabahans. The 22-year-old Marine Science student is in the limelight again but for a much happier reason. She is starring in several locally produced movies...
