KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman is leaving it to the Securities Commission (SC) to investigate the company belonging to the husband of celebrity Heliza Helmi. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the police are aware of the SC's action in listing the company under the investor alert list. "We...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Cheng Hoe has become the first Malaysian to coach a club in a Thai League football match. The 55-year-old, who was appointed Police Tero coach on Feb 29, was on the sideline when his side held Nakhon Pathom 1-1 at the Boonyachinda Stadium in Bangkok on Saturday (March 2). Police Tero's goal was scored...
ADEN (Reuters) - The Cargo ship Rubymar, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being targeted by Yemen's Houthis on Feb. 18, has sunk, a statement by the internationally recognised Yemeni government said on Saturday. (Reporting by Mohammad Ghibari in Aden; Writing by Enas Alashray)
SHAH ALAM: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) recorded RM66.99bil in total investment income for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2023 – which is a 29% year-on-year increase from the RM51.91bil reported in 2022. The total investment income was reported after netting off equity write-downs. Of the RM66.99bil in total investment income, RM5.72bil was generated from mark-to-market...
PUTRAJAYA: The main contributing factor for the low representation of bumiputra companies in the halal industry is their inability to meet halal certification requirements, says Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Dr Ameer Ali Mydin. Ameer, who is the Bumiputra Retailers Association president, said out of the 9,162 halal-certified companies in 2023, only 38.7% or...
JOHOR BARU: Chingay is already a lively event, but in Johor, the occasion was further enlivened by the presence of Regent of Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, who brought along his two children, much to the delight of attendees of the century-old Johor Ancient Temple Chingay procession here. Loud cheers could be heard as the...
GEORGE TOWN: It’s sweltering in Penang but farmer Tan Chee Keat is smiling. His durian trees are fruiting abundantly in the heat and he is expecting a “record-breaking” harvest this year. Tan, who described the fruiting as a phenomenal sprouting pattern, said he expects at least four batches of fruits this season, which could last until...
KOTA KINABALU: Two more people, including a woman, linked to what has been described as Sabah’s biggest drug cartel have been charged with being members of an organised criminal group at the Sessions Court here. The duo, Norsyafilah Pawawoi, 28, and Zulkahar Dusing, 29, both said to be members of the group, dubbed Geng Upik, were...
JOHOR BARU: A man lost RM427,940 after being duped by an acquaintance into withdrawing money with a promise of a refund and a commission. Seri Alam district police chief Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said that the 45-year-old victim was introduced to a local man, who claimed that he had money amounting to RM25mil deposited into his...
PETALING JAYA: Consumers in the B40 and M40 groups will be affected by the increase in the Sales and Service Tax (SST) despite being exempted directly, says says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong The MCA president said that although those who use less than 600 kWh a month in electricity would be exempted from SST,...
