TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday became the world's fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, as the space agency said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has made a soft landing on the lunar surface. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has attempted the landing of the probe dubbed "moon sniper" within 100...
BATU KAWAN: The Penang government is urging PLUS Malaysia Berhad to implement the Juru-Sungai Dua elevated highway project to ease the worsening traffic congestion in the area. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government had raised the matter with the Public Private Partnership Unit (Ukas) of the Prime Minister's Department in a meeting here...
KLANG: There is no government interference in the renewed involvement of Pestech Technology Sdn Bhd in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) aerotrain replacement project, says Anthony Loke. This comes after the company, a unit of Bursa Malaysia-listed Pestech International Bhd, was reportedly reappointed as contractor despite its earlier contract being terminated in August. The Transport Minister...
PETALING JAYA: The Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) cash aid for poor households will be doubled to RM1,200 this year, up from RM600 previously, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the RM600 increase is expected to benefit over 700,000 poor and hardcore poor recipients with an allocation of RM700mil compared to last year's total...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former administrative assistant of a college was sentenced to a total of six years in prison and fined RM90,000 by the Sessions Court here Friday (Jan 19) after she was found guilty on charges of trafficking a 13-month-old baby boy and using forged documents to register the baby's birth four years ago. Judge...
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Twenty-one-year-old Indonesian national was fined BND5,000 (RM17,600) on Wednesday for possessing smuggled cigarettes. Magistrate Fatin Fikriyah Rosli ordered for Yuki Erdi to serve five months’ jail in default of payment. The customs prosecutor revealed that their enforcement team raided his residence at Kampong Padnunok in Jalan Lamunin on January 15 at 11.05pm. Authorities...
JAKARTA, Jan 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation): At 53, Mak Luke, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on Feb. 14 after finally obtaining a government identity card. Like many trans Indonesians, Mak Luke left her family as a teenager and ended up living on the streets,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several areas in Pahang, Johor and Sarawak are expected to experience continuous rain until tomorrow and Jan 21. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) in a statement today, issued an alert-level continuous rain warning for Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, while in Johor, it includes Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Baru. "Continuous rain...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal upheld the 50-year-jail sentence imposed on a man convicted of two counts of incest with his 14-year-old daughter. A three-member bench comprising Justice Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and High Court Judge Datuk Noordin Badaruddin, in dismissing the 45-year-old man’s appeal for a reduction of his jail sentence...
KLANG: The Transport Ministry is closely monitoring the situation in the Red Sea, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said they had yet to receive any negative feedback directly from Malaysian exporters and importers. "We hope this (situation) is just for the short term. It is very fluid. "There are efforts from other countries to have better security...
