PETALING JAYA: Two men have been arrested after a car rammed into a policeman on duty at a roadblock in Petaling Jaya late last night. Petaling Jaya police chief Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said in the 11pm incident, a red Perodua Myvi sped through the Sprint Expressway’s Damansara Jaya turnoff where a roadblock was in place. A policeman...
KUALA LUMPUR: The meteorological department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert-level warning of continuous heavy rain in several areas in Johor from today until Sunday. In a statement, MetMalaysia said the areas that would be affected are Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru. It also issued an alert-level warning of continuous rainfall until Sunday in...
The Labuan Chinese Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) has urged the federal government to reinstate the island’s full duty-free status to boost its appeal to visitors. Its president Wong Kii Yii said that despite previous efforts, including letters to relevant authorities, the government has yet to heed their plea. Wong emphasised that Labuan’s current duty-free status fails to...
A Malaysian fugitive wanted in Thailand for drug smuggling was arrested during a Thai-Lao joint operation last week. The 39-year-old alleged drug dealer and key member of a drug syndicate had been in hiding in Laos, according to Thai police. Assistant national police chief Panurat Lakboon said the Office of the Narcotics Control Board had been investigating...
The government has been urged to block ships carrying fuel from Malaysian ports to Myanmar, in a bid to weaken the military junta. This was following Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s condemnation of the “barbarism and depravity inflicted upon the people of Myanmar” in his United Nations General Assembly address, said the Confederation of Trade Unions Myanmar president U...
The Terengganu Education Department (JPNT) gives flexibility to students affected by the floods to attend school in normal clothes when schools reopen on Jan 2. JPNT deputy director (school management sector) Azman Othman said the department understood the difficulties faced by flood victims and would work to ease their burden. “I would like to advise the students...
A series of strong earthquakes, with some measuring up to 7.6 magnitude, struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. A major tsunami warning has been issued by the JMA for Noto region, urging people to evacuate immediately, following tsunami warnings for Niigata, Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures of the...
A total of 598,635 road accidents were reported nationwide from Jan 1 to Dec 30 last year with 12,417 involving death. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department deputy director Mohd Nasri Omar told reporters this after conducting an operation at the Jalan Duta Toll Plaza in KL early this morning. According to Bernama, he added that Selangor...
JOHOR BAHRU: Members of a comedian group, Senario, have requested their fans to pray for the recovery of their colleague, Hamdan Ramli who is hospitalised and sedated at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) here due to suspected kidney complications. Azlee Jaafar said Hamdan, whose real name was Ahmad Hamdan Mohamed Ramli, 54, had never told him...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim’s Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak is ready to begin a new chapter with his football club as a coach. The 36-year-old player, who has won 26 titles and is the only player to have lifted 10 straight Super League titles, has ended his career as a player but decided to stick with...
