PETALING JAYA: The clothes worn by six-year-old autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin, when he was found dead at a stream near the Idaman Apartments, Damansara Damai here have been sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis. Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan (pic) said they were collecting information and looking for new leads that...
KUALA LUMPUR: The newly launched digital ID and driver's licence services on blockchain for Chinese travellers in Malaysia will do away with paper-based credentials, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said that data security remains a priority. Ahmad Zahid said this after officiating the Zetrix and Beitou launch of digital ID and...
PETALING JAYA: Residents of Idaman Apartments in Damansara Damai are becoming more vigilant following the murder of six-year-old Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin. Families, especially those with young children and teenagers, are living in fear and trauma after the incident. Resident Rosman Salleh, 48, said he was taking extra precautions on the whereabouts of his children. "Before this, when...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is not offering discounts for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) summonses to educate the people. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siow Fook said the ministry has been practising the policy of not giving discounts since 2018, when he was heading the ministry. "We want to send a message to the public that the...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has declared Sunday (Dec 17) a special holiday to celebrate Johor Darul Ta'zim's (JDT) excellent performance in the Malaysia Super League. Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar decreed this following JDT's clinching of the Malaysia Super League for the tenth consecutive time. "To celebrate...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar has denied that the Terengganu state government announced that it will be a public holiday on Sunday (Dec 10). He said the poster about the alleged holiday that went viral was fake and it was an old poster that had been edited. "Old posters are floating around...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has shown dominance in Malaysian football after retaining the Malaysia Cup. The Southern Tigers beat Terengganu 3-1 in the final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday (Dec 8) to confirm their status as the first team to win a double-quadruple in Malaysia. Just like last year, they have...
TOKYO: Thousands of tonnes of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan for unknown reasons, officials said Friday (Dec 8). The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometre (0.6...
THE nation’s koi breeders lost their biggest export market after China did not renew the licences it had awarded to numerous farms there. The last of the licences expired in October, and Chinese authorities did not offer an explanation over the non-renewals, according to media reports. In the past, China had awarded licences – valid for three...
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Putra Malaysia has paid tribute to alumni and celebrated poet Dr Refaat Alareer, who was killed in the ongoing bombing in Gaza. In a post on its official alumni Facebook page, it said that Refaat was part of its PhD program under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Noritah Omar. UPM Alumni said he...
