GEORGE TOWN: Rescuers are still searching for four missing workers believed to be pinned under the rubble where a building under construction had collapsed at about 9.45pm on Tuesday (Nov 28). Penang deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said so far rescuers have found five of them. ALSO READ: Penang building collapse: One confirmed...
GEORGE TOWN: Search and recovery efforts for the four remaining victims at the construction site of a logistics complex which collapsed in Batu Maung on Tuesday (Nov 28) is expected to end by noon Wednesday (Nov 29), says Bayan Lepas assemblyman Azrul Mahathir Aziz. "Rescuers are aggressively removing the fallen concrete at the site to recover...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government has been urged to step up the monitoring of entertainment events to curb the spread of the hedonistic culture, which is seen to be worsening in the state. Jertih assemblyman Dr Riduan Mohamad Nor (pic) said Terengganu, which had an excellent record in character and academic development of its students, was unfortunately increasingly...
PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysians have taken to social media to express their shock and displeasure with the act of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly attempted to rob a e-hailing driver in Taman Keladi, in Kedah on Monday (Nov 27). They said that they were shocked that someone so young had attempted to commit such an act...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong is hoping to open up more education opportunities for Malaysian students by forging closer ties with higher education institutions in China. The MCA president said it would be beneficial to provide students from both countries with more choices and opportunities for education and their further careers. “With closer relations...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here dismissed Lebanon-based jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL’s bid to enter into summary judgment against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) in a lawsuit filed by the company to recover 43 pieces of jewellery worth RM67.4mil. Lawyer Rajivan Nambiar, representing Rosmah as the defendant, said Judge Ong Chee Kwan dismissed Global Royalty’s application with...
KUALA LUMPUR: The generational end-game (GEG) element has been removed from the revised Control of Smoking Products for Public Health 2023 Bill tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Nov 28). This is as the Health Ministry tries for the third time to legislate the anti-smoking law. ALSO READ: Amended version of anti-smoking Bill...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is ready to reveal to the courts its justifications for freezing the accounts of Aman Palestin Berhad, says Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic). The MACC chief commissioner was responding to the NGO's demand for the release of its accounts within three days, failing which it will take legal action. "The...
PETALING JAYA: The strong lobby by tobacco industry players is the reason the generational end-game (GEG) element in the anti-smoking Bill is dropped, claims Khairy Jamaluddin (pic). While this is a win for the Big Tobacco and vape industry for the moment, the former health minister said the fight to protect Malaysians’ health was far from...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man has been detained for threatening the Prime Minister via social media. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the man was detained on Tuesday (Nov 28) for allegedly uploading a video TikTok offering a RM5mil reward to assassinate the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. "He was detained at Jalan Padang Tembak,...
