GEORGE TOWN: Police have seized 57 motorcycles and issued 88 compounds for various offences during an operation in Bayan Baru just before midnight Saturday (Dec 2) until Sunday (Dec 3) morning. Southwest district police chief Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said the operation, dubbed Ops Samseng Jalan, saw over 40 enforcement personnel coming together to nab the...
KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government must not cast any further doubt on the unwavering determination of Sabahans to obtain their rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), says a former state assemblyman. Sabah rights activist Datuk James Ligunjang said it is vital that Putrajaya honour its commitments, including the 40% net revenue entitlement to uplift the...
AMPANG: A 47-year-old food delivery rider was detained in Taman Melawati for possessing a police authority card that is believed to be fake. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said a police patrol stumbled upon the man, who was acting suspiciously at Lorong Sabah in the housing estate at about 11.15am on Saturday (Dec...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 32-year-old Air Force personnel was killed in an accident at Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, near the Police Training Centre (Pulapol). The victim, who was riding a motorcycle, is believed to have run a red light before crashing into another motorcycle at about 7.25am on Sunday (Dec 3). Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department...
ALOR SETAR: Two people were killed and three others injured when a lorry crashed into three other vehicles on Jalan Kolon, Pokok Sena here on Sunday (Nov 3). Fire and Rescue Department Zone 1 head (Kedah) Senior Fire Superintendent I Ahmad Aminudin Abd Rahim said the crash, which occurred at about 9.55am, resulted in the death...
KUALA LUMPUR: Breaking out joget-like moves as they received their scrolls, a batch of graduating Universiti Malaya (UM) students garnered all the buzz. The Faculty of Creative Arts graduates put their best foot forward and stole the show as their names were called during their recent convocation ceremony. A viral TikTok video shows the graduates busting a...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a 57.3% increase in Covid-19 cases as 3,626 cases have been reported in the 47th epidemiological week (ME47/2023) from Nov 19-25, says the Health Ministry. Comparing it to the 2,305 cases reported in ME46/2023 (Nov 12-18), Health Director-General Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the majority of cases (48%) are...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Ten of the world's top development banks pledged to step up their climate efforts at the COP28 summit, yet failed to say anything about halting financing for fossil fuel projects, a document seen by Reuters showed. In a statement to be announced at the event in Dubai, the group, including the World Bank...
KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will definitely look at the ability of an individual to hold a suitable portfolio in the event of any Cabinet reshuffle, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Plantation and Commodities Minister said, however, he was not involved in any discussion regarding a possible reshuffle. "I am not...
PETALING JAYA: With the new Thai government planning to develop the five provinces in southern Thailand, a collaboration would enable both countries next to each other to tap into the Middle Eastern Market, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). Dr Wee, who spoke during the Southern Peninsula Sub-Regional Cooperation Expo in Hat...
