KUALA LUMPUR: The government's decision to use the services of satellite internet providers such as Starlink in areas which do not have good access is a temporary solution, while the long-term solutions are being implemented, says Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications and Digital Minister said the internet service is suitable as a temporary solution because it...
PETALING JAYA: A thorough investigation must be conducted to determine the authenticity of a document related to charges against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah, says Umno Youth. Its chief Dr Akmal Saleh said if the document is legitimate, the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC)...
KOTA KINABALU: A teenager has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of his nine-year-old brother in the Ranau district some 130km from here. The incident reportedly took place at their house in Kampung Kinapulidan at about 5.40am on Thursday (Aug 17). Ranau Police Chief Deputy Supt Simiun Lomudin said the victim was rushed to the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah made a personal donation to Adlina Aisyah Ahmad Rusli, the wife of Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali, one of the victims who perished in a private jet crash on the Guthrie Corridor Expressway near Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor, last Thursday (Aug 17). According to...
A man was suspected to have fallen to his death at Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, police on Thursday revealed. The force said it received a report at 9.30pm on Wednesday from a hiker who last saw the man, with short hair and a rotund build, standing near the iconic lion-shaped rock on Lung Cheung Road in...
BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to the country on Tuesday, his daughter said on Saturday, amid prolonged political uncertainty following a May national election. "On Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 0900, at Don Muang Airport, I will meet father Thaksin," Paetongtarn Shinawatra said in a social media post, referring to...
PETALING JAYA: Food delivery company foodpanda says the late Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, who was tragically killed in the Elmina plane crash incident, was one of their best riders can had full insurance coverage. "Foodpanda extends its condolences to Muhamad Hafiz's family. "He was one of foodpanda's best riders," the company said in a Facebook post on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Captain Shahrul Kamal Roslan, who perished in the plane crash at the Elmina township, was always either laughing or smiling, says his cousin Shahriel Hanifah. The 29-year-old data scientist from Klang Gate, Hulu Kelang, said Shahrul – or “Adek” as he called him – was a happy-go-lucky person. “He never frowned because his personality exuded...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor will be the most interesting state to watch given the almost equal composition of government and Opposition assemblymen in the state assembly, says Selangor PAS information chief Ustaz Nushi Mahfodz. He said Perikatan Nasional won 22 seats, denying the Pakatan Harapan-Brisan Nasional pact a two-thirds majority. "Barisan only won two state seats compared to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian embassy in Sweden has issued a travel advisory for Malaysians residing in or travelling to the country in response to Sweden's recent elevation of its terror alert to the second-highest level. This decision follows a string of public desecrations of the Quran, which had sparked protests across various Muslim nations and threats...
