FRU crash: Lorry driver unable to post bail, say police

TELUK INTAN: Bail has not been posted for the lorry driver charged with dangerous driving in the accident that led the deaths of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel here, according to police. Perak deputy police chief Deputy Comm Zulkafli Sariaat said that as a result, the accused, Rudi Zulkarnain Md Radi, 45, will remain in...

Thunderstorm wreaks havoc in Ipoh

IPOH: A two-hour thunderstorm has wreaked havoc in several areas here. A makeshift garage at Jalan St John collapsed, causing injuries to four people, while a tree fell on a car at Jalan Raja Ashman Shah, near the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, on Saturday (May 17) at about 5.45pm. At Kampung Dato Ahmad Said, roofs of two...

MetMalaysia warns of thunderstorms in several states tonight (May 17)

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has warned about thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in several states until 9pm on Saturday (May 17). In a statement at 5.55pm on Saturday, MetMalaysia said the states affected are Perlis; Kedah (Kubang Pasu, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu); Penang; Perak (Kerian, Larut, Matang and...

Bear necessities: Animal searching for food captured in Pekan house

KUANTAN: A sun bear has been captured by after it wandered into a house in Taman Tanah Putih, Pekan here. Pekan Civil Defence Force officer Capt (PA) Ahmad Azmi Nafiah said in the 4.30am incident on Saturday (May 17), the bear damaged several items in the house while searching for food. "The bear is believed to be...

Pakistan says ceasefire with India to be extended to May 18 as truce holds

ISLAMABAD: The ceasefire between Pakistan and India will be extended to Sunday (May 18), a top official in Islamabad said, indicating the respite in fighting is holding after clashes this month brought the two nuclear-armed nations close to a full-blown war. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar (pic) added in a speech to parliament on Thursday...

Indonesian military says 18 separatists killed in operation in Papua region

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Military (TNI) has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an official said on Thursday (May 15). The military seized dozens of munitions, including an assault rifle, bows and arrows and an unspecified homemade weapon during Wednesday's operation, TNI spokesperson Kristomei Sianturi said in a statement. It said...

Health Ministry pulls three cosmetic products found to contain scheduled poisons

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has revoked the notification of cosmetic products, Hebe - Micro Rescue Cream (Reduce Acne Scar) and Cloroc Reju Cream, after they were found to contain four types of scheduled poisons. These products are no longer permitted for sale in Malaysia as they were found to contain Clindamycin and Metronidazole, as well as...

Analysis-Trump’s Qatari 747 may need fighter escorts to serve as Air Force One

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Boeing 747 jet offered to President Donald Trump by Qatar as a temporary flying White House might need fighter jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside the U.S. unless significant costly security upgrades were made, aviation experts and industry sources said. Even if numerous improvements to the plane's communications and...

Explainer-Is Qatar’s gift of a plane to President Trump allowed under US law?

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a $400 million airplane from Qatar raises a raft of questions about the scope of laws that relate to gifts from foreign governments and are intended to thwart corruption and improper influence, legal experts said. Below is a look at some of the laws and legal precedents: WHAT...

Restaurant manager fined RM100,000 for hoarding subsidised cooking oil

SEREMBAN: A manager of a company running a nasi kandar restaurant has been fined RM100,000 by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to a charge of storing subsidised cooking oil at an unlicensed premise. Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam ordered 38-year-old Bangladeshi Das Jhonny Chardra to serve six months in jail in the event he...