Hawk fighter jet suffered landing gear issues while landing, says Air Force

PETALING JAYA: An Air Force Hawk fighter jet suffered landing gear issues while landing at the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Alor Setar, Kedah. In a statement, the Air Force said the incident occurred at 5pm on Tuesday (May 6) when the pilot was carrying out an exercise for the "opening gambit" of the Langkawi International...

‘Golden’ era ahead with Malaysia-China Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement, says embassy

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia-China Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement inked last month to enable hassle-free travel of citizens from both nations will usher ties of both countries into another “Golden 50 Years”, says the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China here on Tuesday (May 6). The embassy said that it was confident that the agreement would...

Nurul Izzah becoming PKR No. 2 will invigorate party politics, says youth leader

PETALING JAYA: A proposal for Nurul Izzah Anwar to contest the PKR deputy presidency has received support from a party youth leader who sees it as a catalyst for more open, healthy competition for top leadership positions. Johor PKR Youth vice-chief Muhammad Faezuddin Mohd Puad said Nurul Izzah's candidacy would offer the grassroots a fresh choice...

Two women wanted for running cheap China travel package scam

JOHOR BARU: Police are looking for two women linked to an alleged scam involving cheap travel packages to China. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the two women, Low Siew Hwa of Taman Nusajaya Mas, and Lim Zhi Xuan of Bukit Indah, were wanted for allegedly collecting payments from customers but failed to fulfil...

Hollywood shocked by Trump’s film tariffs announcement

Hollywood reacted Monday with skepticism to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works. "It makes no sense," entertainment lawyer Jonathan Handel said of Trump's idea. Handel explained to AFP that...

Cops investigating possibility of Pamela Ling abducted by police impersonators

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating the possibility that Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh was abducted by police personnel or those posing as police, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. The Inspector-General of Police said this after certain facts were obtained from an e-hailing driver who had transported Pamela to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on April...

Malaysia aiming for zero-rated tariffs on exports to US, says Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has told the United States that it aims to have zero-rated tariffs for imports from Malaysia, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. "We told them we want to reduce the tariffs – and if it's possible – for it to be zero," said the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister. He also said that...

Sandakan lion dance performer dies after five-month coma from training accident

KOTA KINABALU: The cultural and lion dance community in Sabah is mourning the loss of 24-year-old Hambali Latip from the Leong Sin Sports Association Sandakan, who died on Thursday (May 1) after a training accident left him in a coma for five months. Hambali, who joined the association in 2019 and served as the tail performer...

Datuk re-arrested over submission of false claims worth RM450mil

KUALA LUMPUR: A man with the title of Datuk who was released from remand on Saturday (May 3) was rearrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with an ongoing case of submitting false claims worth RM450mil. An MACC source said that the man in his 60s was arrested with another suspect, in his 50s,...

20,000 expected at KLCC for Asean Summit, says Shamsul Azri

KUALA LUMPUR: About 20,000 people, including delegates, representatives, participants, secretariat members and staff, are expected to gather at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) for the 46th Asean Summit, which will be held on May 26 and 27. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said preparations for the major event are...