KOTA KINABALU: Priscella Peter, the 27-year-old daughter of jailed Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (KDM) president Datuk Peter Anthony, has been appointed as the party’s acting president. The party's supreme council made the decision on Friday (March 7) after Anthony was sentenced to three years in prison and fined RM50,000 for forging a 2014 maintenance contract for...
KUALA LUMPUR: Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok is (pic) willing to cooperate with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), which detained two of her former staff members on Thursday (March 7). The DAP vice-chairman posted on Facebook today that she is committed to ensuring justice is upheld and believes that the MACC investigation is related to...
LONDON/KYIV (Reuters) - Tens of thousands oftroops who smashed into Russia last summer and took control of a swathe of territory there are nearly encircled by Russian forces and cut off from their main supply lines, open source maps showed on Friday. Ukraine's situation in Russia's Kursk region has deteriorated sharply in the last three days,...
THE world got to watch the Oscars 2025 recently, and the winners from various categories gleefully celebrated their victories upon being announced the winners for their respective categories and going up to the stage to receive their Oscars and give their speeches. The 'gold statuette' they receive must be valuable, right? But is it true that the...
Popular YouTuber and adventure guide Andrew Cross was taken off life support and died Tuesday (March 4), a month after an auto accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. He was 36. “Andrew’s spirit is free, surrounded by light & love,” his sister, Jenna, wrote on a CaringBridge website set up to provide updates to friends...
SINGAPORE: How much would you pay to meet the love of your life? For one woman, that figure comes up to S$2,000. Bella Dai, 29, began sharing her $2,000 bounty and dating criteria on her Instagram account (@bellzdai) in February. “I am looking for a life partner that embodies the following qualities,” reads her post. These qualities...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s deportation of 40 Uighurs to China last week was in the South-east Asian country’s best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent elsewhere, a Thai minister said on Thursday (March 6). Thailand’s government has repeatedly defended the secretive deportation, which came despite calls from United Nations human...
KUALA LUMPUR: Mandatory Employee Provident Fund (EPF) contributions for foreign workers is expected to come into effect in the fourth quarter of 2025, says Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. This comes after the Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025, which mandates foreign workers and their employers to contribute 2% of monthly wages to...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty the Queen, Raja Zarith Sofiah, attended a breaking of fast event with Cabinet ministers and foreign envoys at Istana Negara here on Thursday (March 6) night. Also present were Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan...
SUBANG: Batik Air has introduced Hari Raya Fixed Fares for flights to Sarawak and Sabah, providing more affordable and transparent travel options for Malaysians during the festive season, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. The initiative, launched in collaboration with the government, caps fares at RM319 for flights to Sarawak and RM379 for Sabah. Loke praised the airline’s...
