Man slapped wife for late return from chicken rice errand, say cops

SEPANG: A woman was slapped by her husband in Kota Warisan recently because she was late leaving a shopping mall after buying chicken rice. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman stated that the suspect was arrested on Saturday (Feb 1) and remanded for three days for further investigation. According to the Sinar Harian report, he mentioned that...

Ahmad Fadzli appointed new Selangor state secretary

SHAH ALAM: State financial officer Datuk Dr Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin has been appointed as the new Selangor State Secretary, effective Monday (Feb 3). The appointment was announced through the official Facebook page of the Selangor State Secretary’s Office on Sunday night (Feb 2). Ahmad Fadzli replaces Datuk Haris Kasim, whose tenure ended on Jan 31. Previously, Ahmad...

Miri landslide: Help from experts in KL to be sought if needed, says Deputy Premier

KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee is prepared to bring in experts from Kuala Lumpur to assist in rescuing victims buried in the landslide which occurred in Miri early Wednesday. Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the Sarawak Deputy Premier, said such expert assistance will only be sought if necessary. "For now, the...

A festive welcome: Tourism Malaysia rolls out celebrations for Chinese New Year at airports

SEPANG: Tourism Malaysia holds welcoming Chinese New Year receptions for tourists at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah and Kuching International Airport in Sarawak. Tourism Malaysia deputy director-general Lee Thai Hung said the department has been conducting celebrations to welcome inbound tourists at KLIA...

Tragic accident claims life of dedicated runner in Kota Kinabalu

KOTA KINABALU: A 45-year-old woman, known for running in tribute to her ailing father, died in a tragic road accident early on Tuesday (Jan 28) morning. Scarlette Sue, an avid runner, was jogging near KM7.2 by ITCC Shopping Mall towards Donggongon town when a car struck her from behind at around 6am. Penampang police chief Supt Sammy...

Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi clears Senate panel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm the former Florida attorney general as soon as this week. The panel approved her nomination in a 12-10 vote with Democrats opposed amid concerns over...

Japan’s Fuji Media tries to defuse ex-Smap member Nakai’s sex scandal, but it all backfires

TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has snowballed into a corporate governance nightmare and a textbook cautionary tale of how crises should never be managed. The spiralling controversy involves Masahiro Nakai, the 52-year-old media personality who was the leader of defunct male idol group Smap, and mainstream...

Malaysian man finds love with Chinese woman who gave him directions to launderette

BEIJING: A Malaysian man has tied the knot with a Muslim Chinese woman after they met on a street in China when he asked her for directions to a launderette. Ethic Malay Zairy Amir, 38, comes from the state of Selangor in West Malaysia. He runs a delivery store in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province. He recently...

Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The remains of a Singaporean man who went missing with his wife after a 7.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county in April 2024 have been found. Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December...

South Korea to release preliminary report of Jeju Air crash by Monday (Jan 27)

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea will release by Monday a preliminary report on last month's Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the nation's soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday. One area under investigation is what role a bird strike played in the Dec. 29 crash of flight 7C2216 as...