JOHOR BARU: Eight individuals involved in a viral video assaulting a man at an apartment in Masai will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Friday. The suspects, comprising seven men and one woman aged between 19 and 26, were arrested at around 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai. Earlier, the...
PETALING JAYA: American conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly has once again taken a jab at Malaysia, this time by comparing household per capita income between the country and the United States. Sinar Harian reported that O’Reilly claimed that Malaysia’s household per capita income stands at US$5,731 (RM25,061) per year, while the United States records US$42,220 (RM184,628). ALSO READ: Backlash...
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian university has entered the top 50 Asian universities for the first time, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2025. Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) has climbed nine places to 43rd in Asia, sharing the rank with South Korea's Hanyang University. Meanwhile, Universiti Malaya (UM) moves up one spot to 64th,...
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 632 Haj personnel are being sent in stages to Saudi Arabia starting Thursday (April 24) to prepare for the 1446H/2025M Haj season. Tabung Haji (TH) group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Syed Hamadah Syed Othman said as in previous years, TH is deploying personnel across various sectors including hostel and...
SEPANG: A 25-year-old man was killed after his car crashed into a large road sign at Bandar Serenia in Salak Tinggi. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred at about 6.33am on Thursday (April 24). "We believe the driver lost control of the car and hit the road sign. "He died...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has been recognised at the Malaysian American Association (MAA) Hari Raya appreciation and thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday night (April 23) for assisting thousands of Malaysians in the United States. "I am humbled to receive the plaque of appreciation from the MAA alongside Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and...
CYBERJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded a statement from a man who allegedly uploaded offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad and Islam on his Facebook. The recording of the 63-year-old man's statement was carried out together with Iskandar Puteri police in Johor on Sunday (April 20), said MCMC in a statement on Thursday. It...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The police have started investigating a food delivery rider for allegedly sending a racially-charged offensive message via a food delivery app in an incident reported here. Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) police chief Helmi Aris confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. "The police have opened an investigation file for this case, which is being probed under...
PUTRAJAYA: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters to resume recording his statement. The Bera MP arrived at about 11am on Thursday (April 24, where graft busters are expected to continue questioning him. Previously, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the latest round of questioning...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has received the letters of credence from eight foreign envoys to Malaysia in a ceremony at Dewan Singgahsana Kecil, Istana Negara here on Thursday (April 24). The envoys were Yadira Ledesma Hernandez of Cuba, Irakli Asashvili of Georgia, Ajay Sharma of the United Kingdom and Aloys Bizindavyi...
