KUALA LUMPUR: Former national footballer Datuk Dollah Salleh has made history by becoming the first player to be elected as vice-president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for the 2025-2029 term. His victory comes as no surprise, given that his vast experience as a national football legend is seen as crucial in revitalising the national...
KUANTAN: A man has been remanded for a week starting today to assist in the investigation of the murder of a female trader whose body was discovered by the riverbank near the Tanjung Lumpur Bridge last Thursday (Feb 13). The remand order for the 53-year-old man was issued by Magistrate Nor Izzati Zakaria to allow further...
SUNGAI PETANI: Four policemen suffered injuries to multiple parts of their bodies, including their heads, after being slashed with a machete while trying to restrain a man who ran amok in Taman Seri Astana near here on Friday (Feb 14). Kuala Muda district police chief ACP Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail two of the injured personnel, both...
JOHOR BARU: A pair of senior office bearers of a sports association have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged abuse of power and submitting false claims involving over RM1.3mil. According to a source, the two men, both in their 60s, were arrested at about 4pm on Wednesday (Feb 12) after giving their...
PETALING JAYA: A female factory worker who died in an accident at Kampung Pengkalan early Wednesday morning was believed to have had an argument with her husband before being chased by him on another motorcycle. Alor Gajah District Police Chief, Superintendent Ashari Abu Samah, said investigations revealed that there was information indicating the victim had a...
SEPANG: A foreign couple who "acted" mentally unstable while on a plane bound for Jieyang Chaosan, China, at KL International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 2 here, have been confirmed not to have any mental health issues, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports. KLIA deputy OCPD Supt Albany Hamzah told Sinar Harian that the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital...
KUALA LUMPUR: This Chinese New Year, McDonald’s Malaysia took its festive celebrations to new heights with its inaugural Mekdi Chinese New Year (CNY) open house. For almost a decade, McDonald’s Malaysia has marked the CNY season by spreading joy through visits to old folks’ homes. This year, the celebration extended to include customers and communities in selected...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded four individuals, comprising two company directors, one of whom holds the title "Datuk", and two senior vice-presidents of the company, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports. Sources told Sinar Harian that all were detained on suspicion of involvement in bribery and submitting false claims involving company funds of...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (Feb 11) received a Togg electric vehicle (EV) as a gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan presented a white Togg T10X to Anwar as a symbol of their friendship. Anwar later drove the sport utility vehicle (SUV) to the Seri Perdana Complex, with Erdoğan accompanying him,...
PETALING JAYA: The investigation into the death of a Taiping Prison inmate, allegedly due to assault last month, is still ongoing, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The Home Minister said the police are conducting a thorough investigation, including recording statements from witnesses and prison officers who were on duty on the day of the incident. Saifuddin...
