PETALING JAYA: Various household items belonging to actress Rozita Che Wan, valued at nearly RM100,000, were seized by the court on Tuesday. According to an anonymous legal representative, the writ was handed over to Rozita’s mother as the 51-year-old actress, also known as Che Ta, was not home at the time. “Today, we issued the writ, assessed...
PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has imposed travel restrictions on 203,123 individuals and companies as of Nov 30. In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 10), LHDN said the number included 175,656 individuals with arrears under Section 104 of the Income Tax Act (ACP) 1967, as well as 12,205 individuals with tax arrears under Section 22...
PETALING JAYA: Specialists who perform complicated and high-risk procedures are paying more for their medical indemnity insurance premiums, which are increasing due to a rise in malpractice lawsuits, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). MMA president Datuk Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said these lawsuits and the huge court awards are deterring doctors at private hospitals from...
GEORGE TOWN: A massive forex investment scam that has allegedly defrauded 388 victims across multiple countries of RM104.75mil since 2016 has prompted calls for swift action. The scam, allegedly orchestrated by individuals claiming to be Russian financial experts, promised high annual returns of 20-30%. The victims, ranging from professionals to retirees, claimed that after payments ceased in...
PETALING JAYA: A high-ranking committee member of the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is among those assisting the probe into alleged corruption, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said the BAM committee member was one of the six individuals called to assist in investigations. "I want to clarify that the probe...
JOHOR BARU: A trader has been jailed 10 years by the Sessions Court here for causing serious injury to his third ex-wife, Jahidah Nordin @ Sylvester and leaving her in a coma three years ago. Judge Fatimah Zahari handed down the sentence, effective from the conviction on Monday (Dec 9), after the defence failed to raise...
JOHOR BARU: Tens of thousands of people have been stuck at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs Immigration and Quarantine Complex (BSI CIQ) for several hours following a major technical glitch that has knocked out all the immigration autogates. It is learnt that at least 42 autogates at the entry and exit areas of the bus halls...
KUALA LUMPUR: An Opposition lawmaker has filed a motion to debate the existence of an alleged Royal addendum that would allow former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. According to the motion filed by Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Baru), which was seen by The Star, he...
JOHOR BARU: Tens of thousands of people have been stuck at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs Immigration and Quarantine Complex (BSI CIQ) for several hours following a major technical glitch that has knocked out all the immigration autogates. It is learnt that at least 42 autogates at the entry and exit areas of the bus halls...
KUALA LUMPUR The outflow of foreign funds from Bursa Malaysia continued for a seventh straight week, with a weekly net outflow of RM761.4mil. An exodus of foreign funds has been seen across key Asian markets, although MIDF Research reported there was net foreign buying of Asian equities in the eight markets it monitored for the first...
