Forged signature used to lease Chinese national’s KL condo

KUALA LUMPUR: A fortuitous trip helped a Chinese national avoid losing her apartment after discovering that her signature had been forged. This was revealed by Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong during a press conference on Thursday (Nov 14). The 46-year-old victim, referred to as Si, purchased a condominium unit on Jalan Tun...

NCDs cost Malaysia RM64bil in economic losses in 2021, says Dzulkefly

KUALA LUMPUR: Non-communicable diseases (NCD) caused RM64bil in economic losses for the country in 2021 with many sufferers either unable to work or worse, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said this massive hit to the economy was based solely on only the four most common NCDs - cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and...

Man faces up to 40 years’ jail for sexually assaulting niece in Melaka

MELAKA: A 46-year-old self-employed man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of sexually assaulting his nine-year-old niece. The man entered his plea before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh here on Thursday. Based on the charges, the accused had kissed the child on the mouth...

Penang woman crushed to death by container called mother with dying breath

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Crushed under a cargo container, Lee Zi Rou summoned the last of her strength to call her mother. "Mummy! It hurts so much!" the 21-year-old woman gasped into her handphone. Her mother, 42-year-old Lim, frantically asked her daughter where she was but was met with silence. "I sensed she had died," said Lim in a video...

Health Ministry cooperation will ensure food safety at Parliament cafeterias, says Speaker

KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament will cooperate with the Health Ministry to ensure food safety and quality standards are met after a cafeteria in the building was ordered to shut down, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. This is after the cafeteria in the Parliament building's main block was shut down for two weeks due to...

More than 800 schools nationwide at risk of flooding

KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 883 schools, including primary and secondary schools, were identified as being at risk of flooding across the country. Education director-general Azman Adnan said they included 227 schools in Sarawak; Sabah (208); Pahang (93); Kelantan (91); Terengganu (90) and Perak (45). He said besides that in Selangor, 42 schools were identified as being...

Provide detailed breakdown of development allocations channelled to Sabah, urges Bung Moktar

KOTA KINABALU: The government has been urged to provide a detailed breakdown of the development allocation given to Sabah tabled under the federal budget each year in the Dewan Rakyat. Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin said this was important so that the people are aware of the actual sum channelled to the state and...

Govt to introduce AI roadmap for legal system next year, says Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: Putrajaya plans to introduce the “Roadmap to My Digital Justice” next year in order to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into the legal system, said Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said the cooperation will involve various stakeholders, such as the Digital Ministry and Communications...

REDEFINING MALAYSIA’S REAL ESTATE LANDSCAPE

UEM Sunrise Bhd, the township and property arm of UEM Group Bhd (UEM Group), aims to redefine Malaysia’s real estate sector with a focus on sustainable living and future-ready developments. This ambition is exemplified by its groundbreaking master development in Johor, where 2,428ha of land are optimised to meet residential and industrial needs. Guided by its “Form...

QuickCheck: Did several fighter aircraft seen at a port belong to the RMAF?

THE sight of military hardware in a public place - such as a port - is bound to turn heads due to the rarity of such occurrences, and as such any news and photos of incidents like these tend to go viral rather rapidly. Recently, a 10-second video with images of several fighter jets believed to...