US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng calls Americans to ‘go back to Malaysia’

PETALING JAYA: US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng has asked Americans frustrated with the results of the recent US presidential polls to "go back to Malaysia". Waving his Malaysian passport, Chieng has joked during a segment on the popular The Daily Show that if Americans are too frustrated with the results of the election, they might want...

JPJ op finds many motorcyclists lack licence or road tax

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 28,811 notices have been issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for various offences under Ops Khas Motosikal since it was implemented on Nov 1. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said as of the seventh day of the operation, the most common offences are not having a licence or road...

Mosques under Jakim to hold solat hajat for PM’s mission to Arab-Islamic Summit

PUTRAJAYA: Three mosques under the purview of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) have been asked to hold solat hajat (prayers of need) to pray for the success of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s mission, as he represents Malaysia at the Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh on Nov 11. Religious Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Armed Forces trailer overturns on KL-Karak Highway, heavy traffic reported

KUALA LUMPUR: An armoured vehicle transporter owned by the Malaysian Armed Forces overturned following an accident on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak (KLK) Highway Thursday (Nov 7) afternoon. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman said that the transporter, which was carrying two Adnan armoured vehicles from a unit based in Mentakab, Pahang, was en...

Father, daughter stabbed to death in Air Itam, suspect turns knife on self

GEORGE TOWN: A man killed a woman and her father before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to be a tragic case of unrequited love. The man, 32, was rushed to the hospital after he was found with multiple stab and cut wounds on his body at the ground floor of an...

Madani plates: ‘If he wants to sue, let him try his luck,’ says Loke

PUTRAJAYA: "If he wants to sue, let him try his luck," says Transport Minister Anthony Loke in response to a businessman’s claim for RM1.3mil in damages over the alleged copyright infringement of Madani vehicle registration plates. Loke clarified that the authority to register any vehicle registration number is governed by the Road Transport Act 1987, which...

FashionValet probe: Suspicious transactions detected, possible fraud being investigated, says MACC chief

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered several suspicious transactions while scrutinising documents related to the investigation into FashionValet and 30 Maple Sdn Bhd, Malay language portal Astro Awani reports. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Mohd Azam Baki said that the Forensic Accounting Division is currently examining about 50 to 60 boxes of documents...

Bukit Aman denies claims of inaction in document fraud case

PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman has refuted allegations of inaction in their investigation into a case involving the falsification of documents. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said in a statement on Thursday (Nov 7) that the department had been informed of the claim made in a TikTok video...

Selangor cops bust motorcycle theft ring, four nabbed

PETALING JAYA: A five-day operation led to the arrest of three suspects linked to numerous stolen motorcycle cases in and out of the district. Selangor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Sasikala Devi Subramaniam said that 10 separate raids within Jeram were conducted from October 21 to October 25. A total of four people were arrested aged...