KOTA KINABALU: The 19th witness in the inquest into the death of Zara Qairina Mahathir has confirmed that the Form One student met with a group of students called 'Circle Nineteen' on the night of July 15. Sinar Harian reported that the witness, who is the 10th child witness, told this to Coroner Amir Shah Amir...
KUALA LUMPUR: UOB Malaysia chief executive officer Ng Wei Wei has been named among the Fortune Most Powerful Women in Asia 2025 list, which recognises 100 influential leaders driving transformation across the region. Ng, ranked 95th, made history in 2022 as the first woman to be appointed CEO of UOB Malaysia. She returned to UOB in...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian female celebrity became RM380,000 poorer after being deceived by a man who claimed to be a 'Datuk' and offered her a position as an exclusive brand ambassador for a luxury property project. Sharing her story, the victim, Winnie Kok, better known as Winnie K, said she met the man, who introduced himself...
MELAKA: Melaka police have recorded a statement from a retired civil servant who had a Hebrew-language sticker on his four-wheel-drive vehicle. Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 59-year-old man admitted that he got the sticker from a shop in Selangor 13 years ago. He said the owner of the vehicle had an interest in foreign...
IPOH: Eleven people suffered breathing difficulties and eye irritation after a chemical spill at a manufacturing factory in Tanjong Malim. Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting assistant director of operations Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said a distress call was received at 12.42pm on Thursday (Oct 9). “There was a chemical spill involving isocyanates caused by a leak in...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has been presented with the Budget 2026 proposal by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. According to a post on Sultan Ibrahim's Facebook page, the budget document was presented during the audience at Istana Bukit Tunku here on Thursday (Oct 9). Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, is scheduled to table...
BENTONG: Some 2.1 million vehicles are expected to be on the road during the Deepavali holiday period. Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said given the high traffic volume, Ops Lancar will be conducted from Oct 17 until 21, in conjunction with the holiday period. "We expect about...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has expressed deep regret over confusion about alcohol served at the Global Travel Meet gala dinner. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said the confusion stemmed from his failure to announce the event was privately organised by tourism players. “The only mistake was not announcing during the dinner that it...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal has deferred its decision in an appeal brought by the government and political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda in a lawsuit filed by the family of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, who was murdered in 2006. Justice Hashim Hamzah, who chaired a three-judge panel, said no decision would be delivered on Thursday...
PUTRAJAYA: A 72-year-old man has lost his appeal against his 2019 conviction for raping a teenage girl and will begin his 24-year prison sentence. A three-judge Court of Appeal panel comprising Justice Datuk Mohamed Zaini Mazlan, Justice Datuk Noorin Badaruddin and Justice Datuk Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz, on Tuesday (Oct 7) unanimously upheld the earlier Sessions...
