DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...
WITH Halloween just a few weeks away, tales with a tinge of the spooky would go viral quickly - and vehicles travelling without anyone on them could very well tick all the boxes here. Recently, a video went viral of a riderless motorcycle along with the claim that it was taken along the Federal Highway near...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia received a pleasant surprise on Thursday (Oct 10) when he received a call from Britain's head of state King Charles III. According to His Majesty, the call between the two leaders focused on the forthcoming 27th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) later this month. The meeting is...
MARANG: Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin made 17m dive to place an inauguration plaque on an existing artificial reef in the waters off Alur Tuman here on Thursday (Oct 10). The dive, five nautical miles from the shore, was to symbolise the inauguration of the Terengganu Recreational Juvenile Cuboid Artificial Reef Trawl Net Barrier...
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional has held a meeting to ensure the smooth presentation of Budget 2025, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has directed all members to facilitate an orderly Parliamentary session. "Our gathering was to plan for the next Dewan Rakyat session, which includes...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is set to announce the code of conduct for social media platform providers, said Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said that providers will need to abide by the code once the Class Licence for Application Service Providers comes into force on Jan 1 next year. "The MCMC will publish...
ISLAMABAD: Two Chinese nationals who were killed in an explosion near Pakistan's Karachi international airport on Sunday (Oct 6) worked for a power plant, Pakistan's finance minister said on Tuesday. It was the most serious attack against Chinese nationals in Pakistan since a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers working on a hydropower project in March,...
KOTA TINGGI: Police have arrested two men for impersonating policemen and robbing foreigners in the district. Its OCPD, Supt Yusof Othman, said on Wednesday (Oct 9) that based on a police report lodged by a foreign worker on Oct 7, police tracked down and arrested these two men in their 20s in Bandar Tenggara the next...
KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) said the trading suspension requested by Public Bank Bhd and LPI Capital Bhd of their respective shares lends credence to media reports of a deal being struck. In a research note today, RHB IB said that based on its estimation, an all-cash deal would be earnings and return of equity (ROE) accretive,...
PETALING JAYA: Maxis announced a limited-time offer that permanently upgrades the data quota for select postpaid plans. The offer upgrades Maxis Postpaid 79 to 300GB of 4G/5G data, while the Postpaid 109, 139, 169, and 199 plans will receive unlimited 4G/5G data. The company stated that existing customers will have their data quota automatically upgraded between today (Oct...
