ALOR SETAR: A technician who fell while conducting repairs on the glass deck of Eagle's Nest Skywalk (ENS) of Gunung Machinchang in Langkawi has been confirmed dead. Langkawi Police Chief ACP Shariman Ashari said Khairul Nizam Jaffar, 41, employed by the glass deck company, was three months into his employment. "Police received information from the glass deck...
KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore-based Malaysian property tycoon Ong Beng Seng is set to be charged on Friday (Oct 4), according to reports by Singaporean media. Channel News Asia reported that according to court records, Ong, who is also a hotelier and Singapore GP head, is likely to be charged with one count each of abetting under Section...
ISLAMABAD: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated the importance of countries maintaining strong economic fundamentals to withstand the "slings and arrows" of global uncertainties and challenges. Speaking at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) here, the Malaysian Prime Minister said economic reforms need to be instituted despite being unpopular. "... we mustn’t forget that our...
LANGKAWI: After a seven-month “makeover”, Dataran Lang here, which features the famed statue of the Brahminy Kite, is open to visitors again.“The eagle statue is freshly painted. The fountain area, another key attraction at Dataran Lang, underwent repairs and the upgrading of pumps created a more vibrant water display,” said Langkawi Development Authority chief executive officer...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) is working with a group of non-governmental organisations to conduct mass neutering programmes to address the issues of stray dogs. Mayor Datuk Mohd Noorazam Osman said the council’s goal was to neuter and vaccinate about 1,000 stray dogs in the city through a series of programmes with the...
KOTA KINABALU: Over the years, there have been incidents involving people posing nude at the wrong places, with those involved ending up being punished by the courts. A woman has been filmed naked in front of a popular signboard at a bank in Sabah. The spot has become a favourite for photographers for the view it provides. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Battalion 850-11 (Malbatt) team is safe despite increasing tensions following Israel’s attack on Lebanon, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said no Malbatt personnel was injured nor any assets damaged in the attack last week. “All teams under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), including Malbatt, have been...
I WELCOME the formation of the Special Task Force to investigate the death of the specialist serving in Sabah. The Task Force is being led by a former top civil servant and members of the task force are prominent and influential individuals from society. Notably, following the death of a house officer in Penang back on April...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Scammers contacted a retired teacher on National Day telling her that she had an insurance claim of RM68,000 but the series of events following that phone call led to her losing over RM200,000. Kuala Terengganu district police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said that on Aug 31, the victim, a 65-year-old woman, received...
PETALING JAYA: The initially scheduled Oct 10 deadline requiring MyJPJ users to sign in with the MyDigital ID application has been deferred, says the Transport Ministry. Its minister Anthony Loke said MyJPJ app users can continue accessing the system even after that date. He said that the pop-up notice on the MyJPJ app notifying users to utilise...
