Appeals court defers decision on govt and Razak Baginda’s appeal in lawsuit over Altantuya’s death

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...

Man loses appeal against rape conviction, starts 24-year jail term

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...

CelcomDigi rolls out unified app, prompts subscribers to switch before year-end

CelcomDigi has launched its new unified app to replace the Celcom Life and MyDigi apps, urging customers to switch before the two apps are discontinued on Dec 31. The company in a release today (Oct 7) said the new CelcomDigi app launch marks a major milestone in its post-merger integration. "Going forward, the new app, which serves the largest customer base...

Two Chinese tourists go missing from Mantanani Island

KOTA KINABALU: Two Chinese tourists have mysteriously disappeared from Mantanani Island off Kota Belud. The duo, Fan Qin, 28, and Yu XiaoPeng, 25, had checked into a resort on the island on Oct 4 and were supposed to check out the next day. However, resort employees found the duo's belongings still inside the room after checkout time. Kota...

Lawmakers file emergency motions on footballers’ citizenship, Trump visit

KUALA LUMPUR: Two emergency motions have been submitted in the Dewan Rakyat to debate the citizenship of footballers and the visit of US President Donald Trump. Kampar MP Chong Zhemin requests an urgent debate on FIFA’s suspension of seven mixed‑heritage players over nationality documents. “It should be debated and decided in Parliament as to what the government’s...

Tourism Ministry pledges to learn from gala dinner alcohol controversy

PETALING JAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has pledged to learn from the recent gala dinner controversy and ensure that such incidents do not happen again. The ministry said it took full responsibility for the confusion and misunderstanding that had caused unease amongst the public following the viral event. "The Ministry takes this as a lesson...

Former minister’s aide signed cover letter supporting Nexuscorp’s bid for police contract

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court was informed today that Sayed Amir Muzzakkir Al Sayed Mohamad signed a cover letter to support Nexuscorp Group Sdn Bhd's bid for a contract to supply maintenance services and spare parts for the RMPNET system infrastructure of the police. Esther Douglas Udam, the former chief assistant secretary, Technical Section, Procurement Division...

Global Sumud Flotilla: PAS calls for special parliamentary debate on illegal detention of M’sian volunteers

PETALING JAYA: Parliament must hold a special session to debate the illegal detention of the 23 Malaysian volunteers on the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) humanitarian mission, says PAS. Its secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pic) proposed that the session be held when Parliament reconvenes on Oct 6. "Parliament must be proactive and not stay silent on such an...

Cops awaiting AGC’s instructions on next steps over Kg Sungai Baru incident

KUALA LUMPUR: The police are awaiting further instructions from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) over the commotion that broke out during an eviction operation in Kampung Sungai Baru here on Sept 11. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said investigation papers had been completed and submitted to the AGC for further action. "We have completed our...

Over 7,000 traffic summonses issued in first two days of Ops PUU enforcement

KUALA LUMPUR: Some 7,013 summonses have been issued in the first two days of the Law Compliance Operation's (Ops PUU) enforcement phase. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the offence that saw the most summonses since the phase began on Wednesday (Oct 1) was obstruction of traffic. "In two days, 4,963 summonses were issued...