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...
Local, international performers and artists highlights at multifaceted festival in Johor IT was a memorable weekend for Nicholas See as he saw one of his favourite artistes live on stage and enjoyed a relaxing beach getaway with friends in Desaru, Johor. The Singaporean fashion stylist made his way to the Malaysian state’s coast for the first-ever Ombak...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has strongly called on all parties in the Middle East to urgently de-escalate the increasing hostilities and tensions that are destabilising the region. In making the call, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said continued aggression and attacks by Israel in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen are deliberate attempts to divert the global community’s...
KOTA KINABALU: A widow to one of the 10 security force members killed in Sabah’s Lahad Datu incursion 11 years ago has forgiven those who caused the tragedy but she feels that the offenders deserve their death sentence. Teacher Noor Aziah Noor, 39, said the Federal Court has made a fair and just decision by upholding...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may be able to meet its fiscal deficit target under a law that was passed last year, with the government expected to be strict with expenditure in the upcoming Budget 2025, say economists. The government’s annual spending plan will be tabled by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Oct...
PETALING JAYA: Good credit scores are what banks seek, but creditworthiness should be measured using other factors as well, says a consumer group. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) argued that past payment records from credit reporting agencies can be flawed indicators in determining the creditworthiness of debtors. Its vice-president and legal adviser Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham said...
