JOHOR BARU: The Environment Department (DOE) has taken nine samples from several sites in Johor where residents experienced odour pollution. Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said the department received complaints of odour pollution from the Bukit Indah, Kempas and Skudai areas in Johor Baru as well as Senai and Kulai on Monday (Sept...
GEORGE TOWN: A lorry carrying cooking gas turned on its side after it was involved in an accident during rush hour traffic at Penang Bridge on Thursday (Sept 12). The incident, which occurred at about 6pm, caused a massive jam on the island-bound side of the bridge, from Perai to the island. The incident led to the...
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has agreed to double the interim payment of RM300mil to Sabah and Sarawak following discussions with Borneo States leaders. Disclosing this after the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) implementation action council meeting held for the first time in Kota Kinabalu, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said Sabah...
PETALING JAYA: The multi-million ringgit company, Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB), has denied exploiting children as labour. “We deny the accusation and emphasise that we will never compromise on any activities that violate the law, especially those involving child labour,” said its statement on its social media page yesterday. It said that the claims are...
KLUANG: No one has the right to exploit a child's weaknesses or shortcomings, let alone hide behind religion or welfare, says Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda Johor. She added that she was informed of the incident involving some charity homes suspected of exploiting, neglecting and torturing 402 victims aged from one to 17 years old. Che' Puan Mahkota...
ALOR SETAR: The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago has been commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun...
KUALA LUMPUR: Three African men have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to charges of robbing a Japanese businessman of US$30,000 last month. Patrick Samba, 34, and Ibrahim Jalloh, 36, both from Sierra Leone, along with Liberian Douglas Daniel Devine, 38, were charged on Wednesday (Sept 11) with robbing 58-year-old Hiroyuki Azuma of US$30,000...
PUTRAJAYA: Any issues relating to the South China Sea will be ironed out through diplomatic channels, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said this when asked about the rising concerns following the sighting of a foreign military vessel encroaching on the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). He, however, said the matter was not discussed in detail during...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by 15 sen, to RM3.25 and RM3.01 per litre respectively, from tomorrow until Sept 18. The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 11), said that the price drop for RON97 and diesel in the peninsula is in line with...
KUANTAN: Hundreds of children were rescued following a large-scale operation in two states. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, at a press conference at the Pahang police headquarters on Wednesday (Sept 11), said the rescue was part of Ops Global. The raids were conducted at 18 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan. A total of 402...
