KOTA KINABALU: Passengers waiting for check-in at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport are faced with difficulties as some airlines including AirAsia are facing system glitches. This comes following a global cyber outage which struck earlier Friday (July 19). An official from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) here confirmed that the airport is not affected but some airlines...
KUALA LUMPUR: Renowned Malaysian comedian Harith Iskander has publicly addressed his pending divorce, acknowledging his personal shortcomings as the primary cause. The 57-year-old candidly spoke about the challenges he has faced in his marriage to Dr Jezamine Lim, highlighting that his own actions played a significant role in their relationship's breakdown. "I have to admit that I...
KUALA LUMPUR: An individual was slapped with a compound fine of RM25,000 for uploading false content related to the organisation of the 2024 Quran Recital and Memorisation Assembly, according to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). It said the individual was fined under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 for uploading a status on Facebook...
PETALING JAYA: Ten years on, memories of the ground coverage of the debris field from the destroyed MH17 are still vivid in the minds of Patrick Lee and Kamarul Ariffin from The Star. Lee, then a journalist with The Star, recounted his experience being the first Malaysians alongside photographer Kamarul to cover flight MH17, an aircraft...
SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly breaking the windscreen and the side mirrors of a car belonging to a woman at a parking lot here. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the suspect, who allegedly also broke the car's front and rear wipers, was nabbed around 2.30pm on Thursday...
PETALING JAYA: With social media and the Internet becoming a necessity in people’s daily lives, the risk of cyberbullying is also on the rise. Social experts are urging the public to be vigilant in identifying whether they are being targeted by cyberbullying and to learn effective strategies for dealing with such situations. Professional psychologist Dr Anasuya Jegathevi...
MELAKA: In 2008, philanthropist Datuk Tan Hor Sam contemplated retirement at the age of 60, feeling that it was the right time to savour the rewards of his hard work. Despite his initial reservations, he experienced a change of heart, which fuelled his unwavering commitment to helping those who were less fortunate. At the age of 76,...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia can write his own script at the Paris Olympics if he invests some time on analysing his potential rivals at the knockout stage. It was this additional effort that helped Datuk Rashid Sidek to become Malaysia’s first medallist in the men’s singles in 1996. And Rashid is hoping that Zii Jia,...
The saying that “half of the Hong Kong entertainment industry has come to Malaysia” has been circulating among local netizens lately, and it’s not far from the truth. In recent days, we have seen huge stars like Nicholas Tse, Bosco Wong, Jackson Wang, Anita Yuen and more arriving for work or leisure. This time, renowned Hong Kong...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit rebounded to open slightly higher against the US dollar on positive sentiment ahead of the release of Malaysia’s advance second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024) gross domestic product (GDP) estimates today. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) is scheduled to release the 2Q 2024 GDP estimate data in the afternoon. At 8 am,...
