KUALA LUMPUR: The organiser of Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival has filed a lawsuit against British band The 1975 and all its members individually following frontman Matty Healy’s controversial incident on stage during the concert last year. In an article by an international portal Variety on Tuesday (July 30) it was reported that festival organisers Future Sound...
KUCHING: A special recruitment exercise will be conducted in Sarawak to address the shortage of teachers in the state, says Datuk Seri Roland Sagah. The state Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister said Sarawak was expected to be short of 2,373 teachers by Dec 31 this year. He said an ongoing recruitment drive by the Education Service...
GEORGE TOWN: A security guard has been sentenced to 13 years’ in jail by the High Court here for murdering his neighbour at an apartment where he was working at in Paya Terubong four years ago. The punishment was meted out by High Court judge Quay Chew Soon after the accused Ong Lai Seng, 69, pleaded...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is still no decision on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to drop his three other money laundering charges involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds amounting to RM27mil, the High Court heard. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul, the status quo on the representation remains. "The...
KOTA KINABALU: A motion to free former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and seek justice for him was brought up at the recent Kota Belud division Umno delegates meeting, says division chief Azuwan Marjan Norjan. He said that party divisions nationwide are feeling the loss of the former leader, adding that Najib contributed a...
JOHOR BARU: The Sessions Court here has ordered one of the five family members of the man who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station to seek medical treatment after showing signs of depression. Sessions Judge Rasidah Roslee made the decision after the family's lawyer Faizal Rahman requested that Mariah Radin Imran, 19, to be refer to...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today expressed his gratitude to the national security forces for their service and devotion in protecting the sovereignty of the country. Her Majesty the Queen, Raja Zarith Sofiah, also expressed her appreciation to members of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM). As the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Three individuals including a Datuk who is a former officer at a wholly-owned subsidiary of a government agency have been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting bribes involving a housing project amounting to almost RM110mil. MACC said a five-day remand order from July 30 until Aug 3 has been issued...
KUALA LUMPUR: A part-time badminton coach pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (July 29) to a charge of drink-driving, causing the death of a motorcyclist. Kum Yi Fan, 24, was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol to the extent of causing the death of Zulkifli Md Ariff, 54, on...
Malaysian singer-actor Juztin Lan and social media influencer Queenie Ong have divorced after only four months of marriage. In a joint statement on Instagram, the former couple, who had been dating for five years, shared said the decision came as they were unable to bear the responsibilities that come with being married. “After five years together, we...
