KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended his condolences to the people of Vietnam on the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on Friday (July 19). Anwar, in his Facebook post, said the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong had left an unfathomable void. "His vision of...
PETALING JAYA: A last-minute goal gave Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) the edge to win 2-1 against Kedah in the first leg of the FA Cup semi-final at the Darul Aman Stadium on Friday (July 19). The Southern Tigers were first to bite in the 24th minute with a goal from Oscar Arribas, who found the back...
PORT DICKSON: Five people were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday (July 19) with causing the death of their friend in a swimming pool last week. The accused - D. Maharaj, 36; B. Shanmugaservai, 34; Faezatun Firus Arifin, 42; R. Praveena, 31; and S. Suvipra, 34 - pleaded not guilty when the charge was read...
MELAKA: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) complemented the Visit Melaka Year 2024 to ensure the safety of holidaymakers by conducting checks on tour and express buses. Melaka JPJ director Muhammad Firdaus Shariff said a total of 280 buses were checked during a joint operation that started on Friday (July 5) and ended on Friday (July 17). "Our...
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...
