AMPANG: Four foreigners, including a woman, were detained in connection with stealing almost RM400,000 cash following a bogus gold purchase transaction. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the 45-year-old victim, who is an engineer, was driven to Jalan Sulaiman 1 in Ampang by a man on the pretext of concluding a transaction to...
KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi has been granted the sole universality ticket, also known as wild card, for the Paris Olympics. The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) selection panel today picked the 20-year-old to go for his Olympic debut in Paris over track queen Shereen Samson Vallabouy. ALSO READ: Azeem and Shereen won’t go wild over who...
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor FC Solidarity Fund has collected RM76,490.06 in donations to help pay the fine imposed by the Malaysian Football League (MFL) on the football club for not playing the Charity Shield match against Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT). Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the contributions, collected from June 26 until Tuesday...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described the special visit of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif (Sheikh Al-Azhar), Prof Dr Ahmad Muhammad Ahmad At-Tayyeb, to Malaysia as a great honour, recognising the visit from a highly respected and revered figure in the Islamic world. He said Sheikh Al-Azhar, currently on a four-day special...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two directors of a sub-contractor company were the latest individuals to be remanded by graft busters in connection with bribes involved in a highway construction project in the Klang Valley worth more than RM1bil. Sources said the suspects—a man and woman in their 50s—were detained between 5pm and 7pm on Tuesday (July 2) after...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) denies that its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki had spread accusations involving government agencies that went viral recently. MACC in a statement on Tuesday (July 2) said the dissemination of allegations involving a director-general of an enforcement department to several media and government agencies was from a fake...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian authorities are working closely with the Chinese Embassy to provide support and assistance to the families of victims of the bus crash that claimed the lives of two tourists from China, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said the government is committed to conducting a thorough review. He...
KOTA KINABALU: An elderly man was hurt after his car crashed into a clinic at Taipan 2 in Inanam, near here, on Tuesday (July 2). The 84-year-old injured his right hand and received first aid from firemen before he was sent to hospital by family members. A 60-year-old woman who was sitting in the passenger seat, however,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The bill to amend the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) Act 1998 (Act 585) was tabled for the first reading at the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday. The bill, cited as the Syariah Court Civil Procedure (Federal Territories) (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia surges to the 14th place among the world's top tourist destinations. According to WP Travel, a website offering free web plugins for tour operators, travel booking and trekking agencies, Malaysia improved its ranking from 15th place last year. It said Malaysia has advanced to claim the 14th spot this year by welcoming 26.1 million...
