KEPALA BATAS: Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, will likely come back to cast his vote in the Bertam state seat in the Penang state polls on Aug 12. This was confirmed by Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican. "This will depend on his health. God-willing he...
MELAKA: The state Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) spent RM1.19 million for the implementation of the Plant Pest Eradication Programme this year. State senior Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said the cost involved the procurement of 316 traps of various types...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are more concerned about the rising cost of living than a potential "green wave" or the rise of extremism, says the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap). The think tank said the ability to sustain themselves amidst stagnant incomes and escalating expenses has become the top concern among most Malaysians as...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here has allowed an application by actress Amelia Henderson (pic) to stay an order for her to issue a public apology to film and drama producer A.Aida for breach of contract. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan said the court used its discretion to allow the application by the actress, whose full name is...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here acquitted and discharged a businessman for dishonest misappropriation of RM10,000 belonging to an oil and gas company by allegedly using the funds for his personal use. Judge Datin Sabariah Othman ordered Mohamed Noor Mohamed Amin, 50, to be freed on Wednesday (Aug 2) after finding that the prosecution had failed...
SIBU: A man was shot to death at his family's fruit orchard near here early Tuesday (Aug 1) morning. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili told a press conference that the police received a call from a member of the public at about 1.23am Tuesday over a shooting incident at KM3 Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman. He added...
KEPALA BATAS: Take a look at my track record and don't just judge me by my looks, says Perikatan Nasional's Bertam candidate Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (pic) over a viral video. Khaliq Mehtab, who is Penang Perikatan election director, said he was shocked that his video during the nomination at Dewan Millenium nomination centre had gone...
SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 15 victims suffered some RM30mil in losses after they were allegedly duped by a goldsmith. The victims, who were gold suppliers, were not paid by the suspect after they had supplied millions of ringgit worth of gold. One of the victims, gold supplier Allan Tang said he had been dealing with the suspect...
Cheung and Seow being led from the court after sentencing. SIBU (July 31): A couple from the Klang Valley was sentenced to death by the High Court here today for the murder of a 38-year-old woman in 2020, whose body was found in a suitcase dumped by the roadside. Judge Datuk Christopher Chin pronounced the sentence against...
