PETALING JAYA: Patients who are in need may be referred to private hospitals' cardiac surgery units until the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital's (HSIS) operating rooms are operational, provided that no resources are available at public hospitals. Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia president Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said private hospitals in the Klang Valley will have the...
KLUANG: A man in his 40s lost RM2,000 after allegedly becoming a victim of “pukau” (black magic) at a shop in Jalan Langsat here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the incident occurred on Sunday (May 19) at 4.30pm after an unknown man entered the premises. “Based on the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, the suspect...
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian eatery in New York that has earned a Michelin star is owned by a chef who has never been to the country. Salil Mehta, originally from New Delhi, India, admitted that he had never even been to Malaysia in an interview with CBS News on May 18. Located in the city's Upper West Side, the...
PETALING JAYA: EPF members have been reminded to use their i-Akaun app to handle issues revolving around their Akaun Fleksibel, popularly known as Account 3, instead of lining up at their branches. The exception is for withdrawals of more than RM30,000 or those who have changed their banking details, EPF said. However, a quick check by The...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrate's Court here on Monday (May 20) has sentenced two men to two months' jail each for attempting to trespass into Istana Negara. Magistrate Noorelynna Hanim Abd Halim handed down the sentence to Salleh Udoh, 37, and Abdul Malek Az Zukhruf Fiee, 29, after they pleaded guilty to the offence committed at Gate...
PETALING JAYA: When R. Kaviyarasan bought a brand new four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle last October, installing a second global positioning system (GPS) tracking system in the pickup truck was the first thing he did. And four months later, it was stolen from his house in Taman Saujana Puchong in the early hours, proving him correct. The vehicle was...
PETALING JAYA: Thieves are now able to steal, within a minute, cars that have push-start mechanism or keyless technology. These thefts can even be carried out in under 30 seconds, said Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia (VTREC) coordinator Mas Tina Abdul Hamid, who described the process as “relatively easy”. She said the thieves will hack...
PETALING JAYA: The FRCS Edinburgh Cardiothoracic Surgery qualification is recognised by the UK General Medical Council (GMC), says the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM). Its College of Surgeons (CSAMM) said the qualification is recognised by the GMC as a postgraduate qualification and added that it gives eligibility to apply for specialist registration in the UK...
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 343 new cases of dengue fever were reported in the 19th Epidemiological Week (ME19) from May 5-11, taking the total number of cases to 2,338 compared to 1,995 the previous week. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said one death due to dengue fever complications was recorded during that period. He...
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan in Central Asia last week yielded positive results not only in terms of economic cooperation and several other sectors but also in the mission to find more staunch friends. While many leaders of other countries are focused on official visits...
