CYBERJAYA: Tax evaders wishing to wipe the slate clean with the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) have until the end of this month to do so, says Datuk Abu Tariq Jamaluddin. This is because the deadline for those seeking a fresh start under the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme 2.0 (SVDP) ends this May 31, after which they...
MECCA: Malaysia risks losing the special privileges granted by Saudi Arabia if its citizens continue to violate the Kingdom’s laws and regulations, including misusing tourist visas to perform haj. Malaysian Haj Delegation head Datuk Seri Syed Salleh Syed Abdul Rahman said that if one is caught misusing tourist visas, it would tarnish Malaysia’s reputation and image,...
MELAKA: Recent sightings of missing crocodiles have resulted in fear amongst residents living along Sungai Malim in Klebang. The crocodiles, part of a livestock were stealthily sneaking into the area close to the riverbank where the residents keep their livestock. Livestock breeder Muhammad Nur Iman Ahmad, 24, said he lost three of his goats to the saltwater...
KUALA LUMPUR: A delegation of senior officials of the PKR led by its vice-president, Nurul Izzah Anwar, on Tuesday (May 14), met with the Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Liu Jianchao, in Beijing. According to an article published on the International Department of the CPC Central Committee...
PETALING JAYA: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkelfy Ahmad has instructed housemen to be placed at district hospitals, which are facing a shortage of doctors immediately. Dzulkefly said he had directed the Health director-general, Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, to take the necessary measures. “I am aware of and deeply concerned about the grievances faced by...
ALOR SETAR: Three law enforcement officers were arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Kedah on suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM36,000 to protect the seedy side of massage parlours around the state last year. According to a source, the three male suspects from different government agencies were arrested between 8pm and...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was informed on Wednesday (May 15) that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, resulting in scalding burns covering 80% of his body from 90 instances of steam ironing, constituted an extreme act. Deputy Public Prosecutor K....
A VIDEO of a group of individuals releasing fish fry into a river went viral on social media recently. Captions of the video alleged that the group released thousands of fish fry in Sungai Hulu Bernam, Tanjung Malim, Perak. However, some questioned if the group had the necessary approvals to release the fish fry. Is it true that...
BALIK PULAU: The police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating a man who stole a woman's undergarments from a clothesline at a residence in Titi Teras. Balik Pulau OCPD Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said that a 32-year-old woman lodged a report on Tuesday (May 14), claiming that her undergarments had gone missing from...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) announced that the water treatment plant (WTP) in Batu Feringghi is experiencing a technical problem which caused several areas to experience low water pressure or no water supply. PBAPP, in a Facebook post Wednesday (May 15), said the disruption at 4.30pm involved areas along Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Tanjung...
