GEORGE TOWN: The world's largest privately-owned residential cruise ship has docked in Penang for the next two days. State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the cruise, dubbed "MS The World," would stay at the Penang cruise terminal for two days before departing for Langkawi on Tuesday (May 14) night. He said the...
PETALING JAYA: A groom in China was seen bawling the moment a white butterfly landed on his coat as he believed it was his recently departed grandmother, signalling her "presence” at his wedding. In a video shared by the South China Morning Post, the man dressed in a suit for his nuptials was giving his speech...
PETALING JAYA: SEA Games gold medallist Jackie Wong Siew Cheer would never have thought that spending over two months in hospital was the best thing to ever happen to him. This is because the hospital is where Wong met his future wife, Dr Joanne Tiong, who was one of the doctors treating him at Sibu Hospital...
PETALING JAYA: A flash flood occurred at KM 21.5 heading south from Puchong Jaya to IOI Puchong on Sunday evening. This has resulted in a lane closure with slow traffic as of 5:26pm. Users on the roads affected have been advised by the Malaysian Highway Authority to drive safe.
HULU SELANGOR: The turnout for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election recorded 55.79% as of 4pm, according to the Election Commission (EC). The voting process at 17 polling stations is still going on in the rain and the polling stations will close at 6pm. Before this, the polling station at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Bukit Fraser which had...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two more local men have been detained in connection with the firebombing of an entertainment outlet on Jalan Yap Kwan Seng early Thursday morning (May 9). Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said both suspects, aged 25 to 28, were detained on Saturday (May 11). "The latest arrests bring the total of...
IPOH: A factory processing pau (steamed buns) and coffee beans in Tanjung Malim was raided by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for using expired halal certificates. Its Perak director Datuk Kamalludin Ismail said the raid was jointly carried out with the Perak Islamic Religious Department (JAIPk) on Thursday (May 9) at the factory...
KUCHING: Dewan Negara president Datuk Mutang Tagal passed away at 11.46am on Friday (May 10). A statement from his office said Mutang, 70, passed away at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur, where he was admitted for treatment since returning from a work trip to Azerbaijan on Monday (May 6). Mutang, a Lun Bawang from Lawas...
GEORGE TOWN: The distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 in Malaysia ceased long ago, after the pandemic was brought under control. Hospital Penang infectious disease unit head Dr Chow Ting Soo said when the Health Ministry offered the fourth dose of vaccines in 2022, the AstraZeneca vaccine was no longer in stock. “We stopped keeping stock...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has become a magnet for skilled foreign professionals, with the number of expatriates entering the country surpassing pre-pandemic levels. According to the Immigration Department’s data, a total of 154,155 expatriate passes were issued last year – the highest since 2018. As of March, the department has issued a total of 38,197 passes – compared...
