SIBU: A retiree was shocked to find out that his late mother's unclaimed money has gone missing from the unclaimed money accounts. The victim, Lau Kah Lee, 65, had earlier found out via the eGumis portal at https://egumis.anm.gov.my/ that there was RM116,000 belonging to his late mother, who passed away in 2008. "On Dec 25 last year, I submitted...
PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has accepted the explanation from the company involved in the controversy over shoes with a logo said to resemble the word "Allah" in Arabic script. Verns Holdings Sdn Bhd, in a statement Sunday (April 7), said that the logo was actually a stylised depiction of a high-heeled...
KUANTAN: Four men, all locals, were detained in connection with a scuffle involving two groups at a casino in Genting Highlands on Saturday (April 6). Bentong OCPD Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said police received information about the clash that involved about 10 men, aged between from 23 to 50 years old, at about 4am Sunday (April...
PETALING JAYA: Four Malaysians - Bryan Lim from Kuala Lumpur, Elisa See from Johor and Victor Ngow and Thamini Vijeyasingam, both from Selangor - will be joining the Harvard College class of 2028. The four are among the international students selected from across 94 countries to attend Harvard College, and international students make up 15.4% out...
KUALA LUMPUR: Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, said she was moved to be reunited with a special child Tay Xiu Jin whom Her Majesty first met eight years ago. The second meeting with Tay, who is now 24 years old, happened by chance when Her Majesty was strolling to buy Hari Raya sweets...
TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (TNGD) will start charging a 1% conversion fee on overseas transactions made via its Touch ‘n Go ewallet platform from April 25 onwards, according to an update to its FAQ page. The new fee will be added to the daily exchange rate of the destination currency. As of time of writing, payments via...
KUALA LUMPUR: The traffic flow is expected to increase as road users take advantage of free tolls on all highways starting Monday (April 8). However, a spokesperson for the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) said as of 8 this morning, the number of vehicles is still under control and traffic on some major highways is smooth. "The traffic...
PUTRAJAYA: A representative of Vern’s Holding Sdn Bhd arrived at the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to give an explanation over the contentious shoe logo that appeared to resemble the word "Allah" in Arabic script. The man, in his 50s, was seen entering the building at about 10.50am on Monday (April 8) to meet Jakim officers over...
PETALING JAYA: All races should unite and work towards a common goal if they wish to see Selangor becoming a stronger state, says Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. The Sultan of Selangor also urged all Malaysians to be more tolerant of one another in order to preserve social harmony in Selangor. “If Selangor, which consists of multiracial and...
SEPANG: Upon his return from Kota Kinabalu where Dr Muhammad Akmal Saleh had a run-in with the police, the Umno Youth chief says he will continue boycotting KK Super Mart. He also said he would give full cooperation to the police and would give further statements if needed. Dr Akmal said he was ready should he be...
