WHILE cat videos and sour dough baking guides might be most people's preferred content on social media, sometimes truly nasty videos do go viral. Recently, a video of two teens being beaten up by a group of men wielding PVC pipes went viral on Facebook and allegedly it happened in Kajang. Is this true? The Criminal Investigation Division...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A teacher and a self-employed man were charged in the Sessions Court here Thursday (March 21) with trafficking a local woman for sexual exploitation. Teacher Mohd Hasfyanizam Mansor, 48, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out before Judge Nazlyza Mohamad Nazri. The other accused, Mohamad Fazley Jaafar, 29, however, pleaded guilty after...
PETALING JAYA: An apology note pertaining to the controversial socks issue has been put up at KK Super Mart outlets nationwide. Apart from saying sorry for the mistake, the message also lays out the convenience store chain’s next course of action in dealing with the matter. The note is displayed on large electronic signboards or on the...
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), the Finance Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry have been given two months to respond to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on rectifying identified weaknesses, including UiTM’s purchase of shares worth RM259.98mil without approval. This was among the recommendations made by the bipartisan parliamentary oversight committee following its probe into...
JOHOR BARU: The controversy around socks sold at the convenience store chain KK Super Mart is an opportunity for understanding, says Johor Umno Youth chief Noor Azleen Ambros. “In the KK Mart issue, if we give them the benefit of the doubt, if we try to think well and can accept that it was a genuine...
SHAH ALAM: A foreigner was stabbed to death after drinking orange juice that was meant for his co-worker's buka puasa. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the incident occurred at around 7.20pm on Tuesday (March 19). "A man called us to inform us about the incident which occurred at a factory workers' hostel at...
PUTRAJAYA: While action should be taken over the controversial socks issue, the country should not dwell over the issue, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said leaders and the public should not drag the issue further and should instead focus on other important matters. "My stance is clear. There are reports, lines were crossed and...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry’s measure to separate pupils into a three-month intervention programme has sparked concerns among parent groups that fear it may lead to pupils feeling singled out and stigmatised. Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education (Magpie) chairman Mak Chee Kin said segregating pupils who have yet to master the 3M skills – reading,...
PUTRAJAYA: As Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is making efforts to bring in investments for Malaysia from abroad, he says he is disappointed to find people caught up with bak kut teh and school canteen issues upon returning home. “Malaysia needs strong economic growth instead of never-ending bickering. “While I was talking about investments (abroad), I came back...
BATU PAHAT: Police have conducted checks at the factory which was the vendor that supplied the socks sold at convenience store chain KK Super Mart. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said a team of 40 policemen inspected Xin Jian Chang Sdn Bhd here at 9am on Tuesday (March 19). “We seized five pairs of socks...
