PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal upheld the 50-year-jail sentence imposed on a man convicted of two counts of incest with his 14-year-old daughter. A three-member bench comprising Justice Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and High Court Judge Datuk Noordin Badaruddin, in dismissing the 45-year-old man’s appeal for a reduction of his jail sentence...
KLANG: The Transport Ministry is closely monitoring the situation in the Red Sea, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said they had yet to receive any negative feedback directly from Malaysian exporters and importers. "We hope this (situation) is just for the short term. It is very fluid. "There are efforts from other countries to have better security...
KUANTAN: The Navy has confirmed that some of its members have been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for questioning over the 'procurement cartel' involving construction work at one of its base camps, involving more than RM9mil. Navy commander Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob said that the MACC had also taken some documents to...
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NILAI: Two young men made the bold decision to retire early from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and venture into farming three years ago. Major (Rtd) Mohd Farid Daud, 37, shared that his 10 years of experience and expertise in aviation engineering were not in vain as he applied them effectively to establish an integrated...
PUTRAJAYA: Businessman Mirzan Mahathir (pic) has been given 30 days to declare all his assets, be it in the country or abroad, says the country’s graft investigation body. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) also confirmed it had, since August 2022, begun investigating all entities named in the Pandora Papers as well as the Panama Papers. On Mirzan,...
PETALING JAYA: Domestic users of treated water in Selangor will see a minimum increase of 50sen in their monthly water bill soon. Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this means the current minimum charge of RM6 will be raised to RM6.50 starting next month. He said for the domestic category, rates for water usage up...
KLUANG: A quaint kopitiam, hidden in a pineapple estate in the quiet town of Simpang Renggam here, has captivated people with its old-world charm and greenery. The second-generation owner of the coffee shop, Wong Swee Wan, said the shop has been around for more than five decades but started gaining more attention in the past 10...
PUTRAJAYA: The two-day 2024 Cabinet Retreat which ended on Thursday (Jan 18) night has strengthened the synergy and close cooperation between members of the Cabinet and the public service leadership, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. In a statement on his official Facebook page on Friday (Jan 19), he said various...
WICHITA, United States (AP): The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner recently was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing's leading supplier, says the head of the United States federal agency investigating the incident. Jennifer Homendy, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair, said her agency will look into how the part was produced by...
