KUALA LUMPUR: Continuous rainfall is expected to occur in several areas in Pahang and Johor from Wednesday (Jan 17) until Jan 20. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), in a statement Tuesday (Jan 16), said the alert-level continuous rain warning was issued for Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, as well as Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi...
PETALING JAYA: After spending nearly one-and-a-half years in prison, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak continues to draw public attention from behind bars. A major question now is whether he will be granted a royal pardon. Various polls on social media show that netizens were polarised over the issue of whether the man at the centre...
KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly man who is a former airline technician was fined RM2,500 by an Ampang Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Jan 16) after pleading guilty to defrauding a man by claiming that the latter’s luggage was held up at the KL International Airport (KLIA) last year. Raja Shahyan Raja Abdullah, 82, allegedly tricked Abdul Khadar...
KOTA KINABALU: The Fire and Rescue Department was called in to assist in carrying the body of a 59-year-old man who was found dead during a trip to an orchard in Tamparuli on Tuesday (Jan 16). Lotimin Maun was earlier reported to have left his house at Kampung Ruhiang there to do gardening work at 2.30am,...
PUTRAJAYA: The judiciary has been unjustly painted as a villain following the withdrawal of several criminal cases, although it was the Public Prosecutor that made the decision to drop the cases. Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the judiciary had been chastised for making consequential orders following the withdrawal of criminal cases, causing public...
PETALING JAYA: The Ampang Jaya district police headquarters was in the limelight recently as one where rogue cops have been in action, but the South Klang and North Klang stations also have similar problems. Several major changes are now in the works for these places and several other district police headquarters in the state. Selangor police chief...
ALOR SETAR: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has issued a Goods Information Verification Notice (NPMB) against a food trader who allegedly sold turmeric fried chicken (ayam goreng kunyit) at RM20 per plate at a shop at Pantai Chenang in Langkawi. Kedah KPDN director Affendi Rajini Kanth said the notice was issued under...
AMPANG: Police will apply to extend the remand order for the two policemen who were arrested for their suspected involvement in a robbery and rape case involving a private college student and her male friend. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the initial remand order ended on Tuesday (Jan 16) but investigations into...
KLANG residents, especially those in coastal areas, are advised to be on high alert for floods for the next two days as significant high tides have been forecast. In a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday (Jan 14) the Klang Land and District Office warned that seawater levels in the area are expected to reach 5.1m...
PETALING JAYA: From a mischievous child in his early years and then a gangster in secondary school, nobody would have imagined that Parthiban Navoo would someday be performing brain surgery and saving lives. With his poor grades, his school teachers had given up on him and often remarked that he would fail “even as a labourer.” But...
