IPOH: Traders who wish to apply for slots in the upcoming Ramadan bazaar do not need to worry about unpaid local council summons, says mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. He said the local council will try to make it easier for people to generate an income, especially after dealing with difficulties during the pandemic years. “People have just...
BUTTERWORTH: A former chief executive officer of an information technology company was fined RM30,000 and sentenced to one day in jail by the Sessions Court here Thursday (Nov 30) after pleading guilty to three charges of cheating related to safety equipment supply works in 2016, involving payments totaling RM115,000. Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah also ordered the accused,...
KUALA LUMPUR: A European tourist has been arrested for assaulting a foreign woman at a cafe here. Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Noor Dellhan Yahaya said the incident occurred at 1.30pm on Sunday (Nov 26). "The complainant, a 30-year-old accountant from Jordan, was buying a drink at a cafe along Jalan Cendana when she was approached by...
KUALA LUMPUR: A wholesome tear-jerker of a video where a daughter dressed up as a personal driver like her father for a "career" themed session, has gone viral with the girl running to embrace her dad after sharing how proud she is of him. The viral TikTok video shared by her father under the name @roy_scott76,...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has demonstrated its prowess in the English language by ranking third in Asia, according to the 2023 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI). The Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index (EPI) is the largest international survey of adult English skills as it evaluates the English language proficiency of 2.2 million non-native English speakers...
GEORGE TOWN: The construction company in the logistics warehouse construction project incident in Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas near here, which collapsed on Tuesday night was ordered to appoint an independent investigator to identify the cause of the incident and assess the quality of the construction structure at the site. Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will ensure it can recover as much as possible of the money borrowed from the state, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic). He added that this includes private companies in Peninsular Malaysia and said that there would be no write-offs for loans by these companies, adding the Sabah government would doggedly go after...
KUALA LUMPUR: The six new money laundering charges faced by Segambut Bersatu division deputy chief Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad at the Shah Alam Sessions Court have been allowed to be transferred to the Sessions Court here. This brings to 12 the number of charges slapped on the businessman – five for soliciting and receiving bribes and...
IPOH: The police have arrested two individuals, believed to be the parents of four siblings who were found abandoned at the Perak Tengah Administrative Complex, in Kampung Gajah, on Thursday (Nov 23). Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Hafezul Helmi Hamzah said the two individuals were arrested separately, after receiving a report about the incident from Kampung Gajah...
PETALING JAYA: In its recent annual assembly, PAS said it wants to convince non-Muslims that the Islamist party can take care of their interests, but a decision on an iconic market and food court in Terengganu challenges that narrative. Residents of Kampung Cina, a historic enclave in Kuala Terengganu, the capital of PAS-ruled Terengganu, were upset...
