ALOR GAJAH: A father of five has been remanded for four days at a Magistrate's Court here after allegedly attacking his teenage daughter simply because she was late in reheating a meal for her mother. The remand order, until Aug 25, was issued by Magistrate Dr Teoh Shu Yee against the 40-year-old suspect to assist investigations...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman's Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (Jips) will take appropriate action on the initial investigating team for the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir, says Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail. The Inspector-General of Police, during a press conference at Bukit Aman Friday (Aug 22), was asked to comment on updates to...
KUANTAN: The two Royal Malaysian Air Force officers piloting the F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet successfully executed emergency ejection procedures before the aircraft crashed at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (Kuantan Air Base) late Thursday (Aug 21) night. According to Air Force chief General Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris, the pilot, Major Mohamad Azhar Alang Kamarudin, 34,...
PONTIAN: A dental clinic here got into trouble after it was found displaying the Jalur Gemilang upside down, sparking dissatisfaction among the public. Pontian deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Abd Hamid Abdul Rahman said initial investigations showed that the incident at the clinic in Pusat Perdagangan Pontian on Wednesday (Aug 20) was not intentional. “The flag was put...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,932 students that scored 10As and above in the 2024/2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations were offered matriculation placements, says the Education Ministry. For the 2025/2026 intake, its minister Fadhlina Sidek said that 6,029 students were offered matriculation placements. She said that entry into matriculation programmes was based on meritocracy, with 90%...
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no plans for Malaysia to hold Formula 1 (F1) races soon, says Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. She told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 21) that this was due to the high costs associated with hosting the race. The motorsports calendar was already packed, she added.
KUALA LUMPUR: MRT Corp clarified on Thursday (Aug 21) that the budget ceiling for the LRT Mutiara Line project has been set at RM16.8bil, stressing that the figure reflects current market conditions and not uncontrolled cost escalation. The company said the original estimate for the Penang LRT Bayan Lepas Project in 2016 was RM10bil, based on...
KUALA LUMPUR: The family of the missing Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh has voiced frustration over the lack of meaningful updates in the investigation, despite recent remarks by Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, who represented the family, said the minister had disclosed that four Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers were...
KOTA KINABALU: There is no fundraising initiative by the family of the late Zara Qairina Mahathir to pay for legal fees, say lawyers representing the family on a pro bono basis. Hamid Ismail said the lawyers had learned that their clients' bank account details are being circulated on social media platforms, purportedly for donations to cover...
KUALA LUMPUR: The man who claimed to be a pathologist who was involved in the post-mortem examination of Zara Qairina Mahathir has a history of conducting scams, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic). The Communications Minister said there some people blindly believe whatever they see on social media. "Some fall victim to deepfake scams, some believe there is...
