KOTA KINABALU: A town planning officer has claimed trial at the Special Corruption Court here on Wednesday (June 11) to a charge of submitting a false claim amounting to RM19,100. Nazri Hamburg, 46, an officer with the Sabah Town and Country Planning Department, pleaded not guilty when the charge under Section 18 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption...
KOTA KINABALU: A 62-year-old man has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl at an estate in Lahad Datu. Lahad Datu deputy OCPD Supt Jimmy Panyau said based on information given by the girl, she had fainted behind her house, prior to the incident on Tuesday (June 10). “She said that when she...
PETALING JAYA: The number of traffic accidents in the district has increased by 53 cases so far this year compared to last year, according to Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar (pic). A total of 204 cases were recorded between January and May, compared to 151 cases during the same period last year, marking an...
SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old boy was convicted of rioting while armed with a deadly weapon after an incident where he and five other teenagers attacked a 17-year-old boy at Buona Vista MRT station over a rape allegation, which turned out to be a misunderstanding. On Monday (June 9), the court called for a report to determine if...
MANILA: The House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 10) said Vice President Sara Duterte’s personal trip to Malaysia would not derail the impeachment proceedings against her, even as it urged the Senate to proceed with its constitutional duty to try the case. “What is important is for the Senate to start the trial for the prosecutors...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Tuesday appealed a judge's ruling last week that hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law must be given the chance to challenge their detentions. (Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York)
PETALING JAYA: Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali can exercise his ministerial powers according to his discretion to amend the Control of Supplies (Amendment) regulations 2021, says MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. This was because under the Control of Supplies Act 1961, Armizan has the prerogative as minister...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Regent and the Singapore government have agreed to a land swap deal in the island republic. Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who is also Johor crown prince, owns the 21.1ha plot of land at Holland Road, according to a media release on Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) website. The land, comprising Plot B and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight-year-old S. Harsheetaa Sai, who had heart surgery in the United States, has passed away due to multiple organ failure and sepsis, says her father R. Selva Ganapathy. Harsheetaa, had been battling heterotaxy since birth. She had been receiving treatment at Boston Children's Hospital, a leading medical centre in Massachusetts, since April 2025. "Our hearts...
PETALING JAYA: Photos and videos of a large fire in Taman Midah, Kuala Lumpur, have gone viral on social media on Tuesday (June 10). In several videos, firemen are seen battling the flames, which have engulfed what appears to be a house of worship. Posts about the began to appear on social media as early as 9pm....
