KUALA LUMPUR: Youths must continue to strive, innovate and contribute toward building a greater nation, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said youths are the leaders of tomorrow and the catalysts for change today. "(On National Youth Day), we celebrate the spirit, energy and extraordinary potential of our youths, the pillars of hope for the nation. "Be...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Community Communications Department (J-KOM) has denied instructing its staff to “like”, “share” or “promote” the campaign of certain leaders in the 2025 PKR election. Its director-general, Datuk Ismail Yusop, described allegations linking the department with the party's election as being unfounded. "All department staff carry out their duties professionally and with integrity, in line...
US President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple Inc’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India, taking aim at the iPhone maker’s plans to diversify its manufacturing beyond China. "I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said of his conversation with the Apple chief executive officer in Qatar, where he’s on a...
SEREMBAN: A manager of a company running a nasi kandar restaurant has been fined RM100,000 by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to a charge of storing subsidised cooking oil at an unlicensed premise. Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam ordered 38-year-old Bangladeshi Das Jhonny Chardra to serve six months in jail in the event he...
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has launched the Proton Xchange Programme to encourage owners of old, unroadworthy vehicles to trade them in for a new Proton model. In a statement, the carmaker said the programme was carried out in collaboration with Car Medic Sdn Bhd, an authorised automotive treatment facility (AATF), and was open to owners...
KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple police reports have been lodged after at least 20 individuals claimed to have lost over RM15mil in luxury timepieces to a watch reseller. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said clients had entrusted their watches to a shop operated by a woman, who would earn a commission once...
IPOH: Another member of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) who was injured in the fatal accident on Tuesday (May 13) was discharged from Teluk Intan Hospital on Wednesday night. Hilir Perak police chief ACP Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said the FRU member Lance Corporal Muhammad Aniq Taufiq Rozi was taken home to Arau, Perlis, by ambulance...
MUAR: A local man died on the spot in an accident involving the car he was driving and a lorry carrying hardware products at KM 104.1 of the North-South Expressway (Southbound). The Johor Fire and Rescue Department Operation Centre said they received an emergency call regarding the incident on Wednesday (May 14) at 8.49am. Pagoh Fire and...
SANDAKAN: Eleven individuals, comprising four men and seven women, pleaded not guilty in the Sandakan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to charges connected to an alleged fake loan scheme. The accused, aged between 19 and 33, faced charges in two separate cases involving online scams conducted at different locations in Sandakan. In the first case, Syahrizal Mohd Zaini,...
IPOH: The remains of Sarjan S. Perumal, 44, one of the nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel who perished in a fatal crash on Tuesday (May 13), were laid to rest at the Buntong Crematorium here at 5.45pm on Wednesday (May 14). Earlier, family members, relatives, and friends gathered at the late Perumal’s residence in Bandar...
