NEW YORK: UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday night that the UN humanitarian aid operations in Gaza can only be conducted in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality, and independence, Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. He was responding to a question about reports that Israeli Defence Minister Yisrael Katz had stated at a meeting...
MADINAH: The first team of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) personnel for the 1446H/2025M season arrived at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, here at about 8.10pm Thursday (local time). The team, consisting of 74 individuals including media practitioners, welfare workers and information technology personnel, were taken to their place of accommodation in Roha Al-Madinah. They are part of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Apex Securities has clarified that it is not among the brokers affected by the recent stock account hacking. In a note seen by StarBiz, the broker's executive director and CEO, Straise Chong, assured clients it has reviewed the orders placed on affected counters and confirmed they are genuine client transactions. She added that Apex has...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital market regulators have received reports from a few brokers that there have been unauthorised access and trading activities in a limited number of clients' online trading accounts. In a joint statement, the Securities Commission and Bursa Malaysia said the reports were received on Thursday, April 24, 2025, which also identified incidences of...
JOHOR BARU: Eight individuals involved in a viral video assaulting a man at an apartment in Masai will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court here Friday. The suspects, comprising seven men and one woman aged between 19 and 26, were arrested at around 2.30am on Monday (April 21) at an apartment in Plentong Baru, Masai. Earlier, the...
PETALING JAYA: American conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly has once again taken a jab at Malaysia, this time by comparing household per capita income between the country and the United States. Sinar Harian reported that O’Reilly claimed that Malaysia’s household per capita income stands at US$5,731 (RM25,061) per year, while the United States records US$42,220 (RM184,628). ALSO READ: Backlash...
PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian university has entered the top 50 Asian universities for the first time, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2025. Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) has climbed nine places to 43rd in Asia, sharing the rank with South Korea's Hanyang University. Meanwhile, Universiti Malaya (UM) moves up one spot to 64th,...
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 632 Haj personnel are being sent in stages to Saudi Arabia starting Thursday (April 24) to prepare for the 1446H/2025M Haj season. Tabung Haji (TH) group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Syed Hamadah Syed Othman said as in previous years, TH is deploying personnel across various sectors including hostel and...
SEPANG: A 25-year-old man was killed after his car crashed into a large road sign at Bandar Serenia in Salak Tinggi. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred at about 6.33am on Thursday (April 24). "We believe the driver lost control of the car and hit the road sign. "He died...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has been recognised at the Malaysian American Association (MAA) Hari Raya appreciation and thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday night (April 23) for assisting thousands of Malaysians in the United States. "I am humbled to receive the plaque of appreciation from the MAA alongside Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and...
