GEORGE TOWN: Over 2.2 million vehicles are expected to enter Penang from today in conjunction with the Christmas and year-end school holidays, said state police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail. He said the figure was based on trends recorded during previous major festive seasons, as well as the Pesta Pulau Pinang, which began on Dec 6 and...
PETALING JAYA: "Bossku will not give up," says the son of Datuk Seri Najib Razak in a poignant post following the High Court's decision to dismiss his father's bid for house arrest. "I know my father. Bossku will not give up. He will continue to fight, " Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Najib said in a Facebook post...
BELGRADE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - A decision by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, to pull out of a luxury development plan in Serbia will deprive the country of much-needed foreign investment and other Balkan states will benefit, the head of Serbia's ruling party said. Kushner's U.S.-based Affinity Global Development told the Wall Street Journal...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin have extended their Christmas greetings to all Christians. “May this festival be celebrated with full of happiness and prosperity, unity, and gratitude with family and community around,” Sultan Sharafuddin said in a post through the Selangor Royal Office social media account...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has conducted a series of high-profile investigations this year, including one involving a former prime minister, as well as cases involving enforcement officers and banking institutions, with asset recoveries, seizures and forfeitures exceeding RM8.4bil as of Nov 30. In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 23), the MACC said one...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in the process of arranging the return of high-value 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) assets currently held overseas. According to a source, the portfolio of 12 major works belonging to Jasmine Loo is held by US auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's. The collection includes Pablo Picasso's L'Ecuyere et les clowns (1961); Joan...
KUANTAN: The number of flood victims at relief centres in Pahang recorded a significant decrease on Monday (Dec 22) evening, with 218 people from 66 families compared to 580 people (167 families) in the morning. According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Infobencana application, Kuantan recorded 138 victims (39 families), followed by Pekan (45 people, 21...
PETALING JAYA: Federal Territory PKR Youth slams remarks by Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh on the ruling in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest bid, saying it risks undermining public confidence in the courts. FT PKR Youth chief Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi said, in a statement Monday (Dec 22), that the court’s ruling...
ALOR SETAR: The High Court here has acquitted and discharged a former warden at a private drug rehabilitation centre on a charge of murdering an inmate at the facility in Sintok, Changlun, four years ago. Justice Evawani Farisyta Mohammad ordered Sidi Ahmad Amin Mamat, 50, to be freed on Monday (Dec 22) after ruling that the...
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Sunday as his special envoy to Greenland, reigniting Danish and Greenlandic alarm over Washington's plans for the vast, mineral-rich Arctic island. Trump has said several times over the years that Greenland, a Danish territory that is now largely self-governing, should become...
