BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police have arrested three foreign men to assist in investigations into the double murder of a woman and her daughter at a house in Kampung Sekolah Juru here last Saturday (Oct 18). Penang police chief told Bernama that the three were arrested separately on Friday (Oct 24), two men in Kulim, Kedah and the...
PETALING JAYA: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd's group chief executive officer (GEO) Datuk Mohd Muazzam Mohamed has tendered his resignation after 10 years of service, seven of which were at the helm of the group. In a statement, the bank said his resignation will take effect on Jan 7, 2026, while his last day of service will be on Dec 12, 2025. According...
PETALING JAYA: Businessman Tan Sri Robert Tan Hua Choon, better known as the “Casio King”, has stepped down as executive chairman of Jasa Kita Bhd, marking the end of his more than two-decade leadership at the power tools and industrial equipment maker. Tan, 84, will be joined by his two children - Tan Han Chuan and Tan Ching Ching — who...
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has confirmed that the passport of Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan has been revoked. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the revocation was carried out following a request made earlier by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to the Immigration Department. “I have been informed by the Immigration Department that the MACC...
KUALA LUMPUR: The failure of a sewer pipe structure, corroded by chemical reactions and affected by soil instability, has been identified as the main cause of the sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India in August last year. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa said a special task force led...
Sarah Ferguson is officially a duchess no more – and she knows it. The ex-wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew removed the royal moniker from her social media, days after Buckingham Palace announced her former spouse would be giving up his titles. Fergie, as she’s popularly known, has since changed her Twitter handle from “@SarahTheDuchess” to “@sarahMFergie15.” Even though...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 10,170 officers and personnel from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have been deployed to maintain security and ensure the smooth running of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits, making it the force's largest operation this year. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the deployment involves various departments...
PUTRAJAYA: Trade negotiations between Malaysia and United States have reached "some sort of conclusion" with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim saying it is 99.99% comple. The Prime Minister expressed optimism that any remaining issues would be resolved soon. "The 0.01% will be resolved during the Cabinet meeting on Friday (Oct 24)," he said on Wednesday (Oct 22). Speaking at...
PUTRAJAYA: The upcoming inclusion of Timor-Leste into Asean is a major achievement under Malaysia's chairmanship, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "Timor Leste should be given a place in the Asean fraternity. I am glad that all this is happening while Malaysia holds the Asean chairmanship," he said at a special briefing with top editors here on...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police seized over RM1.5mil worth of drugs and arrested seven people in a series of raids in Semporna and around the city over the past week. In the first raid in Semporna, a 29-year unemployed Filipino was arrested when police saw him carting four large boxes using a trolley near a water village...
