Donald Trump's global import tariffs could lead to China banning showings of US movies. As the US President's tariffs on China stand at 54 per cent — and are expected to increase to 104 per cent — experts are warning Hollywood's golden ticket into the Asian market could soon become obsolete. Variety is reporting that among a series of...
PETALING JAYA: A witness told the Sessions Court on Tuesday (April 8) that the death of autistic boy, Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, is not considered a normal death, but rather classified as suspicious, or "homicide until proven otherwise." Pasir Gudang Hospital's forensic medical consultant, Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan, 54, said before she performed the post-mortem on...
In the age of social media, unusual events can quickly become viral sensations. A recent incident has created much shock online, with a video featuring a young man jogging naked quickly making the rounds on social media. But did a young man actually run naked in Section 8, Shah Alam as claimed? VERDICT: TRUE The police detained an 18-year-old man...
KULAI: A 40-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for robbing and injuring two women at different locations here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said the first armed robbery took place behind a restaurant in Jalan Seri Putra here, where the suspect was believed to have hacked a 52-year-old Indonesian woman using a parang before fleeing...
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here on Tuesday (April 8) upheld the ruling which found lawyer Datuk Sreesanthan Eliathamby liable for insider trading of Worldwide Holdings Berhad shares in 2006 and ordered him to pay RM2.99mil, including a RM1mil civil penalty. The total amount comprises RM1,989,402, representing three times the profit gained from the insider trading, in...
GEORGE TOWN: A police officer is believed to have accidentally shot himself in the head.while at the guard post of the state police headquarters here on Tuesday (April 8). Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad confirmed the incident, said the 58-year-old corporal who was attached to the camp commandant branch at the state police headquarters was...
KANGAR: All mosques in Perlis have been directed to recite Qunut Nazilah (supplication for protection during times of calamity) during the final raka'ah of the five daily prayers starting from Fajr prayer on Wednesday (April 9), until further notice. The Raja Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, said the order was issued with the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A chemist testified in the High Court on Tuesday (April 8) that an analysis of a block of cannabis revealed a net weight of 300.1 grammes. Harlisa Haidhir Harminder, 43, from the Narcotics Division of the Forensic Science Analysis Centre at the Malaysian Department of Chemistry, said on Sept 10, 2024, she received an...
BUTTERWORTH: Police arrested an elderly man for driving a school van against traffic in a dangerous manner on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) earlier on Tuesday (April 8). Seberang Perai Utara district police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said the man, in his 70s, was stopped by a police patrol vehicle that happened to be...
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong actress’s daughter who attends two kindergartens, eats, naps, and uses the toilet in her car has earned her mother the label “monster parent”. Li Tianzong, 37, also known online as Lena, was born in Hong Kong to a mother who is a renowned pipa player. The former Miss Hong Kong contestant has...
