SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim advises those travelling back to their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidilfitri to drive safely and exercise caution on the roads. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of road safety, warning that the joy of Hari Raya Aidilfitri could be overshadowed by tragedy if accidents continue to rise, as they often...
SINGAPORE: After evading paying goods and services tax at Changi Airport for luxury items she bought in Europe, a woman went on social media to teach others how to do the same. On Thursday (March 27), Cloey Tan Wan Qi, 27, was fined S$18,000 after pleading guilty to a charge under the Customs Act. In sentencing, District...
BANGKOK: The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) on Thursday (March 27) revealed details of their investigation into the murder of a Thai woman at a condominium in Sukhumvit Soi 39, in Bangkok’s Watthana district. A manhunt has been launched for Singaporean national Daniel Benjamin Goh Wei-En, 32, after the body of his 30-year-old girlfriend, Phraophilas (surname withheld),...
PETALING JAYA: Phase 2 of the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) will benefit nearly nine million people, involving an allocation of RM1.7bil. During the daily briefing from the Prime Minister's Office on Thursday (March 27), Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said the aid, which was distributed starting Monday (March 24), civil servants...
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has granted leave to Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to include the Malaysian Government and police as third parties in the US$14.57mil lawsuit filed against her by Lebanese jeweller Global Royalty Trading SAL over more than 40 missing pieces of jewellery. A three-judge panel consisting of Justices Datuk P. Ravinthran, Datuk Dr...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected in Kuala Lumpur and six other states until 3pm on Thursday (March 27), says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In a statement on Thursday, it said that the affected states are Perli, Kedah (Langkawi, Kubang Pasu and Bandar Baharu), Penang, Selangor (Sabak Bernam, Kuala Selangor, Gombak,...
GEORGE TOWN: A prominent businessman with the Tan Sri title has been detained by the police for alleged involvement in Mobility Beyond Imagination (MBI) money-laundering activities. The businessman is the managing director of a company that has won billion-ringgit projects in Penang, Perak and Kedah. In the latest swoop by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world's largest stateless population. "This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and nutrition...
KUALA LUMPUR: The successful settlement that enabled the Madani Mosque to be built in the middle of the city is nothing to be arrogant about but a reflection of our Islamic values to keep peace, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said his orders throughout the process in trying to get the Dewi Sri...
JOHOR BARU: Revenge could have been the motive for the shooting murder of a man in Taman Setia Indah, Johor here two months ago, police investigation shows. The murder is linked to tensions between rival secret societies, said Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar in an update of the case that took place on Jan...
