Hong Kong father who shook three-year-old daughter to death jailed for life

A Hong Kong father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his three-year-old daughter by shaking her to death in 2020, with a judge slamming him for using aggravated violence against a defenceless child. Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee passed the mandatory life sentence for murder on Lau Kai-ping, 42, after...

Matrix Concepts MD Ho Kong Soon resigns effective April 1

KUALA LUMPUR: Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd has announced the resignation of its director/group managing director, Ho Kong Soon, effective April 1. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the property developer said Ho, 58, resigned to pursue personal endeavours. Ho joined Matrix Concepts as director and general manager in 1997. He was promoted to group deputy managing director...

UK’s Prince Harry ‘in shock’ after quitting his African Aids charity

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry said he was "in shock" after quitting as a patron of Sentebale, a British charity he set up to help young people with HIV and Aids in Lesotho and Botswana, following a row between trustees and the chair of the board. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, co-founded Sentebale...

Private Muhammad Muqriz died of blunt trauma to the chest, says Army

KUALA LUMPUR: The cause of death of Private Muhammad Muqriz Aseri from the 20th Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (20 RAMD), Kem Sri Miri, Sarawak, on Monday (March 24) was due to blunt trauma to the chest. The Malaysian Army, in a statement Wednesday (March 26) confirming it had received the report on the soldier's...

Unemployed man fined RM5,000 for false birth cert, ID card applications for two kids

KUALA LUMPUR: An unemployed man was fined RM5,000 by a Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (March 26) for making false statements regarding the birth registration of his two children and submitting false information when applying for an identity card with the National Registration Department (NRD). Magistrate Amira Abd Aziz imposed the sentence on the 62-year-old after...

Over 1,700 premises checked in first three days of festive price control scheme, says Domestic Trade Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,751 premises across the country have been inspected by enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry within the first three days of implementing the Festive Season Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2025. The Ministry's enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said that 119 actions were...

50% discount for tolls on Friday, Saturday in conjunction with Hari Raya

PETALING JAYA: Commuters will enjoy a 50% toll discount from March 28 to 29 in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri. In a statement issued on Wednesday (March 26), Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said that this was agreed by the Cabinet in a meeting on Wednesday (March 26). He said that the toll discount would...

Felda given a month to chart new direction, says Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: Felda has been given a month to come out with a plan to chart its new direction, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said this was necessary as Felda cannot go on operating on its current path. "I have given the management one month to come out with a satisfactory approach and a...

Singapore Cold Storage, Giant customers can expect cheaper products, more variety after takeover, Malaysian buyer says

SINGAPORE: Customers of Cold Storage and Giant can expect more value for money, a greater variety of merchandise and new outlets following the sale of the supermarket chains to Malaysian retail group Macrovalue. DFI Retail Group, which owns Cold Storage and Giant in Singapore, on March 24 announced that it will sell all 48 Cold Storage...

Sirikanya: Thai PM’s economic failures make Thais nostalgic for coup leader

BANGKOK: People’s Party MP Sirikanya Tansakun stated on Tuesday (March 25) that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s poor economic performance has led Thais to miss the government of coup leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. Speaking on the second day of the censure debate against the prime minister, Sirikanya took the floor at 2pm to express her lack of...