KUALA LUMPUR: The Flood situation in Sarawak has completely recovered, while in Pahang, the number of evacuees in temporary evacuation centres has seen a small rise and in Sabah, the situation remains unchanged as of 8pm on Friday (Jan 17). In SARAWAK, according to the State Disaster Management Committee (JBPN), all 44 evacuees from 22 families, who...
BEIJING (Agencies): President Xi Jinping has spoken to US president-elect Donald Trump on the phone, Chinese state news agency Xinhua and international reports have said. The phone call comes with just three days to go for Trump’s inauguration. Beijing is sending Vice-President Han Zheng to attend the ceremony – the first time a senior Chinese official will...
BUTTERWORTH: A factory in the Perai industrial area caught fire on Friday (Jan 17), sending thick plumes of smoke visible even from Penang Island. The incident reportedly occurred around 4pm while factory operators were on duty. All operators and personnel have been safely evacuated. Firefighters from the state Fire and Rescue Department have been deployed to the site,...
DONG NAI (Vietnam News/ANN): A doctor in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai is facing charges of murder, robbery and illegal possession of military weapons after allegedly killing and dismembering his pregnant lover to conceal their extramarital affair. On Jan 14, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Procuracy issued an indictment against 36-year-old Danh Son, a general...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has received 31 reports related to an Umrah fraud case, involving a total loss of RM2.1mil, as of Friday (Jan 17) Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that 19 reports were made by victims, and 11 were lodged by agents representing smaller groups. "Additionally, one report was made...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Japanese woman has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of concealing the birth of a baby girl by dumping the infant in a shopping mall toilet five days ago. Noda Junko, 36, was charged on Friday (Jan 17) with concealing the birth of a baby by disposing of...
BENTONG: No loss of life and damages have been reported following a landslide at Jalan Ion Delemen which is outside Resorts World Genting, say police. In a statement on Friday (Jan 17), Bentong OCPD Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said that the landslide occurred alongside the road from Amber Court to Ion Delemen. A complaint was lodged at...
LONDON: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday delivered a lecture at the London School of Economics (LSE). The Finance Minister, who is in the United Kingdom for a five-day working visit, spoke on "The Adaptive Edge: Malaysia's Global Strategy in an Uncertain Era”. As part of his visit, Anwar also officiated the Malaysia Auditorium at...
PETALING JAYA: The guest and staff including operations at Resorts World Genting (RWG) remain safe and unaffected following a landslide that occurred at Jalan Ion Delemen on Friday morning. In a statement, Resorts World Genting said: “Our emergency response teams were immediately dispatched to assist and are working closely with Polis Diraja Malaysia and Jabatan Bomba...
SEOUL: The legal representative for former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is on trial accused of taking part in an insurrection led by President Yoon Suk-yeol, denied the president’s claim that he made a mistake in copying down the orders for the emergency martial law declared on Dec 3. Kim’s lawyer Lee Ha-sang told reporters on...
