KOTA KINABALU: An assistant chief director and an assistant officer of the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) here were charged for making false claims amounting RM138,570 between 2018 and 2019. The assistant director Bakri Bibi, 53 and assistant officer Abd Gani @ Ghani Keruput pleaded not guilty to a total of 41 false claim charges made against...
BANGKOK: Thai police said Wednesday (Jan 15) they are hunting a Cambodian national believed to be the mastermind behind the killing of a Cambodian opposition politician in downtown Bangkok last week. Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was shot dead last week by a motorcyclist as he arrived in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy has told the High Court here that he met fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, in Abu Dhabi, four years before he joined the company. The first defendant was responding to a question from 1MDB's counsel Datuk Lim Chee Wee during...
BEIJING: Chinese singer, actor and former South Korean boy band EXO member Lu Han was banned from accepting new followers on major social media platforms, allegedly because he behaved inappropriately during a live-stream. Users on the platforms discovered that they were unable to follow Lu on Jan 6, because his account had “violated laws and regulations...
PETALING JAYA: Companies employing expatriates will soon be required to hire at least three interns under the latest policy by the Human Resources Ministry. The ministry said the policy’s pilot phase would start on Feb 15 until Dec 31 this year, while full implementation would take place in January 2026. “The ministry, through Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad...
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Water Management Authority (LUAS) has issued a yellow alert after discovering pink-coloured water flowing in Sungai Kabul at Beranang On Tuesday (Jan 14). In a statement Wednesday (Jan 15), LUAS said this follows concerns that the polluted flow, which stretched for 500m, could impact the Sungai Semenyih Water Treatment Plant (LRA) located...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia plunged into negative territory again on Wednesday, with almost 1,000 counters closing in the red as investors continued to offload shares amidst weak market sentiment. The FBM KLCI slid 14.34 points, or 0.91%, to 1,562.12, its lowest level since August 2024. All indices ended lower, with the construction sector hit the hardest,...
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that he sought Low Taek Jho's assistance for dealings in China in 2016 despite the fugitive businessman's bad reputation due to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Najib had earlier testified that he sent his former special officer Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin to China on a trip...
PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate believed to be engaging in corruption and money laundering involving a financial consulting firm and officers from several financial institutions have been crippled. It is learnt that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had carried out mass raids at 24 locations including houses and offices within the Klang Valley on Jan 13 and arrested...
PETALING JAYA: An investigation must be conducted into the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) selling its Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) shares at a lower price and repurchasing them at a premium in a short period, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. The MCA president said records show that EPF's equity holdings in MAHB in November...
