LONDON (Reuters) - A child sexual abuse scandal that revealed how gangs of mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls more than a decade ago, has returned to the political agenda in Britain following criticism from Elon Musk. Musk, a close ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has called for Prime Minister...
SEPANG: Police are seeking public assistance to locate a teenage girl reported missing since Dec 29. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said a missing persons report regarding 17-year-old Nurul Fateha Nabila Mohd Zailani was lodged by her aunt on Dec 31. "The teenager resides in Kampung Sungai Merab Luar in Kajang and has been living with...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians are required to download the MyBorderPass application to register their travel details before utilising the quick response (QR) code system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), says the Immigration Department. It said Malaysian travellers with the app need to do a facial verification process before starting their journey or upon arrival. "This is a new...
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have named one of the victims of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans as Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old from London whose stepmother was a nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry. He was among 14 people killed by a U.S. Army veteran who had pledged allegiance to Islamic State...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Bar has filed an appeal against the High Court's decision to dismiss its bid to challenge the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's (pic) prison sentence and fine in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. Lawyer Zainur Zakaria, representing the Malaysian Bar, told Bernama that the notice of appeal...
SEREMBAN: A temporary water supply disruption will take place on Jan 7 from 8am until 8am the next day (Jan 8) to carry out installation work on a 'Stop Log Guide' and pipe installation. Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan Sdn Bhd (Sains) said in a statement that this stoppage will result in disruption of water supply to...
GEORGE TOWN: Good news for Penangites. Before this Chinese New Year, the much awaited Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project will go ahead with the groundwork starting in Bandar Sri Pinang. Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has begun land-clearing activities for the Mutiara Line, which will span 29km and feature 21 stations. Sungai Pinang...
KOTA BARU: A housewife was stunned by an encounter with a 1.4m-long crocodile in a stream at the front of her house at Lorong Masjid Tal 7, Pasir Mas on Tuesday (Dec 31) Ong Lian Hui, 56, said she initially thought it was just a large monitor lizard. "I was stunned when I realised it was a...
PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla' has filed a judicial review at the Kuala Lumpur High Court regarding the smoking ban in office areas, including private ones, made by the government through the Health Ministry, which will be implemented from Jan 1. Following this, Mohamed Haniff Khatri named the Malaysian Government and the Health Minister...
KOTA BARU: The Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) has forecast potential flooding in the river basins of nine districts in Kelantan from this Saturday (Jan 4) to Monday next week. It said in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 1) that the districts potentially affected are Tumpat, Pasir Mas, Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh, Bachok, Tanah Merah, Machang,...
