KUALA LUMPUR: A 61-year-old top executive of a television station in Sarawak is among five individuals detained in connection with a money laundering and criminal breach of trust investigation. The suspects were detained in a special operation conducted by the Inspector-General of Police secretariat’s Anti-Money Laundering (Amla) division in a special operation codenamed "Ops Ragada" on...
JOHOR BARU: A single mother here has been having sleepless nights over her 21-year-old daughter, whom she has not seen for over five months. Former beautician Pau Yiew Ping, 47, said the last time she saw Liew Jia Yee was in August last year after the latter went to Singapore for a new job. "My daughter was...
PETALING JAYA: Three cars have been damaged by a falling tree in Persiaran Stonor, off Jalan Stonor in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 10) night. The Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department said, in a statement, that the incident did not involve injuries or deaths. It added that the department had received an emergency call on the...
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested four individuals suspected of involvement in a syndicate that forges land title grants. According to sources, the four men aged between 49 and 53 are directors and secretaries of a private company. They were arrested at Johor MACC headquarters here at about 11pm on Thursday (Jan 9). It is...
Another Hollywood romance has come to an end, it seems. American actress Jessica Alba and her film producer husband Cash Warren have reportedly separated and are preparing for divorce, according to TMZ. The American tabloid cited “sources with direct knowledge” for the information, though representatives for the couple have yet to confirm the news. This comes days after...
PUTRAJAYA: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is on his maiden visit to Malaysia, was given an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex here on Friday (Jan 10). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greeted his arrival at 9am, followed by the playing of both national anthems. Also in attendance were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri...
BANGKOK: Thai police are currently investigating the case of a Chinese model Yang Zeqi who went missing on the Thailand-Myanmar border area, similar to the case of Chinese actor Xingxing who had been rescued earlier, National Police inspector-general Pol General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot said on Thursday (Jan 9). According to the World Forum Facebook page, Zeqi took...
SIBU: The monthly financial aid for the underprivileged in Sarawak has been increased by between RM50 and RM100 this year. “The assistance rate for senior citizen aid has also been raised from RM500 to RM600," state Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said on Friday (Jan 10). "Meanwhile, child assistance has increased...
NILAI: Police are looking for five suspects who attacked a group of friends with machetes at a restaurant here. Nilai OCPD Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said the four friends aged 44 to 59 were having a drink in the restaurant at around 10pm on Thursday (Jan 9) when they were attacked. "We believe the five assailants are...
Brooke Shields is revealing many private and sometimes painful moments in her new memoir, including that a doctor once performed a vaginal rejuvenation procedure without her consent. The native New Yorker, 59, details the enraging experience in Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old: Thoughts On Aging As A Woman, out Jan 14. Shields says that while she...
