KUALA LUMPUR: A car workshop owner has been seriously injured after being stabbed in the neck and chest by a customer in Subang. Subang Jaya police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said in the 5.20pm incident on Monday (Dec 9), the 54-year-old male victim had repaired a car with faulty brakes sent to the workshop...
GENEVA: The global airlines industry is projected to strengthen its profitability in 2025 with a net profit of US$36.6 billion (RM161.8 billion), representing a 3.6 per cent net profit margin amid ongoing cost and supply chain disruption, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Meanwhile, total industry revenues are expected to be US$1.01 trillion (RM4.46 trillion),...
MELAKA: A couple who stole 56 charity donation boxes from orphanage homes and religious schools were detained during a raid by Melaka police at a condominium unit in Klebang. Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said the raid was conducted at 1pm on Tuesday (Dec 10) following several days of surveillance on the pair, aged...
Rumours of an alleged split between Taiwanese actress Michelle Chen and her husband, Chinese actor Chen Xiao, continue to swirl after her father’s death. On Dec 7, Michelle mourned her father Chen Chin-jung on social media, sharing several photos of her growing up with her father. “Daddy, I will always love you,” she wrote in English on...
MELAKA: A Melaka executive councillor has paid a touching tribute to his late father, who used to work as a garbage collector and sanitation worker, calling him an unsung hero. Melaka science, technology, innovation and digital communications committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan described his father as a hardworking man who kept the streets of Alor...
KULAI: A female Singaporean has been killed and her boyfriend badly injured after the motorcycle they were on crashed along the North-South Expressway near Sedenak here. Kulai OCPD Asst Comm Tan Seng Lee said police were notified about the fatal accident at around 9.15am on Tuesday (Dec 10). "The high-powered motorcycle, driven by a 23-year-old Singaporean man...
PETALING JAYA: Various household items belonging to actress Rozita Che Wan, valued at nearly RM100,000, were seized by the court on Tuesday. According to an anonymous legal representative, the writ was handed over to Rozita’s mother as the 51-year-old actress, also known as Che Ta, was not home at the time. “Today, we issued the writ, assessed...
PUTRAJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has imposed travel restrictions on 203,123 individuals and companies as of Nov 30. In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 10), LHDN said the number included 175,656 individuals with arrears under Section 104 of the Income Tax Act (ACP) 1967, as well as 12,205 individuals with tax arrears under Section 22...
PETALING JAYA: Specialists who perform complicated and high-risk procedures are paying more for their medical indemnity insurance premiums, which are increasing due to a rise in malpractice lawsuits, says the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). MMA president Datuk Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira said these lawsuits and the huge court awards are deterring doctors at private hospitals from...
GEORGE TOWN: A massive forex investment scam that has allegedly defrauded 388 victims across multiple countries of RM104.75mil since 2016 has prompted calls for swift action. The scam, allegedly orchestrated by individuals claiming to be Russian financial experts, promised high annual returns of 20-30%. The victims, ranging from professionals to retirees, claimed that after payments ceased in...
