PETALING JAYA: Malaysia extends best wishes for the health of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and looks forward to meeting him in Pulau Langkawi, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post, Anwar mentioned that the meeting with Prabowo has been postponed due to Prabowo's fever. "My family and I are already in Pulau Langkawi...
KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Yap Xin Yuan was believed to have visited her boyfriend's house before she was reported missing in Cheras here. According to a closed-circuit television recording her parents obtained from her boyfriend’s neighbour, Yap was shown arriving via an e-hailing car around 8.45am on Thursday (Dec 19), Sin Chew Daily reported. However, the parents expressed...
HONG KONG (SCMP): Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised for diverting a US-bound flight to Tokyo because of an unruly passenger before returning to Hong Kong, causing a delay of about 15 hours for travellers on board. Hong Kong’s flag carrier on Sunday pointed to safety guidelines, handling constraints at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and statutory requirements on...
A Shanghai court ruled that a man was not obliged to return the 300,000 yuan (US$40,000) his ex-girlfriend gave him in an attempt to salvage their relationship after he discovered her affair with his nephew. The man, surnamed Li, and the woman, identified as Xu, met in 2018 and soon began dating. Two years later, Li...
GUA MUSANG: The Disaster Operations Control Centre has identified at least four sinkholes in the area around the FT185 route, Section 78.60 of the Lojing-Gua Musang Road near Kampung Jekjok, Pos Brooke, which occurred on Dec 14. Gua Musang Disaster Operations Control Centre chairman Nik Raisnan Daud said that currently, the repair work on the route...
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent deaths of several cats at Universiti Malaya (UM) have been attributed to an attack by a pack of stray dogs, according to findings from police investigations based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) confirmed the cats died from...
BERA: A 39-year-old man experienced a harrowing moment when his luxury car caught fire by the roadside at Kilometer 10 Jalan Bera-Mayam on Sunday (Dec 22). Bera District Police Chief, Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir, said the incident occurred around 12.45am when the driver noticed a burning smell coming through the air conditioner. He immediately pulled over to the...
SINCE May 12, 2024, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors have been able to use the new Account 3 to withdraw money for personal use. However, a recent viral message claims that EPF has allowed another special withdrawal of RM10,000 from Dec 17. Is it true that EPF contributors can make a special withdrawal of RM10,000 from their...
IPOH: An accident involving a tanker lorry and three cars on the North-South Expressway has resulted in all northbound lanes being blocked, causing a 5km crawl on Sunday (Dec 22). PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS), via an X post, reported that the incident occurred at Kilometre 264.4 of the expressway at 5:52pm. The tanker lorry skidded, coming to...
At the time, he was the youngest chairman among the “Big Four” state-owned banks, which propelled him into the public spotlight. However, there have been persistent suspicions that Liu’s rapid rise was facilitated by his first wife, purportedly the daughter of a high official, whom he later divorced to marry his young mistress after achieving his...
