GOPENG: The driver of a Penang-bound express bus abandoned his vehicle during an integrated operation targeting commercial vehicles at the Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre here Thursday (Nov 28) night. The bus was carrying 11 passengers from Kuala Lumpur's Southern Integrated Terminal to Sungai Nibong. An inspection of the vehicle found what is believed to be drug paraphernalia. National...
KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer and his wife were sentenced to 12 and 10 years in prison, respectively, by the Klang Sessions Court for trafficking their Indonesian maid for forced labour exploitation, causing the woman to suffer severe injuries. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan handed down the sentence to S. Vijayan Rao, 40, and his wife, K. Rineshini...
KUALA LUMPUR: Billionaire tycoon T. Ananda Krishnan, who died on Thursday (Nov 28) at age 86, hardly gave exclusive media interviews, if any, earning him the reputation of a reclusive among Malaysia's richest men. He guarded his privacy closely but from Google, the following is a famous quote from the enigmatic Ananda in explaining why he...
KOTA KINABALU: Two primary school pupils were among 20 individuals rescued by the Fire and Rescue Services Department after floodwaters rose in several areas following hours of continuous rainfall here on Friday (Nov 29). According to Senior Assistant Fire Commander Mohd Ishak Amran, a team of three was dispatched to Sekolah Kebangsaan Kibabaig in Penampang after...
KUALA LUMPUR: Legendary singer Frances Yip has spent 55 years as a singer but nothing can stop her from reaching more milestones. She is set to release a Bahasa Malaysia song "Cinta Kita" on Spotify by the middle of December. The song is composed by renowned Indonesian musician Yovie Widianto. Yip said this would be her first Malay...
KUALA BERANG: Two sisters were killed in a landslide that buried their house in Kampung Bukit Apit, Ajil, here at 4.30pm on Friday (Nov 29). The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department’s (JBPM) Terengganu chapter director, Hassan ‘As’ari Omar, said the victims’ brother was found injured. "At the time of the incident, only three victims were in the...
PETALING JAYA: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has instructed his lawyers to appeal his conviction in the criminal breach of trust (CBT) case following the release of the full written judgment. "Today, after anxiously waiting for more than 386 days, I have finally received the written judgment from the Yang Arif High Court Judge, which will...
KUALA LUMPUR: Star Media Group (SMG) bag prizes at the Housing and Local Government Ministry’s media excellence night. The event, which was held here on Friday (Nov 29), saw Star Media Group win two awards across eight categories. For the Photojournalism award category, The Star’s Mohammad Azman Abdul Ghani took home third place for his piece titled...
FEW natural elements have contributed as much to modern technology as metals, and of all the various metals in existence, one is particularly ubiquitous: copper. As early as primary school, children are taught about copper’s exceptional electrical conductivity. Many readers will have fond memories of science experiments with copper wires! Copper is widely used in electrical wiring,...
PUTRAJAYA: The concern of a Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) student from Sabah about the possibility that she may not get a scholarship because her mother has not yet obtained permanent resident status (PR) has caught the attention of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This was voiced by Stephanie Juditha Sebastian during a dialogue session with...
