Dedicated motorcycle lanes offer a safer journey when riding on highways, but some bikers still choose not to use them. Studies by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) suggest that motorcycle lane utilisation rates are still low despite their effectiveness and efforts to promote their usage. StarMetro spoke to motorcyclists who blamed poor road maintenance,...
THANKS to an exciting new collaboration between Sunway University’s School of American Education (SAE) and Arizona State University (ASU), students in Malaysia can now dive into a top-tier American education right at home. This dynamic partnership blends ASU's innovative learning methods, global curriculum, and student-centred approach with Sunway’s vibrant campus and resources – giving Malaysian students...
PETALING JAYA: The family of a motorcyclist who was fatally struck by a lorry that reversed suddenly at Jalan Pantai Dalam, Kerinchi, is planning to take legal action over the incident. The victim’s brother, Muhammad Hanif Sehat, expressed the family’s hope that the lorry driver responsible would face appropriate punishment. "I am unsure where my brother was...
KLUANG: A mechanic lost his life when the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed into a streetlight at KM2.8 of the Kluang-Nyior Road last night. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said they received a report about the accident at 10.56pm on Sunday (Nov 24). "Initial investigations at the scene revealed that the 18-year-old victim...
THE recent operation by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) on business signboards was not influenced by anyone, says a Kuala Lumpur advisor. In a statement to StarMetro, advisor Andre Lai denied any relations between the operation, which was conducted on Nov 21 in almost all parliament constituencies in the federal capital, and recent remarks by former...
KUALA LUMPUR: The need for legislation on the dissemination of fake information, inefficiencies in the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, and the standardisation of toll payments are among the issues set to be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday. According to the Order Paper, Riduan Rubin (Independent-Tenom) will ask the Communications Minister whether the ministry...
SEOUL: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday met with South Korean President Yoon Suek Yeol at the Yongsan Presidential Office, here. The two leaders, accompanied by several ministers, held a bilateral meeting starting at 11.10am (10.10am Malaysian time) for about an hour where they touched on the achievements and progress made since both...
INCHEON, South Korea (The Straits Times/ANN): Former teacher Tong Ming Yan, a Singaporean, and her South Korean husband Jang Jong-seok were looking forward to moving back to Singapore with their two children in June, after having lived in South Korea for two years. They had booked their flight and Ms Tong had made arrangements to return...
JAKARTA (Vietnam News/ANN): Six people were killed and seven others injured after landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday night (Jan 23). According to the head of the operational unit of the provincial search and rescue office, the landslides struck Padang Lawas regency at 1:00 a.m. (local time), resulting in four deaths...
KOTA KINABALU: A jobless man has been arrested for raping his 14-year-old girlfriend in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. The 23-year-old suspect was picked up by police on Thursday. Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the arrest was made after the victim’s mother lodged a police report the previous day. In a statement, he said the suspect...
