PETALING JAYA: US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng has asked Americans frustrated with the results of the recent US presidential polls to "go back to Malaysia". Waving his Malaysian passport, Chieng has joked during a segment on the popular The Daily Show that if Americans are too frustrated with the results of the election, they might want...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 28,811 notices have been issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for various offences under Ops Khas Motosikal since it was implemented on Nov 1. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said as of the seventh day of the operation, the most common offences are not having a licence or road...
PUTRAJAYA: Three mosques under the purview of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) have been asked to hold solat hajat (prayers of need) to pray for the success of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s mission, as he represents Malaysia at the Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh on Nov 11. Religious Minister in the Prime Minister’s...
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday (Nov 7) Beijing and Washington must find a way to "get along" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump's crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world, and heralds a possible shift in US-China relations,...
KUNMING: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Myanmar's junta chief on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Thursday (Nov 7), in a rare overseas trip by a general grappling with a civil war at home. Myanmar's ruling military has been battling against a rebellion that erupted after it seized power in a 2021...
SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...
KUALA LUMPUR: An armoured vehicle transporter owned by the Malaysian Armed Forces overturned following an accident on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak (KLK) Highway Thursday (Nov 7) afternoon. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman said that the transporter, which was carrying two Adnan armoured vehicles from a unit based in Mentakab, Pahang, was en...
GEORGE TOWN: A man killed a woman and her father before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to be a tragic case of unrequited love. The man, 32, was rushed to the hospital after he was found with multiple stab and cut wounds on his body at the ground floor of an...
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping expressed deep satisfaction during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, emphasising the strengthening relationship between China and Malaysia. Reflecting on recent diplomatic advancements, Xi highlighted the significance of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. "I am very happy to meet the Prime Minister again," Xi said,...
PUTRAJAYA: "If he wants to sue, let him try his luck," says Transport Minister Anthony Loke in response to a businessman’s claim for RM1.3mil in damages over the alleged copyright infringement of Madani vehicle registration plates. Loke clarified that the authority to register any vehicle registration number is governed by the Road Transport Act 1987, which...
