PUBLIC BANK’S FIRST PENANG EDITION RUN A ROARING SUCCESS

PUBLIC Bank’s second run of the year - Run For Change 2024 Penang Edition, returned bigger and better with more than 2,300 participants taking part in the event held at Padang Kota Lama, Penang. The event, held in Penang for the first time, was aimed at being the symbol of the perfect synergy between fitness and...

Fire damages three double-storey terrace houses in JB

JOHOR BARU: A fire destroyed three double-storey terrace houses along Jalan Putra 18 in Taman Tan Sri Yaakob here during the wee hours of Wednesday (Oct 23). The Johor Fire and Rescue Department said they received a distress call on the incident at 3.04am and immediately deployed 21 firemen from the Larkin and Skudai fire stations...

How this small-town Malaysian who kept failing exams became a doctor in the US

As a young girl growing up in Tasik Junjung, a small border town in Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai), Dr Michelle Kem Su Ng-Hor always felt that she was of the “wrong gender”, born at a wrong time – when girls were destined to be treated differently from boys. Now a successful gastroenterologist with her own...

Clementi fatal stabbing: Man, 50, charged with murdering grassroots volunteer

SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old who allegedly killed a man in Clementi was charged with murder on Wednesday (Oct 23). Toh Chee Hong appeared in court via video-link at around 12.20pm and was handed a capital charge for allegedly killing Winson Khoo Chin Wah, 41. Court documents stated that the alleged murder occurred at Block 311B Clementi Avenue 4,...

Father of Ulu Tiram police station attacker charged with supporting Daesh, possessing firearms

KUALA LUMPUR: The father of the Ulu Tiram police station attacker last May has claimed trial at the High Court here to three charges of promoting terrorist ideology, providing support, and possessing firearms related to the Daesh terrorist group. Radin Imran Radin Mohd Yassin, 62, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before...

Seven Vietnamese women saved in prostitution bust, Bangladeshi ‘captain’ nabbed

PETALING JAYA: Seven Vietnamese women were rescued after the Immigration Department busted a human trafficking and sex exploitation syndicate here. The department said that the seven women, aged between 32 and 45 years old, were rescued during a raid at a shoplot in Klang on Oct 21. "Based on complaints received, the women were imprisoned inside the...

Kidnapped businessman’s family member among 13 arrested in Johor

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A relative of a kidnap victim was among 13 suspects including three foreigners arrested by a special Johor police task force. “The victim, aged 59, lodged a police report on Oct 13 stating that he had been kidnapped at his house in Johor Baru. Following that, state police together with Bukit Aman, set up...

Sexless marriages: Why are they prevalent in South Korea?

SEOUL: Ever since the arrival of her daughter six years ago, the precious little being has become the centre of Park Eun-jeong’s world. It also marked the beginning of a new dynamic in her marriage – a sexless, more companionate relationship with her husband. “(After the baby was born,) we gradually drifted into a sexless relationship....

Anwar celebrates Malaysia’s ‘Magnificent Seven’

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed great pride in the achievements of seven national athletes who brought honour to Malaysia at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. Anwar posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 22) that he had the opportunity to meet the "Magnificent Seven": Lee Zi Jia, Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi...

China auto company VP faces backlash after video shows him eating hotpot in car

BEIJING (SCMP): An auto company senior executive in China sparked significant backlash after sharing a video of himself enjoying a hotpot meal inside a new car model from his firm, aiming to promote its multipurpose use and air filtration system. Yang Dacheng, Vice-President of Zeekr Intelligent Technology – a publicly listed electric car manufacturer controlled by...