IPOH: A grocery trader was fined RM10,000 after pleading guilty in the Teluk Intan Sessions Court on Friday for selling cooking oil above the controlled price. The Perak branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry in a statement on Friday (Oct 18) informed that Rasina Mohamed Ajmul Khan, 34, faces four months in...
IN TODAY'S digital world, receiving unexpected messages from high-profile individuals may seem intriguing, but caution is advised. Recently, messages have surfaced on WhatsApp, allegedly from the Chief Executive Officer of the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). Is it true that someone is impersonating the LHDN's CEO to spread misinformation? Verdict: TRUE LHDN has clarified that it has never issued any statement...
SHAH ALAM: About 30 homes in Kampung Haji Razali, Tanjong Karang have been impacted due to the overflow of Sungai Tengi, which was caused by a high tide phenomenon this morning. Kuala Selangor district disaster management committee chairman Mohd Raiz Radzuan said the situation has forced 26 people from 11 families to be relocated to the...
KUALA LUMPUR: This year, the majority of the 4,355 investment scam cases in Malaysia have been linked to schemes advertised on social media sites and chat applications, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) reported that 82%, or 3,574 cases, began with advertisements on social...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The police have arrested a babysitter in connection with the alleged abuse of a two-month-old baby girl. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan said the 45-year-old woman was arrested on Oct 6 to assist in the investigation. "We received a report on Oct 5 about a two-month-old baby girl who was found in a...
KOTA KINABALU: Lahad Datu is bracing for an extreme high tide phenomenon bound for several areas and villages in the east coast Sabah district from Saturday (Oct 19). The Lahad Datu disaster management committee has activated its district disaster control operation centre (PKOB) to keep people safe and deal with the fallout if the phenomenon lands. District...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have taken down 193 drug syndicates and arrested 612 members between January and September this year under the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that this represents a decrease compared to the same period in 2023 when 245 syndicates were dismantled, and 791 members were arrested. "In terms...
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will present Budget 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday (Oct 18) afternoon. It will be the third budget presented under the Madani government led by Anwar and the final one under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025), before transitioning to the 13th Malaysia Plan for the next five...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim left the Finance Ministry building here at 3.15pm to make his way to Parliament to table the much-awaited Budget 2025 on Friday (Oct 18). The Finance Minister was clad in a white Baju Melayu and carried a bag containing the budget speech text. Anwar was accompanied by Finance Minister II...
SEOUL: An appellate court ruled on Oct 15 that an assault on a female convenience store clerk by a man in Jinju, in South Gyeongsang province, who was allegedly motivated by her short haircut, constituted a misogynistic hate crime. The landmark ruling is the first time that a South Korean court has explicitly recognised misogyny as...
