SEOUL: South Korea's prosecution is facing a dilemma over the high-profile luxury Dior bag case involving first lady Kim Keon Hee, as the investigation review committee for the nation's top prosecution body gave the upper hand to the pastor who wishes to be indicted in the graft case in hopes of bringing the first lady...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index rebounded on late buying to finish higher after falling into negative territory at midday amid dampened sentiment in the regional markets stemming from weaker United States (US) consumer confidence data. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.01 points, or 0.18 per cent, to settle at 1,673.38 compared with...
UNLESS you’re a member of the royal family or a VVIP, police escorts are rarely engaged for individuals during their commute. Recently, a video has gone viral showing a civilian vehicle being accompanied by police outriders. Did such an incident really happen? VERDICT: FALSE Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said the police are currently...
KAJANG: A former babysitter at a childcare centre has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for endangering a toddler by force-feeding her, which could have caused physical harm. Sessions Court Judge Mazuliana Abdul Rashid delivered the sentence on 24-year-old Nor A’in Ismail, who maintained her guilty plea during sentencing. The sentence will be served from...
LEBANESE health authorities on Tuesday (Sept 24) raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants to 558. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said new Israeli strike killed at least seven people in the southern city of Khan Younis. Israel’s military says it will do "whatever is necessary” to push Hezbollah away...
JAKARTA: Malaysian referee Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin has garnered widespread praise from Indonesian football fans following his impressive performance in Monday (Sept 23) night’s ‘El Clasico’ match between Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta in Bandung, West Java. His composure, wisdom, and extensive experience in officiating were pivotal in effectively managing the match, maintaining discipline among players, and...
PUTRAJAYA: The abuse of tourist visas by foreign nationals has been identified as a key factor in ‘counter setting’ activities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 1 (KLIA1) and Terminal 2 (KLIA2). According to a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) source, groups of foreign nationals, particularly from Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and several other countries, have been found...
MANILA: Amid celebrities speaking up against sexual harassment, Kapuso Dustin Yu (pic) recounted his own experience of having suffered a policeman’s inappropriate behaviour while they were inside an MRT train. Yu first talked about the incident in a November 2023 interview, revealing he was only 18 years old when it transpired. “My first time to ride the...
SINGAPORE: A woman who was worried about her one-year-old daughter’s development, dropped her from a high floor of their block of flats on Nov 5, 2023. The mother then jumped down from the same spot before landing on the ground floor near the baby. Delivering his findings on Sept 24 on the double tragedy, State Coroner Adam...
MELAKA: It was an emotional moment for the family members of two siblings who were killed after their motorcycle rammed into a dumpster. The siblings were buried about 50m away from their father's grave at the Bertam Ulu Muslim burial ground in Paya Rumput on Tuesday evening (Sept 24). The siblings' 40-year-old mother, Norizan Ujak, passed...
