KLUANG: No one has the right to exploit a child's weaknesses or shortcomings, let alone hide behind religion or welfare, says Che' Puan Mahkota Khaleeda Johor. She added that she was informed of the incident involving some charity homes suspected of exploiting, neglecting and torturing 402 victims aged from one to 17 years old. Che' Puan Mahkota...
ALOR SETAR: The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago has been commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Singapore Wednesday afternoon from East Timor, on the final leg of an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Aero Dili flight carrying the pope and his entourage arrived in the city-state for a two-night visit that will include a speech to political authorities and a Mass...
KUALA LUMPUR: Three African men have pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to charges of robbing a Japanese businessman of US$30,000 last month. Patrick Samba, 34, and Ibrahim Jalloh, 36, both from Sierra Leone, along with Liberian Douglas Daniel Devine, 38, were charged on Wednesday (Sept 11) with robbing 58-year-old Hiroyuki Azuma of US$30,000...
PUTRAJAYA: Any issues relating to the South China Sea will be ironed out through diplomatic channels, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said this when asked about the rising concerns following the sighting of a foreign military vessel encroaching on the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). He, however, said the matter was not discussed in detail during...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by 15 sen, to RM3.25 and RM3.01 per litre respectively, from tomorrow until Sept 18. The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 11), said that the price drop for RON97 and diesel in the peninsula is in line with...
KUANTAN: Hundreds of children were rescued following a large-scale operation in two states. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain, at a press conference at the Pahang police headquarters on Wednesday (Sept 11), said the rescue was part of Ops Global. The raids were conducted at 18 care homes in Selangor and Negri Sembilan. A total of 402...
IPOH: A headmistress in Teluk Intan was fined RM10,000 in default one month in jail by the Sessions Court here for using a forged document to buy equipment for her primary school in 2021. Rosnah Mat Zain, 57, who was not represented, admitted to an alternative charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code, punishable under...
KOTA KINABALU: A 15-year-old girl has gone missing in Penampang, according to a police report filed by her aunt. Penampang OCPD Deputy Supt Sammy Newton said the report was lodged at 12.26pm on Tuesday (Sept 10) after the girl, Nor Sahira Sakinah Abdullah, failed to return home to her house in Taman Regency. He said the teenager,...
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is revising its policy to add non-common or private carriers to vessels that should undergo pre-departure inspection by October following the claim of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo (pic) that she left the Philippines on board boats, including a yacht, before going to Indonesia, where she was captured...
