PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department is seeking information on a foreign national and a local individual connected to an ongoing immigration-related case. In a statement released on Friday (Oct 17), the department announced that it is seeking 22-year-old Myanmar national Zaw Htet Aung and 38-year-old Malaysian Kwek Meng Kheng. Kwek's last known address is in Taman Rasmi...
When Hong Kong singer Kay Tse takes the stage in Petaling Jaya this December, it won’t just mark another stop on her Tidal world tour. It will be her first-ever solo concert in Malaysia, and she’s set on making it a night to remember. “I’ll be treating Malaysian fans to something unexpected,” the 48-year-old said in a...
SHAH ALAM: A Year One pupil was allegedly beaten up by two older pupils during a fight at a primary school in Seksyen 32 here. Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the incident was reported to the police following the fight at the school canteen on Oct 15. “The fight, which occurred at 3pm...
PUTRAJAYA: Several measures were proposed during a Cabinet meeting discussing the increase in violence at national schools, among them banning the use of smartphones for those under 16 years old, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We find that the influence of social media, and also online games, leads to worrying behaviours,” said the Prime...
PETALING JAYA: Heartbroken mother Wong Lee Ping says, “My daughter was stabbed 200 times,” as she recounted the horrifying details of her 16-year-old daughter’s death at SMK Bandar Utama 4 on Tuesday (Oct 14). Fighting back tears, Wong, 44, said inaccurate reports had circulated online about the number of stab wounds her daughter, Yap Shing Xuen,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching has issued a stern warning to the public to not share images or videos of the victim and suspect involved in the fatal stabbing at the Bandar Utama secondary school. Teo emphasised that disseminating such content, including crime scene evidence, is not only deeply distressing for the affected...
ISTANBUL: The Malaysian delegation from the Housing and Local Government Ministry - led by Minister Nga Kor Ming - has arrived in Istanbul for the Global Zero Waste Forum 2025 on Thursday (Oct 16). Upon arrival, Nga and his delegation began their visit with a pre-council session with officials from the Consulate General of Malaysia in...
KOTA KINABALU: SK Padang Berampah in Sipitang clarifies that a viral image showing an injured pupil was not related to bullying or a fight but was the result of an accident that happened while the child was playing. Headmaster Ag Ku Jaundin Ag Wahab said he took full responsibility over the incident, giving his assurance that...
SEREMBAN: A 35-year-old man claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to seven charges of robbing his victims of jewellery over a period of 17 months. Mohamad Halikhwan Halbahri pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam on Wednesday (Oct 15). He was charged separately with robbing seven women aged...
MELAKA: A non-governmental organisation pledges to fund initiatives to improve mental health support for schoolchildren after recent alarming incidents. Indian Crime Prevention Society chairman Datuk Ignatius Lourdsamy said the group is ready to work with healthcare providers and agencies to ensure access to care. “Currently, not much emphasis is given to student mental healthcare and we are...
