SEPANG: A 53-year-old Pakistani carpet seller, who is a permanent resident, pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges in the Sepang Sessions Court on Wednesday (Aug 7). The father of the 12-year-old boy who was seen driving with his two younger siblings in a viral video last month faced a count of recklessly exposing the child...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserve rose to US$114.7bil as at July 31 compared with US$113.3bil as at July 15. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 5.5 months of imports of goods and services, and is 1.0 times of the total short-term external debt,” the central bank said in a statement. The main components of the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Healing Reiki Club of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (Ki Club) raised a total of RM332,195.72 in a charity campaign to help six welfare homes. "The entire campaign was aimed at assisting six welfare homes with their essential needs, raising an impressive total of RM332,195.72, thanks to the generous contributions of their supporters and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has objected to the Malaysian Bar's legal challenge against his royal pardon on grounds that the Bar lacked quorum. Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, who affirmed an affidavit for a preliminary objection, stated that the applicant (Bar) had no locus to commence the legal action as...
BATU PAHAT: Police have arrested seven drug syndicate members and seized various drugs worth more than RM890,000 during a raid here. Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the raid was carried out at around 7pm on Thursday (Aug 1) at an apartment unit here. "We arrested four local men and three foreign women...
MARANG: All locations of vote tallying and polling centres in the Nenggiri state by-election in Gua Musang, Kelantan, are at low risk of any untoward incident involving fire and floods. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said this was the result of inspections carried out by the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department...
PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet congratulated national badminton player Lee Zii Jia and national doubles players Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for their success in bringing glory to the country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The matter was announced on Wednesday (Aug 7) by Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, who is also the government spokesman at...
LONDON (Reuters) - British police braced for further anti-Muslim riots on Wednesday as far-right groups pledged to target asylum centres and immigration law firms across the country, prompting anti-fascist protesters to plan counter demonstrations. Britain has been gripped by an escalating wave of violence that erupted early last week when three young girls were killed in...
JELI: More than 1,000 leaders and members of Jeli Bersatu division announced leaving the party with immediate effect and pledged their support to the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Former Kedai Kuala Balah Bersatu deputy head Rodzi Muhamad said the decision involving eight branches and 18 Srikandi Bersatu branches in Jeli which also...
PUTRAJAYA: The candidate for the next Chief Secretary to the Government is expected to be named later today, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said the Prime Minister Office will issue a statement to announce the replacement for the current Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, this evening. “Tan Sri Zuki will end...
