KUALA LUMPUR: There has been a surge in the number of Chinese travellers coming to Malaysia following the increase of red-eye flights here from their home country, according to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). Red-eye flights are rising in popularity, with officials reporting a 28% increase of such flights arriving at KL International Airport (KLIA) during...
GEORGE TOWN: The mother of Muhammad Luth Syauqi Nur Sufyan, the second victim who died on Friday (July 12) after eating poisoned snacks, related that she noticed her son had shed tears the night before. Nurain Hasnorizal, 25, said her youngest son, aged two, was otherwise unresponsive while receiving treatment at Penang Hospital’s paediatric intensive care...
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Immigration Department is ready to issue 10-year passports following a study, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution. "We are ready. We will make the announcement soon," he told reporters when he opened the Immigration Department passport office at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on Friday (July 12). However, Saifuddin declined...
PETALING JAYA: The mother of the late Hindu activist, Rajeswary Appahu, lodged a police report against four individuals for allegedly disrupting an ongoing police investigation related to a cyberbullying case involving her daughter. Puspa Rajagopal, 56, said the individuals were misleading and confusing the public by discussing the case on social media and were talking badly...
PETALING JAYA: Widow of former Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, lodged a police report after she was barred from entering her own house in Sarawak. She also said that she had made the “necessary court application” following the incident that took place last week. “Please I'm doing all this with...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Joe Biden has shown he is "a pro-Russian candidate being controlled by the Kremlin," Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman joked on Friday, after the U.S. president misspoke and introduced Ukraine's leader as "President Putin" before correcting himself. Video of the gaffe at a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday featured prominently on news bulletins in...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selat Klang state seat will not be vacated, said Selangor state assembly Speaker Lau Weng San. "The cessation of Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari's membership in Bersatu was found to be a constructive expulsion, based on the Selangor constitution. "I am not persuaded that there is sufficient evidence to prove a casual...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is committed to strengthening its relations with China across various sectors to attract more investors, says Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. “I hope more investors from China will come to the state as we welcome their presence,” said the Chief Minister when receiving a courtesy call from the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia, Ouyang Yujing,...
MELAKA: A commercial building fire at the heart of the historic city kills two sisters while their mother is fighting for her life at Melaka Hospital. Melaka Tengah OCPD Christopher Patit identified the victims as Nuralia Karisa Abdullah, 12, and two-year-old Nur Riaisha Zahra Abdullah. He said the children's mother Azliha Ngah Ariffin, 40 is still in...
RECENTLY, a video was circulated online of a female passenger being harassed by an ehailing driver before being abandoned by the roadside. The video, which the victim recorded, showed the driver getting out of the driver's seat and threatening the passenger with a water bottle. The passenger could be heard screaming, "Don’t touch me", as the driver...
