KUALA LUMPUR: The disabled ehailing driver who said he was assaulted by a member of a VIP's security detail is believed to be meeting Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. Checks revealed that Bukit Aman's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) did not call up Ong Ing Keong, 46, on Wednesday (June 5). He was, however, seen entering...
KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil was granted an audience by the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah on Tuesday (June 4), to present the instrument of royal invitation to the Coronation of the 17th King of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim. Fahmi, the chairman of the Special Committee for the King's Coronation...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party conceded defeat on Tuesday in a constituency where the inauguration of a grand Hindu temple just months ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen as an event that would cement his legacy and the party's poll victory. The BJP looks set for heavy losses in the...
KOTA KINABALU: A villager in Kiulu district's Kampung Ranap kept a cool head and managed to get his family out of the house just before a landslide hit it on Monday (June 3) evening. Half the house was damaged in the incident, Abel George said when interviewed on Tuesday (June 4). “It had been raining non-stop since...
KUALA LUMPUR: It is time for Malaysia to embrace serious reforms in its pension and retirement framework to ensure financial security and equity for all Malaysians, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said a recent survey found that 26.1% of respondents above the age of 60 will continue to work until their health fails...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday (June 4) received a courtesy visit from Hidetoshi Ilzawa, the Chief Executive Officer and President of Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation (Fujifilm), along with his delegation. In a Facebook post, Anwar shared that the meeting focused on potential investments and support Fujifilm could offer Malaysia's healthcare sector,...
PETALING JAYA: With many still enjoying the school holidays and a long weekend, news about the impending water disruption happening across the Klang Valley may have been missed by segments of the general public. Some residents and business owners only started filling up their basins and extra storage tanks when informed by The Star that their...
JOHOR BARU: A family here managed to escape safely when their Taman Setia Tropika home caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday (June 4). Tebrau fire station chief Shamsul Khomari Bakar said they received a distress call about a fire at the house at around 5.39am. “We deployed 16 firemen from the Tebrau and Larkin fire...
BUTTERWORTH: The proposed Juru-Sungai Dua (JSD) elevated highway to alleviate congestion from Juru to Sungai Dua is estimated to cost RM1.8bil. Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (pic) reported that the 15km-long project has completed the first of three stages required for confirmation. "The state has formally requested the project from the Federal Government. Subsequently, PLUS...
PETALING JAYA: The parallel pathway is an immediate and viable alternative to providing cardiothoracic specialists in Malaysia, says National Heart Association of Malaysia president Dr Alan Fong. He said this in a press release on Tuesday (June 4) adding that this is in light of the long waiting list faced by patients awaiting specialist-led care such...
