‘Dr Ganja’ escapes gallows, gets nine years’ jail

SHAH ALAM: A retired soldier known as "Dr Ganja" escaped the gallows after the High Court amended the 16 charges against him for trafficking 77.48493kg and 14.647 litres of drugs to possession. Captain (R) Amiruddin @ Nadarajan Abdullah, 64, also faced 18 counts of cultivating marijuana plants, four counts of possessing marijuana and one for ingesting...

MMEA nabs four Indonesians stealing scrap metal from tugboat near Kota Tinggi

KOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has arrested four Indonesian men for stealing scrap metal from a tugboat at Tanjung Ayam here. Johor MMEA operations deputy director Capt Simon Templer Lo Tusa said the suspects were caught after their boat was detected by the Malaysian Maritime Sea Surveillance System (SWASLA) radar. "The suspects, aged between...

JAINJ to investigate spread of deviant Si Hulk teachings

JOHOR BARU: The police will be working together with the Johor Islamic Religious Department (JAINJ) to conduct investigations on the spread of the deviant teachings founded by Suhaini Muhammad or known as Si Hulk. Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic) said that parents should also play a proactive role in checking their children’s...

Local Govt Ministry allocates RM3.4mil to revive six abandoned housing projects in Kelantan

MACHANG: The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) has allocated RM3.4mil to revive six abandoned housing projects in Kelantan this year. KPKT National Housing Department (JPN) deputy director-general (Private Housing) Norsazila Nordin said the allocation will be channeled to the state government, with rehabilitation works to be carried out by the Kelantan State Economic Development Corporation (PKINK). "KPKT...

Ukraine reports more advances in south, battles rage in east

KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian military has retaken over 12 square km (4.6 square miles) of territory in southern Ukraine in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday. Maliar said the advances brought the territory recaptured since the counteroffensive began in early June to more than...

‘Everything is temporary’, Salahuddin advised students at last event before his passing

PETALING JAYA: "Everything is temporary", the late Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub reminded students at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) while advising them that it was important to keep their feet on the ground on Friday (July 21). The UUM Convocation Carnival Townhall 2023 on Friday was the last event attended by the Domestic Trade and Cost of...

Selena Gomez Celebrates 31st Birthday With Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera and Other Friends

Selena Gomez rang in her 31st birthday in style at a star-studded party. The Only Murders in the Building star wore a red, strapless Bottega Veneta spring 2023 mini dress with flower petal embellishments, paired with black stiletto sandals to the July 21 event, where she partied with fellow celebs such as Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera, Saweetie and Karol G. Selena shared a slew of pics from the...

Saint West Can’t Contain His Excitement During Kim Kardashian’s Interview at Lionel Messi’s MLS Debut

Kim Kardashian and ex Kanye West's son Saint West could not help but steal the spotlight during his mom's interview at Lionel Messi's first MLS match with Inter Miami. Kim Kardashian and ex Kanye West's son Saint West could not have been more excited at his favorite player Lionel Messi's first MLS game. So when his mom was interviewed on-camera just before the start of the...

Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy Defends His ‘Powerful’ and ‘Perfect’ Sex Scenes With Florence Pugh

Cillian Murphy praised Oppenheimer costar Florence Pugh — and their graphic sex scenes. “Those scenes were written deliberately,” Murphy, 47, told the Sydney Morning Herald in a recent interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike. “He knew that those scenes would get the movie the rating that it got. And I think when you see it, it’s so f–king powerful. And they’re not gratuitous. They’re...

Victoria Beckham Performs a Spice Girls Song With David Beckham and Teases “More to Come”

Stop right now and check out this adorable performance of one of the Spice Girls' biggest hits by Victoria Beckham and David Beckham, who sang as they celebrated Lionel Messi's MLS debut. Spice up your life with this epic performance from the Beckhams! With the help of a backing track and her husband David Beckham, Victoria Beckham performed a rousing performance...