Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy have pleaded not guilty to amended charges related to the tampering of 1MDB audit report. Earlier Wednesday (June 24), the High Court here allowed the prosecution's application to amend the charges levelled against them. Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said he found the amendment to the charges...
The Malaysian police have arrested the Singaporean said to be responsible for distributing drugs using a drone from Singapore to Johor Baru. This followed the arrest of four of his compatriots, including a woman, by the Singapore police a couple of days ago. Federal Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Ramli Din said the suspect,...
Making Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad the ninth prime minister is the surest way for PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to become the prime minister, said Malaysia DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang. The MP for Iskandar Puteri said DAP was not abandoning Anwar for Dr Mahathir but was being realistic given the current political situation. “The question...
At last, Resorts World Genting’s outdoor theme park has a name – Genting SkyWorlds. Following countless postponements, Genting Malaysia Bhd (GENM) is looking at the second quarter of 2021 (2Q21) to finally debut Genting SkyWorlds. Source: ThemeParx The outdoor theme park was initially supposed to launch this year, but then the Covid-19 pandemic happened and construction works had to...
Many have lost their jobs during the Movement Control Order (MCO) as a result from the Covid-19 nightmare. To help locals who have become jobless, the government has launched the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA). This will make way for 40,000 jobs for Malaysians. Source: Travel Daily Media Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri...
Calling all hunks, there’s currently someone looking to hire guys to show off their 6-pack abs and cut open durians. DurianMan, which is located at SS2 in Petaling Jaya, recently posted a job ad targeting guys who are easy on the eyes that are willing to show off their bodies. It’s also a given that you...
US President Donald Trump has suspended the entry of some foreign workers in a bid to boost domestic hiring, sparking opposition from corporate America and tech sector executives including Google's Sundar Pichai and Tesla's Elon Musk. The visa suspension, effective June 24, will last until the end of the year and is expected to open up...
Australia's second most populous state on Wednesday (June 24) said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, the country's first death from the virus in more than a month, as the state logged a double-digit rise in cases for the eighth straight day. Victoria state reported 20 overnight cases, Victoria Chief Health Officer...
Regulation helps people avoid mass gatherings, stem the spread of virus After Sunday brunch with friends at Beijing's bustling Wangfujing pedestrian shopping street, Hu Yiting felt it would be a waste of the pleasant spring weather to head back home, crawl into bed and watch TV. That's when the idea popped into Hu's head to climb nearby...
China has approved a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products' unit to begin human testing, the company said in a filing on Tuesday (June 23). The potential vaccine, co-developed by Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical and the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has received a certificate from the National Medical...
