KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate offering foreign women as guest relation officers (GROs) through WhatsApp was busted following a Selangor Immigration Department raid at a premises in Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, near here on Thursday (Sept 25) night. The department, in a statement, said a total of 30 foreign women, aged between 18 and 40, from Laos,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Concluding tariff negotiations with the United States (US) ahead of President Donald Trump’s October visit is crucial for Malaysia, both to safeguard billions in export value and to strengthen its position as a reliable, forward-looking trading nation, an economist said. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan warned that delays in reaching a trade...
DAKAR, Senegal: A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests across 14 African countries of 260 people suspected in online romance and extortion scams, the organisation announced on Sept 26. The operation took place in July and August and focused on scams in which perpetrators build online romantic relationships to extract money from...
KOTA TINGGI: A farmer lost over RM110,000 after being duped into buying a non-existent car through social media here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report about the online scam from the 55-year-old victim on Thursday (Sept 25). “The case began in early September when the victim came across an advertisement for a...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to depart for Kota Kinabalu on Friday (Sept 26) to ensure several critical projects for Sabah are expedited. He said this included the redevelopment of the Gaya Teacher Education Institute (IPG) campus, which was severely damaged by a recent landslide. Speaking at the Finance Ministry’s monthly assembly this...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 11 luxury vehicles that were found being driven without valid road tax and insurance. Sabah JPJ director Datuk Mohd Harris Ali said the seizures were made under "Ops Luxury" conducted from June to September 2025, focusing on owners who failed to renew their road tax and...
PUTRAJAYA: The Communications Ministry is working closely with the Finance Ministry and the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry to ensure that oil companies nationwide provide accurate information about the implementation of the Budi Madani (Budi95) initiative to customers at their petrol stations. Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that this is important to make it...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stressed the strategic importance of finalising the ongoing Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States (US), saying it would help guide policy and business planning for both countries. He made the remarks while receiving a courtesy call from US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and his delegation during...
CYBERJAYA: The Health Ministry will propose to the Cabinet that fruits and fresh produce be included in the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) redemption list to promote healthier eating, said Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said adding fresh produce to the SARA list would encourage the public to eat more fruits and vegetables. “This could...
PUTRAJAYA: The government has begun exploring the potential of 5G Broadcast technology to complement delivery methods in the national broadcasting sector, said Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is studying and testing the feasibility and suitability of this emerging technology for use in Malaysia. "MCMC has started conducting test-bed sessions...
