KUALA LUMPUR: A senior police officer has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court to two charges of failing to comply with an asset declaration notice involving 716.8g of digital gold and RM80,000 in cryptocurrency, among others. DSP Mohd Shahril Abu Bakar, 41, was charged with two counts of neglecting a written notice under Section 36(1)(a)...
With the targeted Ron95 petrol subsidy on the horizon under the Budi95 programme, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has urged the approximately 920,000 motorists with expired driving licences to renew them to ensure they are eligible for the subsidy. The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will extend operating hours for renewal counters starting this Saturday (Sept 27), with...
The president said he and his Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr., will share new findings about autism. Donald Trump said his administration came across new findings about a possible connection between autism and Tylenol, the popular acetaminophen drug that treats aches and pains. The 79-year-old Republican president told Americans that he, Health and Human Services...
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean cannot be a passive observer in the face of global economic and geopolitical challenges, but should take the lead in building resilience within the grouping, which has over 600 million people, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In stressing that, the Malaysian Prime Minister said the bloc must not only respond to events but...
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened an investigation oover businessman Albert Tei's latest revelations on the mining scandal in Sabah. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said he had instructed Sabah MACC to continue the investigation based on the latest information revealed. "An investigation into the issue is underway. I have also ordered...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged world powers to help stop Russia's war in his country in a speech to the United Nations on Wednesday, warning of a dangerous arms race that he said the fighting was helping unleash. He called for global rules to curb the use of artificial intelligence in weapons while...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Iran has no intention to build nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, just days before international sanctions could be reimposed on his country over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. "I hereby declare once more before this assembly that Iran has never sought and will never seek to build...
GEORGE TOWN: The saltwater crocodile captured on Teluk Bahang Beach near here on Tuesday (Sept 23) has been relocated to the Paya Indah Wetlands in Dengkil, Selangor. Penang Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Mohd Zaide Mohamed Zin said that prior to the relocation, the crocodile was taken to Penang National Park for examination, as well as...
PUTRAJAYA: Up to 97% of heavy commercial vehicles registered after Jan 1, 2015, have yet to obtain verification that their speed limitation devices are functional, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Ahead of the first phase of enforcement set to begin on Oct 1 this year, Loke said only 2,915 (2.68%) out of the 108,805 vehicles registered...
KUALA LUMPUR: The police will open investigation papers if an official report is lodged regarding a viral video allegedly showing a Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Miri student being subjected to physical bullying. Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the authorities would take action if there were criminal elements in the incident. “If a...
