SINGAPORE: Two lawyers have been found guilty of attempting to obstruct the course of justice after a trial. Lawyer Wee Hong Shern had sent another lawyer, Ong Peng Boon, who was then his direct supervisor, a text message relating to contraband cigarettes in May 2019. After that, Ong forwarded it to a third man, identified as Tan...
SINGAPORE: British singing star Ed Sheeran, known for his love of watches, received new straps while he was in Singapore, thanks to home-grown watch strap brand Delugs. The 33-year-old paired his luxury Patek Philippe timepiece with a navy blue Delugs strap while performing his second show in Singapore at the Capitol Theatre on Feb 17. He...
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who is also commerce minister, dismissed talk that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra will start influencing the country’s administration now that he is out on parole. Phumtham said on Feb 19 that those who have such concerns are stuck in the past. Thaksin, who formed the Thai Rak...
KUALA LUMPUR: Not all documents obtained by the prosecution from foreign countries during the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) investigation were turned over to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence team, the High Court has been told. Senior Supt Nur Aida Arifin of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) testified that several documents obtained from other countries through Mutual...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is conscious and not in critical condition, says his close aide, refuting claims on social media. "He is still in the IJN (National Heart Institute) and we will issue an update if there is any significant development," said the aide when contacted on Monday (Feb 19). It was reported on Feb...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction worker became the first khalwat (close proximity) offender in Terengganu to be sentenced to caning by the Syariah High Court here. Syariah Judge Hamidi Shafie meted out the sentence on Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, who pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 31 (a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (Takzir) (Terengganu)...
PETALING JAYA: A 30-year-old Malaysia man has been sentenced to five years and nine months in jail In New Zealand after he was found guilty of raping his sleeping partner and kidnapping her during a later road trip. The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the victim's rights, arrived in New Zealand in March...
MELAKA: A commotion erupted at a popular theme park in Ayer Keroh here after a large crowd took advantage of the one-day free entrance offered by the state government. Melaka Tengah OCPD Christopher Patit said the overcrowding at the entry point of the theme park triggered the incident between 10.30am to 11am on Tuesday (Feb 20). He...
GEORGE TOWN: Residents in an apartment here took the spirit of neighbourliness to another level when they joined hands to hold their own multiracial Chinese New Year open house. They collected about RM4,500 to party together complete with a lion dance performance and smashing firecrackers ceremony. A total of 16 residents chipped in to cook a potluck,...
PETALING JAYA: Applying for the Korean Electronic Travel Authorisation (K-ETA) through an unauthorised third-party website has turned out to be very costly for unsuspecting Malaysians. Despite warnings by the South Korean authorities against applying via third-party and fraudulent sites, some Malaysians went ahead and ended up paying 10 times more for their K-ETA. ALSO READ: Malaysians denied passage...
