Dato’ Aliff Syukri’s Personal Assistant Reveals Why She Was Fired

Dato’ Aliff Syukri‘s personal assistant, Melati Abdul Ghani recently shed some light regarding rumours surrounding her sudden service termination. In a notice uploaded on her Instagram, Melati’s contract will be terminated from Aliff’s company Aliff Syukri Legacy Sdn Bhd following a decline in sales which resulted in the company’s losses. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCii8_wAWPQ/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Melati, also known as Kak Mel, wrote, “I...

Malaysian Man Turns Himself In After Murdering Ex Wife

An argument between two former flames turned ugly when a Malaysian man accidentally killed his ex wife. Instead of fleeing the scene, the 32-year-old called the police and confessed to the murder. According to local reports, the incident took place at the woman’s house in Taman Ehsan Jaya, Johor Jaya on Wednesday (15th July). Source: Johor China...

Malaysians To Receive RM50 eWallet Credit By End Of July

Remember when the government previously announced that Malaysian citizens will stand to receive RM50 e-wallet credit under the ePenjana initiative? We’re midway through July and most people are still wondering if it’s still happening. Berita Harian recently provided some updates and confirmed that those who have downloaded the MySejahtera app will receive it by the end of...

US targets all Chinese Communist Party members for possible travel ban: Source

  The Trump administration is considering banning travel to the United States by all members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a move that would worsen already tense US-China relations. Senior officials discussing the matter have begun circulating a draft of a possible presidential order, but...

Thai police look into case of Briton found dead on bathroom floor

  Responding to a call, police on Thursday (July 16) went to a house rented by a Briton and his Thai wife in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Khanom district to find the tenant Louis Evan Vincent, 75, dead on the bathroom floor. The body has been taken in for a post-mortem. Suwat Worawetchit, the owner of the house, said...

Chinese power company protects birds by building artificial nests on its transmission lines

  With a wire birdcage hanging from his safety harness, Wu Yufeng climbed a 36-metre electricity pylon and fixed the cage, with an artificial bird's nest inside, to the top. Wu, who works for the China Southern Power Grid subsidiary in Hainan province, has made about 60 such installations over the last three years. "We've just placed six...

US halts imports of Malaysia’s Top Glove over suspected forced labour

US Customs placed a detention order on imports of products made by subsidiaries of the world's largest medical glove maker, Malaysia's Top Glove Corporation on Wednesday, an action taken against firms suspected of using forced labour. The bar on Top Glove products comes at a time when demand for the medical gloves and protective gear has...

Police break up wedding reception in Indonesia amid Covid-19 concerns

  A wedding reception in Sindangmulya village, Cibarusah district in Bekasi, West Java, came to an abrupt end on Sunday as local police dispersed a crowd of guests from the premises amid concerns over Covid-19 transmission. Cibarusah Police chief Adj. Comr. Sukarman said police personnel and members of the local Covid-19 task force came to the reception...

Hong Kong police arrest 2 suspected triad members in connection with assault on McDonald’s manager over refusal to wear mask

wo suspected triad members have been arrested in connection with an attack on a McDonald’s manager over one’s refusal to put on a mask, police said on Thursday. The men, believed to be members of Wo Shing Wo triad, included the 25-year-old suspected of assaulting the manager of the fast-food chain’s Tuen Mun outlet in the...

Malaysian court grants temporary freeze on $473 million 1MDB money in UK

A Malaysian court on Thursday granted an interim order to stop Saudi energy firm PetroSaudi International (PSI) from using more than $340 million (S$473 million) in funds in Britain, which Malaysian prosecutors believe was siphoned from state fund 1MDB. US and Malaysian authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in an...