PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid has lodged three police reports following recent death threats, Sinar Harian reports. The threats were following the Federal Court challenge that nullified 16 provisions in Kelantan's syariah criminal laws. Nik Elin said it was important for the people to read every provision in order to better understand the...
JOHOR BARU: Johor police are searching for a Singapore registered car owner after allegedly breaking a window of another car at KM139.6 along the North-South Expressway here. State police chief Comm M. Kumar said a report was lodged at 2.36pm on Saturday (Feb 10) where a 54-second video that recorded the altercation had since gone viral...
PETALING JAYA: A woman died after her four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle fell into a gorge in Batang Kali. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department was notified of the road accident at 6.28pm Sunday (Feb 11). He said the operation chief at the location confirmed that a 4WD had...
PETALING JAYA: It is about time the syariah and civil courts be equal, says the UMNO Youth chief. In a Facebook post on Sunday (Feb 11), Dr Akmal Saleh said that laws that were in place before British rule had used Islam as their reference point in their creation. "We urge all members of Parliament, be it...
GEORGE TOWN: Police arrests a man to assist investigations regarding the discovery of a hidden camera inside the humidifier of a homestay bathroom in Jelutong, here recently. Timur Laut district police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said the 20-year-old suspect was detained in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon following information from the public and surveillance carried out...
PETALING JAYA: Six children were rescued when a sofa in their apartment unit in Damansara Damai here caught fire. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said firemen from the Sungai Buloh station were dispatched to the scene once the distress call came in at 11.15am on Monday (Feb 12). "When firemen arrived, they...
A new dance craze named after China’s famous Bo Bo Chicken snack has gone viral on mainland social media. Two months after the hip-twisting folk dance known as “Subject Three” became an online sensation, new dance moves inspired by the spicy skewer snack featuring chicken, its offal, and a variety of vegetables and meats, have become...
SINGAPORE: All active mobility devices allowed on roads in Singapore will have to comply with size limits from March 1. In a Facebook post on Feb 8, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng said that the regulations, which cover novel forms of transport, are aimed at making paths safer. The devices affected by the new...
BANGKOK, Feb 10 (Agencies): A Canadian tourist opened the door of a Thai Airways flight that was preparing to take off from Chiang Mai airport bound for the capital Bangkok, local broadcaster ThaiPBS and officials said this week. "The whole plane was in chaos," wrote Facebook user Ananya Tiangtae, who was on the flight, adding that...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, the King and Queen of Malaysia, extended their warmest Happy Chinese New Year greetings to Malaysians celebrating this auspicious occasion. In a post on Sultan Ibrahim's official Facebook account, Their Majesties also expressed hope that the festivities of Chinese New Year will further bolster...
