Company director charged with cheating Nigerian firm of RM400,000 in cooking oil fraud case

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday (Aug 22) to fraud involving the supply of 10 containers of Palm Olein CP10 cooking oil last year. Nuruliman Haidi Che Mansor, 44, is charged with deceiving Global Foods and Confectionaries KFZE (Nigeria) through its representatives Abdulrahman Muhammad Garba and Sani Abdullahi...

Nurse and bank exec killed in two accidents on way to motorbike event

KUANTAN: Two people have been killed while travelling to a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts taking place in Terengganu. In the first incident, a bank sales executive was killed after the motorcycle he was riding skidded and crashed on Jalan Palong 8 here. Bera police chief Supt Zulkiflee Nazir said that the incident occurred at about 6.30am on...

Bank Negara’s international reserves climb to US$122bil

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves rose to US$122bil as at Aug 15, up from US$121.3bil as at July 31. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times the total short-term external debt,” Bank Negara said in a statement. The main components of the reserves were...

Oct 31 decision on Na’imah’s challenge of prosecution bid to freeze Jersey assets

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed Oct 31 to deliver its decision in an attempt by Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid to intervene in an application by the public prosecutor involving offshore assets in the British Crown dependency of Jersey. Justice Muhammad Jamil Hussin fixed the date for the hearing as well as to deliver...

Father of five remanded four days for attacking teen daughter in Alor Gajah

ALOR GAJAH: A father of five has been remanded for four days at a Magistrate's Court here after allegedly attacking his teenage daughter simply because she was late in reheating a meal for her mother. The remand order, until Aug 25, was issued by Magistrate Dr Teoh Shu Yee against the 40-year-old suspect to assist investigations...

Bukit Aman’s Integrity unit to take appropriate action on initial team probing Zara’s death, says IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman's Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (Jips) will take appropriate action on the initial investigating team for the death of Form One student Zara Qairina Mahathir, says Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail. The Inspector-General of Police, during a press conference at Bukit Aman Friday (Aug 22), was asked to comment on updates to...

Kuantan Hornet crash: Pilot, co-pilot ejected safely, fleet temporarily grounded, says Air Force chief

KUANTAN: The two Royal Malaysian Air Force officers piloting the F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet successfully executed emergency ejection procedures before the aircraft crashed at Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport (Kuantan Air Base) late Thursday (Aug 21) night. According to Air Force chief General Datuk Seri Muhamad Norazlan Aris, the pilot, Major Mohamad Azhar Alang Kamarudin, 34,...

Pontian dental clinic probed after accidentally displaying Jalur Gemilang upside down

PONTIAN: A dental clinic here got into trouble after it was found displaying the Jalur Gemilang upside down, sparking dissatisfaction among the public. Pontian deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Abd Hamid Abdul Rahman said initial investigations showed that the incident at the clinic in Pusat Perdagangan Pontian on Wednesday (Aug 20) was not intentional. “The flag was put...

More than 10,000 students with 10As or more in SPM offfered matriculation spots in last two years, says Fadhlina

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 4,932 students that scored 10As and above in the 2024/2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations were offered matriculation placements, says the Education Ministry. For the 2025/2026 intake, its minister Fadhlina Sidek said that 6,029 students were offered matriculation placements. She said that entry into matriculation programmes was based on meritocracy, with 90%...

F1 not returning to Malaysia for now, Dewan Rakyat told

KUALA LUMPUR: There are no plans for Malaysia to hold Formula 1 (F1) races soon, says Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh. She told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 21) that this was due to the high costs associated with hosting the race. The motorsports calendar was already packed, she added.