SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Three men were each fined $1,800 and banned from driving for a year for providing illegal car and motorcycle pooling services, following enforcement operations by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). They were all caught on May 3, 2023, and one of them became the first motorcyclist here to be convicted for conveying...
BANGKOK: A Thai restaurant owner in Malaysia revealed that a Thai woman, who disappeared on March 8, has been arrested by Malaysian police. She is reportedly safe but will be unable to contact her family until her interrogation is complete. The missing Thai woman, 26 year old Chutimon “Care” Jantawisai, travelled from her home province, Loei,...
A former preschool teacher who became famous last year when she appeared in a video singing to children, has claimed she has become the target of an online pornography slur. The woman, surnamed Huang, worked as a music teacher at a nursery school in Wuhan, Hubei province in central China. She shot to fame in April 2023...
PETALING JAYA: As of Friday, 5.02 million Malaysians have registered with the Central Database Hub and more counters are being opened in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur ahead of the March 31 deadline. “As of March 15, at 11.59pm, the total number of individuals who updated their records was 5.02 million,” the post on Padu’s Facebook page...
Victim: They never ask for food or other items, just money KUALA LUMPUR: The lively and vibrant streets of Kuala Lumpur are unfortunately marred by the presence of beggars guilt-tripping passers-by to part with their money. Checks by The Star in Pasar Seni, Masjid Jamek and Chow Kit found that there were more beggars in the Pasar...
PUTRAJAYA: Eight luxury cars valued at about RM6mil has been seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in their probe into a syndicate believed to have smuggled tobacco, cigarettes and liquor into the country. It is learnt that the cars belong to several individuals who own companies involved or acted as middlemen who bribed officers of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve-year-old Siti Dhia Batrisyia Mohd Chairil Anuar, who was reported missing since Tuesday (March 12), has been found safe while walking alone near a shop lot area in Sri Rampai, here, at 2.28am Sunday (March 17) morning. Her mother Syarifah Rosfazila Syed Muhammad Fazili, when contacted by Bernama, confirmed the matter. She said that Siti...
PETALING JAYA: Unclaimed money can still be returned to owners even after the 15-year period has lapsed, says the Accountant-General's Department. "The lapsed period will have no effect for those with unclaimed money and want to claim it. "The government will still make payments to requesters even if the money has been transferred to the Consolidated Revenue...
PETALING JAYA: The convenience store chain that had socks with "Allah" on them for sale on its shelves and the vendor involved have made a public apology, saying that the goods were sold on a consignment basis. "The company does not have any intention to disrupt public harmony. "As such I humbly apologise to all Malaysians, especially...
PETALING JAYA: Umno Youth has demanded banners at all 881 of KK Super Mart's outlets nationwide apologising over the controversial socks issue. Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh (pic) said they will resort to more "drastic" action if such an apology is not forthcoming at all KK Mart outlets or from its vendor within the...
