Exhausted Najib ‘very, very disappointed’

PETALING JAYA: An exhausted Datuk Seri Najib Razak is “very, very disappointed” at not getting a full pardon, says his daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib (pic). Nooryana, who is better known as Yana, said the ex-prime minister told her this when she visited him at the Sungai Buloh prison following the Pardons Board’s decision to commute his...

Nur Farrah’s nian gao a big hit during CNY

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Kuih bakul maker Nur Farrah Diba Azhar has her Chinese mother to thank for all the traditional recipes of halal Chinese New Year goodies she is churning out now. The 34-year-old said that before starting her business six years ago, she had received help from her maternal grandfather and a Chinese neighbour for their...

Li Chun – A good day to deposit cash

GEORGE TOWN: With hopes that her small gesture will bring her good fortune, 51-year-old Lee Phaik Yen deposited RM10 into her bank account on Li Chun, which signifies the beginning of spring in East Asian cultures. Li Chun, which falls on Feb 3 or Feb 4 every year, is actually the first period of the 24...

KL cops nab 24 women, six men in anti-vice raids

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 30 individuals, including 24 women working as guest relation officers (GRO) have been detained in a series of raids at four nightspots here. The raids, codenamed Ops Noda, started at 11.30pm on Saturday (Feb 3) and were conducted by officers from the Kuala Lumpur CID's anti-vice, gambling and secret societies division...

RM3,300 cash found on traffic cop carrying out anti-drink driving ops

PETALING JAYA: An internal investigation has been initiated into a traffic policeman who was found carrying RM3,313 in cash while on duty. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that an inspection was conducted by the Bukit Aman integrity and standards compliance department on police from Petaling Jaya who were carrying out an anti-drink...

Taib’s wife denies taking him out of hospital against doctors’ advice

‘That’s not true,’ Raghad Kurdi Taib says in an Instagram posting. PETALING JAYA: Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of Abdul Taib Mahmud, has denied claims that she took the former Sarawak governor out of hospital against the advice of doctors. Responding to reports that Sarawak police had launched an investigation over the allegation, Raghad took to Instagram...

Pua has gone overboard with comments on Najib’s sentence, says Wan Rosdy

PETALING JAYA: Tony Pua has gone overboard with his remarks on the recent Pardons Board decision on Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Pahang Mentri Besar said that Pua is looking for cheap publicity after failing to get the people's support, adding that the former DAP publicity...

Social media influencer Boss Mario reported missing

MELAKA: Police received a missing person report following the disappearance of social media influencer who is also known as Boss Mario, after leaving Pantai Klebang here early on Friday (Feb 2) morning. Melaka Tengah district police chief assistant commissioner Christopher Patit said the disappearance of Yew Boon Xiang, 30, who resides in Semabok, was reported by...

Najib challenges Ramkarpal, other ‘haters’ to debate SRC International case

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has challenged Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh and other "haters" to an open debate on the RM42mil SRC International case. "We invite Ramkarpal to a televised open debate with a representative from our side on the subject," said Najib in a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday...

Najib still unable to run for election despite getting clemency

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak will not be able to contest in an election or hold public office for five years after his sentence ends, say lawyers. He is ineligible to do so as he was not granted a full pardon, said senior lawyer Datuk Dr Baljit Singh Sidhu. ALSO READ: Najib gets his clemency, but still...