KUALA LUMPUR: Investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz is hopeful that some semiconductor manufacturers in Malaysia may be exempted from the 100% tariff the US has imposed on the import of semiconductor chips. Trump, who announced the tariff yesterday, said that it would not apply to companies that were already producing semiconductor chips in the US or...
PUTRAJAYA: The Public Service Department (PSD) will study the proposal to raise the mandatory retirement age for civil servants from 60 to 65. According to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, an in-depth study of the proposal is necessary before any decision can be made. "There has been no study on the...
PETALING JAYA: The key prosecution witness in a corruption trial involving former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, who was attacked by a group of masked and armed men, was also robbed by the group. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar confirmed the incident, saying police were alerted at about 7.20am on Wednesday (Aug 6) "A...
Ornithophiles aka bird lovers are going to soar high with this one. If you’re one such enthusiast for birds, you will love the “What’s My Name” campaign by Penang Bird Park. The park in Seberang Jaya, Penang is turning 37 this year – on Aug 8, specifically – and it is celebrating by giving Malaysians the chance to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Short-term rental accommodation (STRA) operators will soon be required to obtain a business licence from their local authorities before registering as tourist accommodation premises, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said this requirement was agreed upon by the ministry and the Housing and Local Government Ministry to improve...
KUALA LUMPUR: A software company owner was fined RM6,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Aug 6) for dishonestly removing RM50,000 belonging to a retired insurance agent into his company's bank account last year. Judge Azrul Darus meted out the fine on Muhammad Farid Mohamad Mohyar, 27, after he changed his plea to guilty on...
KLANG: A woman and her daughter died after falling off a jetty in Pulau Ketam here on Wednesday morning (Aug 6). The incident was believed to have taken place after 6am, according to reports in Chinese press. A viral video has emerged, believed to be showing the 41-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter walking towards the jetty...
JASIN: Three men were jointly charged in the Magistrate’s Court here with the murder of a man who allegedly exposed his genitals outside a kindergarten. The accused — lorry driver K. Krishnamorthy, 66; supermarket assistant Mohd Azmi Mohd Nor, 34; and mechanic M. Yogesvaran, 25 — claimed trial before Magistrate Mazana Sinin on Wednesday (Aug 6). According...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old local man, believed to be the leader of a violent gang involved in house break-ins and robberies, was shot dead by police at Jalan Bukit Tunku on Wednesday (Aug 6). Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) acting director Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the suspect had a staggering 44 prior offences...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 367 juvenile offences involving school-going youth were recorded at Integrity Schools and Henry Gurney Schools as of June 2025, says Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek (pic). Of these, 172 cases involved drug offences, 169 were criminal cases, 21 were sexual offences, while others involved laws such as the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act,...
