A FREAK pre-dawn storm with strong winds felled trees in the vicinity of Island Glades in Gelugor on Tuesday (July 8). The Penang Island City Council's (MBPP) Skuad Pantas then sprang into action to clear the roads. Seri Delima assemblyman Connie Tan said her service centre received a call at around 6.30am about trees at Lintang Delima...
AMPANG: A 36-year-old man and his father have been detained in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 37-year-old victim was found dead at Taman Pandan Perdana at 7.16pm on June 22. "Initially, the case was classified as sudden death, but a post-mortem revealed signs of...
KUALA LUMPUR: A security guard was charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Monday (July 7) with the murder of a man during a street fight in Sentul two months ago. K. Nagentherah, 39, nodded in understanding after the charge was read before Magistrate MS Arunjothy, but no plea was recorded as the case falls under the...
PUTRAJAYA: Nominations are now open for the National Young Scientist Award (ASMN) 2025 under the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti). In a statement on Tuesday (July 8), Mosti said nominations will be accepted until Aug 29. It said ASMN is an important platform to recognise the contributions and achievements of young scientists in the field of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are expected across various regions in Malaysia, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a post on its social media pages on Tuesday (July 8). MetMalaysia added that warnings were in effect until 10am on Tuesday. In Perlis, the entire state is on alert for severe weather. Kedah areas including...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Tuesday as market sentiment turned cautious following the United States’ (US) latest reciprocal tariff policy adjustments, which will take effect on Aug 1, 2025, said an analyst. At 8 am, the local note depreciated to 4.2345/2430 versus the greenback from Monday’s close of 4.2310/2400. Bank Muamalat...
KUALA LUMPUR: The US's announcement of the revised tariff rate for Malaysia - higher than before trade negotiations had begun - came as a negative surprise to investors on Tuesday. The benchmark FBM KLCI extended its fall by 7.85 points to 1,529.69. In the first batch of letters sent out to trade partners, the Trump administration raised...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has awarded Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) RM100,000 in damages in her defamation lawsuit against a TikToker concerning her appearance. Justice Ahmad Shahrir Mohd Salleh ruled that Rosmah had successfully established her entitlement to damages in her lawsuit against Ku Muhammad Hilmie Ku Din, with a global award of RM100,000 deemed...
KOTA KINABALU: The High Court has fixed Aug 7 for an online case management (e-review) to determine the next course of action in the judicial review application over Sabah’s constitutional entitlement to 40% of revenue derived from the state. The date was set by High Court judge Justice Datuk Celestina Stuel Galid on Monday (July 7),...
PETALING JAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has dismissed calls for a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into judicial appointments, stating that the process was conducted in accordance with the Federal Constitution. In a statement on Tuesday (July 8), the AGC asserted that the situation did not amount to a constitutional crisis, and any suggestion otherwise...
