KOTA KINABALU: A businessman has been arrested for cheating a man of RM6,000 purportedly to obtain a "datuk" title from Pahang. Officers from the Sabah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested the businessman, who is in his 40s and has a "Datuk" title, on Monday (July 21) when he turned up at the state MACC head office...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Development Corporation (PDC) will cooperate with Bukit Aman's anti-money laundering division on the investigation into the Mobility Beyond Imagination (MBI) investment scheme, says Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang Chief Minister said the Bukit Aman special task force visited PDC as part of a broader nationwide investigation into the MBI investment scheme. "This visit was...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is expected to record statements from an additional 20 witnesses in graft investigations of the RM180mil procurement of a data centre construction project tender in Johor. MACC Investigation Division senior director Datuk Zainul Darus said the commission has already recorded statements from 12 individuals in connection with the investigation. He...
PETALING JAYA: Influential civil rights activist Lim Chin Chin has passed away at the age of 68, leaving behind a legacy of fighting for women’s rights over several decades. Human rights group Aliran, of which Lim was a member, announced her passing in an article on their website on July 20. Lim, a prominent figure in Malaysia's...
GEORGE TOWN: A 60-year-old man, identified as Lim Kee Wan, died after fainting during a hike at Moongate Trail Botanical Garden on Monday (July 21). A spokesman from the State Fire and Rescue Department reported that at about 10am during his hike, Lim became unresponsive. "A team of rescue personnel rushed to the location, found the man unconscious,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Plans are in motion to bring all pre-university pathways, including Form Six, under the Higher Education Ministry (MoHE), says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir. "The government is currently planning to place everything under the ministry, including Form Six," the Higher Education Minister said, adding that implementation is expected either next year or the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an advisory on a tropical depression detected at a latitude 15.0 north and longitude 127.3 east, approximately 420 km northeast of Samar Island, Philippines. In a statement on Thursday (July 17), MetMalaysia said the storm was moving west-northwest at a speed of 15 km/h with a maximum...
ALOR SETAR: Electricity theft linked to cryptocurrency mining activities has caused RM4.8bil in losses from 2018 to June this year, said Deputy Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister. Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said the situation is alarming and calls for continuous enforcement to prevent further losses. "Since 2018, electricity theft involving cryptocurrency mining has cost RM4.8 billion. "We recorded 2,399 cases from 2023...
SINGAPORE: The trade deal announced on Tuesday (July 15) lowering US tariffs on Indonesian goods is seen by some as a diplomatic win for President Prabowo Subianto, though others warn that he may have overpromised and burdened Indonesia with costly commitments. US President Donald Trump broke the news on his Truth Social platform, saying that he...
NEW DELHI: A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter. The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authoriSed to speak...
