China’s central bank vows strong support for economy in 2024

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, vowed to provide strong and effective support for steady economic growth and high-quality development in 2024 at a work conference held in Beijing from Thursday to Friday. The PBOC said it will work to sustain healthy financing activity while expanding financial opening-up this year as part...

Ex BigBang Member Seungri, 33, Looks Unrecognisable From His K-Pop Idol Days After Serving 18-Month Jail Term

Many of his fans were super excited to get an update about their idol, who was released from jail earlier this year. Former BigBang member Seungri has been spotted out and about in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand after completing his jail term in February. For those who don’t remember, Seungri was sentenced to 18-months' jail in 2020 whenn he...

Ex-CEO fined RM30,000, jailed a day for cheating

BUTTERWORTH: A former chief executive officer of an information technology company was fined RM30,000 and sentenced to one day in jail by the Sessions Court here Thursday (Nov 30) after pleading guilty to three charges of cheating related to safety equipment supply works in 2016, involving payments totaling RM115,000. Judge Zulhazmi Abdullah also ordered the accused,...

Heidi Klum Looks Gorgeous Dancing Around in a Tiny White Bikini on Thanksgiving

The model was in front of a television and lit fireplace as she busted her carefree moves. Heidi Klum, 50, looked like she was having an incredible fun time, in her latest Instagram video. The model danced freely in front of a television and lit fireplace while wearing a tiny white bikini under a flowing opened...

Two alleged gang members claim trial to armed robberies in Ipoh

  IPOH: Two men from the notorious “Geng Jiva” were charged in the Sessions Court with being involved in a spate of armed robberies in several areas here. K. Gunasegaran, 34, a wireman, and K. Kaliswaran, 35, a car wash worker from Taman Ipoh Timur, pleaded not guilty to the charges read out to them in Tamil...

43 Malaysians were caught in a phone scam operation in Peru and rescued from human traffickers

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Oct 9 that 43 citizens have been rescued by police in Peru after they fell victim to a human trafficking syndicate operating a telecommunication fraud. The Malaysians were involved in the so-called “Macau scam” that reportedly originates from crime syndicates in Taiwan and China, in which scammers impersonate banks or a public official...

Thieves fail to cart away one-tonne horse statue from JB housing estate

JOHOR BARU: Two thieves managed to cart away a one-tonne statue of horse placed at the entrance of Taman Sri Pulai Perdana near here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the statue – which is made of iron and coated with copper – was stolen at 8.29am on Sunday (Sept 24) by the duo...

Dr Wee welcomes govt’s willingness to reintroduce GST

KUALA LUMPUR: With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been proven to be an excellent mechanism to generate revenue for the country, Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong says he welcomes the government's willingness to consider the idea of reinstating the taxation method. "I welcome the Economy Minister's (Rafizi Ramli) announcement yesterday that he is...

Netizens Suspect Ma Jingtao Had A Stroke After The 61-Year-Old Was Seen With A “Facial Droop”

Speculation about the health of the ‘90s actor has been off the charts recently. Curious to find out what ‘90s Taiwanese actor Ma Jingtao has been up to recently? The 61-year-old has found himself at the forefront of netizen interest after speculation about his health has ramped up considerably over the past few months. Jingtao, who is now based in China,...