THE Jalan Telok Wanjah bridge in Alor Setar, Kedah may not be a tourist attraction like the old railway bridge there. Still, it was in the news recently – unfortunately, for the wrong reasons. A 20-second viral video shows a group of youths riding modified bicycles recklessly along the bridge, one of them even taking a tumble...
ALOR SETAR: The mandatory death penalty imposed on a Pakistani man after he was found guilty of murdering a doctor 13 years ago has been commuted to 36 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Federal Court here. A unanimous decision by a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun...
ALOR SETAR: A former Kedah Mentri Besar Incorporated (MBI Kedah) chief executive officer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Monday (Nov 20) to charges of soliciting and accepting gratification in connection with a rare earth element (REE) mining joint venture in the state. Muhamad Sobri Osman, 63, entered the plea after the charges were...
ALOR SETAR: A company owner pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 3) to a charge of making a false claim amounting to RM44,600 under the Social Security Organisation's (Socso) Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme in 2021. Muhammad Asyraf Omar, 31, the proprietor of Asyraf Omar Legacy, made the plea after the alternative charge was...
