Thai PM drives daughter’s tiny electric hatchback to EV board meeting

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin drove his daughter’s yellow hatchback electric car to the year’s first meeting of the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee (EV Board) at Government House on Wednesday (Feb 21). Srettha, who stands 1.92 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall, steered the small Abarth 500e, made by Stellantis, through the main gate of...

Man who allegedly raped, impregnated daughter nabbed after three-month manhunt

MELAKA: A 38-year-old man who went into hiding for three months after allegedly raping and impregnating his teenage daughter has finally been caught. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said the suspect was arrested in Kampung Kelemak Dalam at midnight on Tues (Feb 6). He said police launched a manhunt for the suspect, a labourer,...

Husband Of Taiwanese Influencer Expecting Triplets Shows How Much He Doesn’t Want Sons In Gender Reveal Video

The question parents-to-be hear the most is “Boy or girl?” Gender reveal parties have become a huge trend in recent years. Pink generally represents girl, while blue represents boy. (While we don’t believe in gender coding colours, we’ll save that discussion for another day.) Some couples have gender preferences, but most would simply consider it a blessing to...

Najib’s daughter posts message for father on social media

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, shares a message with a photo of her father on her Instagram story. In the short clip, she wrote, "Always waiting for your return, however long it takes", as a dedication to her father, a former prime minister of Malaysia. The post was backed with the...

Man who allegedly hit daughter also accused of rape, say Negri cops

REMBAU: A 47-year-old man who was caught on video allegedly hitting his 17-year-old daughter with chairs and an ironing board is also being investigated for raping the teenager. Rembau OCPD Deputy Supt Hazri Mohamad said the girl, who required 12 stitches for her injuries, reported this to a doctor while receiving treatment at the Tunku Ampuan...

Appeals court upholds father’s 50-year-jail sentence for incest, rape

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal upheld the 50-year-jail sentence imposed on a man convicted of two counts of incest with his 14-year-old daughter. A three-member bench comprising Justice Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera, Datuk Azmi Ariffin and High Court Judge Datuk Noordin Badaruddin, in dismissing the 45-year-old man’s appeal for a reduction of his jail sentence...

Video of daughter dressing up as ‘personal driver dad’ touches netizens’ hearts

KUALA LUMPUR: A wholesome tear-jerker of a video where a daughter dressed up as a personal driver like her father for a "career" themed session, has gone viral with the girl running to embrace her dad after sharing how proud she is of him. The viral TikTok video shared by her father under the name @roy_scott76,...

HK Actor Lawrence Ng On Why He’s Supportive Of His 15-Year-Old Daughter Carrying A $51K Hermès Bag

One of the reasons the 59-year-old actor is still hustling hard, okay? Hong Kong actor Lawrence Ng, 59, who has mostly worked in China for the past 17 years, recently returned home to star in his first TVB drama in eight years. Lawrence, who plays a doctor in a segment of the upcoming anthology series Fei Fen Zhi Zui (非份之罪), was...

Sanusi need not apologise for ‘swatting’ incident, says student’s mother

PETALING JAYA: Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor need not apologise for the “swatting” incident involving a young student, says TikTok user @MCSyalwa. The woman, believed to be the mother of the student involved, said the family is fine with the incident where Sanusi tapped the young woman's head with a stack of...

Child abuser gets death sentence for killing daughter

SEREMBAN: A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing his nine-year-old daughter. The High Court here on Tuesday (Aug 22) found ex-soldier Mohammad Abdullah Mohamed guilty of the offence committed five years ago. Judge Datin Rohani Ismail meted out the sentence on after his defence failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution's...