Melaka exco member pays tribute to late father who worked as garbage collector

MELAKA: A Melaka executive councillor has paid a touching tribute to his late father, who used to work as a garbage collector and sanitation worker, calling him an unsung hero. Melaka science, technology, innovation and digital communications committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan described his father as a hardworking man who kept the streets of Alor...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...

Dungun crash: I have no more sons, says heartbroken father

DUNGUN: The father of deceased university student Khairil Anwar Jamaludin says he never expected to lose another son in an accident. Jamaludin Hussein, 53, from Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, said his eldest son also died in a road accident seven years ago. "I no longer have sons...His brother died on Oct 3, 2017. I am now left...

Mahkota polls: Father of BN candidate passes away

JOHOR BARU: The father of Barisan Nasional's would-be candidate for the Mahkota by-election has passed away. It is understood that Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah's father breathed his last on Tuesday (Sept 10) evening after he was placed in an induced coma two days ago. Johor Umno liaison committee posted a condolence message on Facebook. "We regret to inform...

Chopper tragedy: Father describes son Commander Firdaus as hero

GEORGE TOWN: Commander Muhammad Firdaus Ramli was a hero in many ways, said his father Ramli Abd Hamid. Describing his son as a country hero and hero to the young people of Sungai Nibong, where Muhammad Firdaus was born and raised, he expressed his gratitude for the love Malaysians have shown his late son. Ramli, in his...

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...

PM Anwar visits Hulu Kinta assemblyman

IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today visited Hulu Kinta assemblyman Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad whose father died yesterday. Anwar spent about 10 minutes with the family before leaving. Also present was Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, who is also Perak PKR chairman. Meanwhile, Muhamad Arafat said his 76-year-old father was admitted to the...

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...

Teen and dad nabbed in Kg Pandan over underage girl’s secret marriage

KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old and his father have been arrested after the teenager ran off with his underage lover to marry in secret. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said a 19-year-old UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card holder lodged a report on Dec 7 saying his 13-year-old sister had been taken away...

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,...