JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has declared Sunday (Dec 17) a special holiday to celebrate Johor Darul Ta'zim's (JDT) excellent performance in the Malaysia Super League. Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar decreed this following JDT's clinching of the Malaysia Super League for the tenth consecutive time. "To celebrate...
PETALING JAYA: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) has shown dominance in Malaysian football after retaining the Malaysia Cup. The Southern Tigers beat Terengganu 3-1 in the final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday (Dec 8) to confirm their status as the first team to win a double-quadruple in Malaysia. Just like last year, they have...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia-born comedian Ronny Chieng is getting glowing responses following his appearance as a guest host in the popular satirical news American programme The Daily Show. Fellow Malaysians like @benzboleh were thrilled. “Ronny rocked it! Awesome!” benzboleh posted on YouTube with a Malaysian flag. Chieng, who is based in New York, joined The Daily Show team 2015...
PETALING JAYA: The biggest highlight of 15-year-old Kong Yong Sin's year is less than a week away. This Sunday (Nov 12), the SMK Tinggi Kluang, Johor student will board a flight to the United Kingdom, where she will meet Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 16). The much-anticipated trip is her reward for being runner-up...
JOHOR BARU: A 22-year-old man was found dead at the Sultan Ismail Hospital here following a fall from a height. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat confirmed the tragic incident which took place around 5.20pm on Monday (Nov 6). He added that the hospital's management immediately contacted the police to report the incident. “Initial investigation shows...
JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested eight people in connection with an illegal money lending syndicate for threatening and intimidating borrowers, says Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat. He said the suspects were caught between Oct 22 and Oct 25 in Kota Tinggi, Seri Alam and Segamat, adding that the eight local men are...
JOHOR BARU: Johor police received 16 reports of fraud cases involving illegal investment activities with a cumulative total loss of RM1.08mil. State police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the cases were recorded from Oct 20 to Oct 26 this year with losses starting from as low as RM300 up to RM315,469. “Victims are tricked into...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will discuss with Singapore to allow the KTMB Shuttle Tebrau train service to continue even after the completion of the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project, Parliament was told. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that under the previous bilateral agreement between the two countries, one of the agreed-upon conditions is to...
JOHOR BARU: A pawnshop owner claims that a former employee stole more than RM100,000 in jewellery and cash. The owner of the shop located in Gelang Patah, who only wanted to be known as May, said she hired the then 18-year-old girl in July 2022 to man the front counter. The 58-year-old said she shrugged off constant...
JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained two more suspects, a husband and wife, in its investigation of corrupt practices in computerised driving tests. It is learnt that the 47-year-old man and 43-year-old woman are an administrative manager and a marketing manager respectively at a driving institute. They were arrested at Johor MACC headquarters at...
