KUALA LUMPUR: Two bottles filled with wires that were discovered behind the rear tyre of lawyer Siti Kasim's car are believed to be improvised explosive devices (IED), says Asst Comm Amihizam Abdul Shukor. The Brickfields OCPD said police received the distress call at 12.58pm. "We immediately dispatched the Bomb Squad while the Fire and Rescue Department was...
KAJANG: Three Bangladeshi men have been detained for allegedly fighting in front of a polyclinic in Taman Prima Saujana here. Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said a police report was lodged by a 35-year-old doctor on Thursday (July 20) over the incident. "According to the complainant, his staff saw two groups of Bangladeshi men entering...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has applauded the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution last week following the Quran-burning incident outside of Stockholm’s central mosque during Aidiladha celebration. The UNHRC adopted the resolution on "countering religious hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence" on July 12, and amongst the 47 council...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has come out to say that he has yet to receive any letter of demand (LOD) from Kedah Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The Home Minister said he could be approached easily, and there was no need to see him at odd hours. "No, I have not...
CRYING often connects people, whether it's out of grief, love, or another strong emotion. Many have gone through such emotions involuntarily, but was there a man who voluntarily cried for a week continuously, going into temporary blindness? Verdict: TRUE A Nigerian man went temporarily blind after forcing himself to cry non-stop for seven days in an attempt to...
PETALING JAYA: The 5G dual network task force has successfully reached an agreement with telcos on the equity participation in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) and the 5G access agreement. The telcos include CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, and YTL Communications, which will be finalising their shareholding in DNB. Participating telcos will also be supporting the development of...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has given Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution a week to issue a public apology and a written promise that he will not repeat statements alleging that the former was involved in the theft of rare earth elements (REE) and had misused state funds of Malaysian Records Information System...
PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is going ahead with his threat of legal action for slander against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The former prime minister said that this was after the current Prime Minister had failed to both show proof that he had written off Felda settlers' debts and apologise to Muhyiddin. ALSO READ: Sorry but that's...
SEREMBAN: A 34-year-old woman who had to deliver and raise her youngest child while in jail after being charged with drug trafficking two years ago was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here. Judge Datin Rohani Ismail acquitted R. Devaki after the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against her. "After perusing evidence by...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has recorded the statements of 12 individuals as part of investigations into a power abuse and corruption case involving more than RM13mil in a rare earth elements (REE) mining project in Kedah. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said all the individuals summoned so far are from the...
