Parking lot also can chope? A Malaysian man has drawn the ire of many after he was seen reserving a parking space by sitting in the lot. A now-viral dash cam footage recording the man's actions at Pantai Purnama, a beach in Port Dickson, was shared by an angry driver on Facebook. The driver wrote: "We went around the carpark three times. When...
JOHOR BARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended the extension of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief, stating that under his leadership, the agency has been bold in taking action against influential figures involved in corruption. He emphasized that Tan Sri Azam Baki should be given the space to pursue Tuns, Tan Sri, and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Russia will expand cooperation in the science and higher education at the 4th Joint Commission for Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation (JC-ESTC) meeting in Langkawi in November. Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir posted on X that Malaysia-Russia cooperation in such aspects had taken place since both countries...
SANDAKAN: Eleven individuals, comprising four men and seven women, pleaded not guilty in the Sandakan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to charges connected to an alleged fake loan scheme. The accused, aged between 19 and 33, faced charges in two separate cases involving online scams conducted at different locations in Sandakan. In the first case, Syahrizal Mohd Zaini,...
KOTA KINABALU: Recent viral claims suggesting that the Electrical Certification System (ECoS) imposes excessive fees for generator registration are not accurate, says National Consumer Foundation Malaysia (Sabah Chapter) chairman David Chan. "These allegations have caused unnecessary panic among the public, but after an internal review and direct clarification with ECoS, we can confirm that the claims...
IPOH: The late Lans Korporal Damarrulan Abdul Latif was always there for his wife and stepdaughters whenever he was needed. His wife, Haswati Rosdi, 44, said L/Kpl Damarrulan had always been by her side, even when she suffered a mild stroke and mobility loss in 2018. "He is really a good person who took care of me...
BANGKOK (Bernama): Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have agreed to hold a joint Cabinet meeting later this year at the Sadao-Bukit Kayu Hitam border area. Paetongtarn, in a post on her official X account, said the matter was discussed during a phone conversation with Anwar on Thursday to address issues of...
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia and Qatar on Friday held a discussion on bilateral ties, the upcoming Second Asean Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (GCC) and Asean-GCC-China Economic Summit. According to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry on its Facebook page, the discussion was held during a courtesy call by the Secretary General of the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Dr Ahmad Hassen Al-Hammadi, on Foreign...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi urges the postponement of all non-essential travel to India, especially to Indian states bordering Pakistan. In a statement Wednesday (May 7), the High Commission said this includes travels for holidays or other non-urgent purposes. "In view of the recent escalation between India and Pakistan, in which India launched...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia-China Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement inked last month to enable hassle-free travel of citizens from both nations will usher ties of both countries into another “Golden 50 Years”, says the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China here on Tuesday (May 6). The embassy said that it was confident that the agreement would...
