Sinkhole incident: SAR operation enters seventh day

KUALA LUMPUR: The operation to find the Indian woman who went missing in a sinkhole incident at Jalan Masjid India here last Friday (Aug 23) entered its seventh day on Thursday (Aug 29). At 9am, Bernama found that a search and rescue (SAR) operation team comprising the Royal Malaysian Police, Fire and Rescue Department, Kuala Lumpur...

LHDN, Customs to inspect thousands of Klang Valley businesses to ensure tax compliance

CYBERJAYA: Thousands of Klang Valley businesses will be inspected for tax compliance by officers from the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) and Royal Malaysian Customs Department as part of Ops Metro 2024, says Datuk Dr Abu Tariq Jamaluddin. The LHDN chief executive officer said the newly announced joint operation will see over 1,000 officers from both LHDN...

Indonesia president-elect Prabowo recovering well from leg surgery, says spokesman

JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto has undergone leg surgery but is continuing to work as he recovers, a spokesman said Tuesday. The defence minister and former general, who had suffered for years from a limp attributed to parachuting accidents, underwent surgery on his left leg at the National Defence Central Hospital in Jakarta, his team...

Smuggler shoots at Customs officers in daring escape

KOTA BHARU: A smuggler fired three shots while fleeing from Royal Malaysian Customs Department officers during an anti-smuggling operation near a hideout in Kampung Simpangan, Tumpat, on Wednesday (June 19). Kelantan Customs director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said the incident occurred at 9.45am when five Customs officers patrolling the area discovered about 15 longboats...

Govt agrees to three-day cloud seeding operation for K’tan, says Zahid

PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to carry out a cloud-seeding operation in Kelantan from June 21 to 23 to address the depletion of the Kelantan River and to mitigate the impact of the hot weather phenomenon and the Southwest Monsoon, which is expected to persist. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is...

Over 9,000 summonses issued in first three days of KL traffic op

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 9,247 traffic summonses were issued in the first three days of the Respect Traffic Laws operation (Hormat Undang-Undang Jalanraya, or Ops HUU) at several locations here. Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Asst Comm Sarifudin Mohd Salleh said the operation started on Tuesday (June 4) and will continue until...

Illegal settlement in Setia Alam raided and 132 held, says Immigration

SHAH ALAM: The Immigration Department arrested 132 illegal immigrants in a raid on a settlement at an oil palm plantation in Setia Alam on Sunday (Feb 18) morning. Immigration deputy director-general (Operations) Jafri Embok Taha, said that 130 Indonesians and two Bangladeshi men were detained in the operation that started at 2.38 am. Jafri said that of...

Cops out for traffic offenders

KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists in KL beware! The KL cops are coming down hard on traffic offenders in a large-scale operation city-wide that began on Friday and will go on until the end of this month. At least 16 locations within KL will be the focus of the operation code-named Respect Traffic Laws, which involves about 1,000...

21 motorcycles, one car seized during traffic op in Ampang

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have seized 21 motorcycles and a car in a traffic law compliance operation in Ampang. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the operation was conducted from 7pm to 9.30pm Thursday (Sept 14) in the Pandan Mewah and Tasik Tambahan areas. A total of 31 summonses were issued, mostly for driving or...

Josie Ho’s Husband Was In A Coma For 5 Weeks, Ruptured An Aorta After Helping Relatives Move Furniture

The 50-year-old former model needed emergency surgery, and because of complications, can only urinate with the help of a urine bag now. Casino King Stanley Ho’s daughter, Josie Ho, 48, was a guest on Carol Cheng’s talk show, The Do Show. There, she opened up about the near-fatal health battles her husband has been through in the past months. The singer has...