Restaurant workers in India steal Malaysian family’s bag with passport and cash

NEW DELHI (Bernama): Two restaurant workers in southern India stole a visiting Malaysian family's bag containing their passports and cash. The Malaysian couple and their daughter were travelling from Trichy city in Tamil Nadu state to Puducherry by car on Sunday when they had stopped to have lunch in the Samayapuram area, according to a report...

Prosecution objects to release of Muhyiddin’s passport to attend restaurant opening in Bangkok

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's money laundering case has once again objected to the former prime minister's application for a temporary release of his passport, this time to travel to Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 15. In the prosecution's counter affidavit to the application obtained by the media, deputy public prosecutor Zander Lim...

Muhyiddin’s bid for passport release fixed for Nov 23

PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has fixed Nov 23 to hear the application of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to have his passport released to him permanently. This date was fixed by Judge Azura Alwi after objections were raised by the prosecution on Wednesday (Oct 25). In proceedings, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nor Asma Ahmad told the...

Court releases Rosmah’s passport

PUTRAJAYA: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has succeeded in getting the temporary release of her passport to visit her pregnant daughter in Singapore. A three-judge bench of the Court of Appeal chaired by Justice Hadhariah Syed Ismail allowed Rosmah's application here on Thursday (Aug 17). The court was earlier informed by Rosmah's lawyer Datuk Jagjit Singh that the...

Rosmah seeks release of passport again to visit daughter

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has applied to the Court of Appeal for the temporary release of her passport to visit her daughter, who is expected to give birth later this month. In a notice of motion filed through Messrs Akberdin & Co on Friday (Aug 11), Rosmah sought the release of her passport to...

Indonesia’s middle-strength passport remains a travel barrier for some

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Even for well-travelled Indonesians, having a passport is just the first step toward travelling abroad. They still must take the time to apply for visas for a number of destinations, even for short visits. Muhammad Rizki Hadi Putra, 31, had planned to go on a six-day vacation to Sydney, Australia,...