PARIS, Aug 7 – A man arrested at the Eiffel Tower after brandishing a knife in front of tourists and security forces has told investigators he wanted to kill a soldier, sources close to the case told AFP on Sunday. The intruder, who is aged around 19 and has a history of
KUANTAN, Aug 7 – The government will investigate if there are Muslims who have joined the Kuala Lumpur Atheist Club, as made viral on the social media recently, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. He stressed the importance for a detailed investigation to be conducted
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak congratulated the country’s top women’s doubles pair Vivian Hoo Kah Mun and Woon Khe Wei for their victorious outing at the New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament in Auckland, New Zealand today. “Congratulations Vivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei for clinching
PETALING JAYA, Aug 6 – Gerakan today challenged DAP to announce its potential candidates for the 14th general election (GE14) much earlier. Its president Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said this was important so that the people could evaluate the seriousness and capabilities of the candidates in serving the people. “We have made our announcements, we have worked hard so people
TEHRAN, Aug 6 – At least four soldiers were killed and eight injured when one of their colleagues opened fire on a military air base in southern Tehran on Sunday, the Iranian military said in a statement. The incident was “probably related to psychological problems of the soldier who suddenly started firing
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 – Umno members and the component parties of Barisan Nasional (BN) must work hard to ensure BN can wrest back the Wangsa Maju parliamentary seat from the opposition, said Federal Territory Umno Liaison Committee chairman Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor. He said that he was always keeping up with developments in the Wangsa Maju constituency because it
CARACAS, Aug 6 – “Terrorists” attacked a military base in Venezuela’s third-biggest city of Valencia on Sunday, but soldiers defended it and arrested several people, officials said. “In the early morning hours, terrorist attackers entered the Paramacay Fort in Valencia … ,” Diosdado Cabello, a Socialist Party leader, said on his Twitter
DHAKA, Aug 6 -Authorities at Bangladesh’s main international airport on Sunday arrested a man accused of posing as a wheelchair user in an elaborate plot to smuggle 25kg of gold past customs. The bullion bust, worth an estimated US$1.5 million (RM6.42 million), was the largest this year by airport officials in
MANILA, Aug 6 – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to approve the recruiting of 20,000 more soldiers to tackle increased security threats following a bloody urban siege in the south, his spokesman said Sunday. Almost 700 people have been killed, according to the official count, in over two months of
AMERICAN, Aug 6 – A DRAMATIC footage has been released of the moment an American Airlines plane was engulfed in flames before taking off in Chicago last October. The footage was obtained by the US broadcaster, NBC. It captured the moment when the plane caught fire and the drama that unfolded
MONTAUBAN, Aug 6 – A French court has awarded a million-euro payout to a woman whose skull was cracked by an exploding whipped cream dispenser, in a case echoing the death of a fitness blogger in June. The woman’s attorney, Emeline Petitgirard, said the sum was unusually large for France, where civil
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 6 – Apple’s decision to bow to Chinese officials by removing apps to sidestep online censorship underscores the dilemma faced by US tech companies seeking to uphold principles while expanding their business. The iPhone maker is the latest from Silicon Valley to face a conundrum in balancing their value
SEPANG, Aug 6 – AirAsia is celebrating Asean’s 50th anniversary with low fares to all destinations across its regional network. Get to know the rest of Asean or something a little closer to home by exploring destinations such as from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Penang, Medan, Kalibo, Sihanoukville, Phnom
BEIJING, Aug 6 – China has sacked and will prosecute a senior official in its violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang after a probe found he wasn’t doing enough to tackle extremism in one of the most sensitive parts of the country and had taken bribes. Anti-graft watchdog the Central Commission for
BALING, Aug 5 – Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said he was ready to be investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over the allegations made by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he supposedly had RM230 million in his bank account in 1996. The deputy prime minister said he
Apple is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, a move designed to reduce the device’s reliance on the iPhone, people familiar with the matter said. Currently, Apple requires its smartwatch to be connected wirelessly to an iPhone to stream
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 – The Magistrate’s Court here today extended the remand order against a former special officer of former Felda chairman by three days to assist investigations into Felda Investment Corporation’s (FIC) purchase of a posh hotel in Kuching, Sarawak in 2014. Magistrate Muhamad Safuan Azhar granted the remand extension until Aug
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 – Five Malaysians who are residents at The Torch Tower, Dubai are safe following the blaze that struck the tower at 12.45am local time on Friday, the Foreign Ministry confirmed. In a statement, Wisma Putra said Malaysians in need of consular assistance are encouraged to reach out to the Consulate General
JAKARTA, Aug 5 – A military official in the Indonesian province of Jambi said on Saturday he has ordered that anyone who deliberately sets fire to forest areas be shot, as authorities struggle to contain fires that cause choking smoke in the region. Five Indonesian provinces have declared emergencies because of forest
KOTA BELUD, Aug 5 – Kota Belud Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) will continue to fully support the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to helm the administration and party at the federal level, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak. Salleh, who is Kota Belud Umno Division chief, said
