GEORGE TOWN, Feb 5 – Two garbage truck drivers were warded at the Penang Hospital today, after drinking white coffee which left them suffering from dizziness and vomiting. Northeast district police chief ACP Anuar Omar said the men had consumed the coffee given by their Bangladeshi colleague before they started showing symptoms.
TEMERLOH, Feb 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak yesterday rapped the opposition for raising seasonal issues, especially when the general election is around the corner. As such, Najib hoped that the people in the country would not fall for the opposition’s bait because as the ruling government, Barisan
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 4 – Almost 60% of cancer cases in the country were detected at Stage III and IV due to the lack of public awareness on the importance of early diagnosis and screening, according to Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said the increase in the death toll
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 – Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has criticised the statements by the opposition that claimed the formulation of the law against fake news was merely to look after the political interest of the ruling government. “Sometimes there is a misunderstanding as
SINGAPORE, Feb 4 – The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) today instructed a recall of Coffee Tree MyCafe “4-in-1 Penang Durian White Coffee” from Malaysia, as a precautionary measure. “Consumers who have purchased the product can return them to the retailer,” it said in its latest update on Facebook. Following
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 – A three-year-old boy was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident at Jalan Raya 6, Serdang Jaya, near here yesterday. In the incident at about 1.30pm, the victim was about to cross the road with his aunt, who is in her 40s, when he suddenly let go of
BALIK PULAU, Feb 3 – The Health Ministry is still waiting for a complete report on the contents of a coffee mixture that is believed to contain a foreign substance, suspected of being a drug, for further action. Deputy Health minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said it would be a major
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 3 – The DAP central executive committee (CEC) re-election on Nov 12 last year complied with all the requirements as directed by the Registrar of Societies Malaysia (ROS). In a statement, ROS said the decision was based on the formula obtained from the ROS investigation. “The ROS agreed that the
HUTAN MELINTANG, Feb 3 – Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s intention to contest in the Bagan Datuk parliamentary seat is because the Gombak Member of Parliament knew he might be defeated in the forthcoming 14th General Election (GE14), said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The deputy
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 – A youth leader and a police officer are among four Malaysians going on an expedition across 24 countries, covering 24,000km, to book a place in the Malaysia Book of Records. The expedition is organised by the 4B Youth Movement in spirit of the 2018 World Cup. Pandan
SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 2 – Police have detained four men for investigation in connection with the firecracker explosion during a Thaipusam celebration at the Sri Subramaniya Swami Temple yesterday, during which 26 people were injured. The incident took place about 8.30pm while the crowd were witnessing the chariot procession emerging from the
IPOH, Feb 1 – A director of a government department has lodged a police report after receiving a letter containing a death threat demanding the transfer of a school principal. According to a police source, the complainant, aged 60, received the letter, which had no sender’s name and was sent by post,
KUCHING, Feb 1 – The sixth victim of rabies in Sarawak, who was admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital (HUS) here since August last year, was discharged yesterday. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the seven-year-old boy from Kampung Kuala, Serian, however, was still bedridden. “The victim cannot move
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 1 – Two people held over the Sabah Railway graft probe who were released on bail yesterday were rearrested the same day over a new case involving railway projects worth about RM56 million, according to a source. The source said they were rearrested between noon and 3pm at
KUALA NERUS, Feb 1 – The road upgrading and construction project to link the Kuala Terengganu City Centre (KTCC) to the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM) costing RM60 million is expected to be completed by April 2019. Terengganu Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman said the cost for the 6.8km road
SHAH ALAM, Jan 31 – The High Court here today was told that the Indonesian woman Siti Aisyah charged with murdering Kim Chol or Kim Jong-nam, the North Korean leader’s half brother, was paid RM400 by a man known as James or Ri Ji-u to perform three pranks at a shopping
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 – Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Said Keruak has descibed the #SpoiltVote campaign advocated by certain quarters as an irresponsible act and bad for democracy and the country. In his latest blog post at sskeruak.blogspot.my, the minister said spoiling own votes was not the answer
BANGKOK, Jan 31 – Thai police arrested a 38-year-old Malaysian man who was suspected to have been hired by a call centre scam syndicate to withdraw money belonging to the victims. According to the deputy commander of Tourist Police Bureau Maj Gen Surachet Hakpan, the police began investigating the syndicate after three
BINTULU, Jan 31 – Three persons died including two family members and six students were hurt when a school bus rammed into the back of a lorry parked on the roadside at Km12, Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri, yesterday morning. Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohamad Meramit said in the 6.12am incident,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 – Several areas around the capital will experience temporary water disruption from 10pm on Tuesday (Feb 6) to 8am on Wednesday (Feb 7). Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas), in a statement said the disruption was due to pipe diversion works at Jalan Pudu and Jalan Sarawak
