TOKYO, Dec 17 – Four people were killed and seven injured Sunday in a fire at an establishment near Tokyo offering sexual services, Japanese police said. Aerial footage on public broadcaster NHK showed grey smoke billowing out of a concrete building in the city of Saitama, 25km north of Tokyo, as dozens
SARIKEI, Dec 17 – Eight members of a family in Sare, 18km from here, were left homeless after fire razed their house at 10.38am today. Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station chief Suna Kahar said the family consisted of a married couple aged 44 and 41, and their five children and daughter-in-law, aged
SEMPORNA, Dec 17 – Semporna Umno will use social media as a medium to interact with voters in conjunction with the 14th General Election (GE14). Its acting chief Datuk Seri Nasir Tun Sakaran said the division had already set up its information technology machinery to stave off and counter the opposition’s insinuations. He
GAZA CITY, Dec 16 – Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza on Saturday for only the second time since the Palestinian Authority took control of the crossing from the territory’s Islamist rulers Hamas. The Hamas-run interior ministry, which was organising departures from the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan
IPOH, Dec 16 – The remains of Puan Sri Azizah Hamdi, wife of Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun, were laid to rest at the Kampung Melayu Sungai Rapat Cemetery here at 10.30am today. She was buried next to the grave of her son who died in 2007. Apart from relatives
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 16 – The 44th Pesta Hoki USM-Penang International 2017, the world biggest University-based Hockey Fest, started the game today at Minden Field USM here this morning. The score for Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) category as below. Varsity Men – Champion: UPM B – 1st Runner Up: UPM
LABUAN, Dec 16 – Labuan Marine Operations Force has foiled an attempt to smuggle out 70, 000 litres of RON95 petrol worth RM47,700.00 from this duty-free-island. The fuel supplied by a local company was en route to Tawi-Tawi Philippines, using a wooden boat known as ‘Kumpit’, which was also seized. The biggest
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 – The wife of the Inspector General Of Police Tan Sri Fuzi Harun has passed away at the Universiti Malaya Hospital (PPUM) here today. Puan Sri Azizah Hamid, 58, was receiving treatment at the hospital for cancer and breathed her last at 7.02pm. Prayers and last rites will
HULU TERENGGANU, Dec 15 – Addiction for the internet among Malaysians has reached an alarming rate, said Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Jailani Johari. Jailani, who is also Hulu Terengganu Member of Parliament, said this was based on findings of a three-phase study conducted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – Coca-Cola Malaysia has invested RM1 billion in Malaysia since 2010, created over 800 jobs and reached over 200,000 customers nationwide. “Hence, any call to boycott its products will only hurt its local employees, retailers, distributors, suppliers, including other parties in the supply chain who rely on the
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – Pos Malaysia Bhd will issue Kita Juara Sukan SEA 2017 (SEA Games Champions 2017) commemorative envelope and stamp on Dec 19 to mark the success of the Malaysian contingent at KL2017. “The commemorative envelope will feature KL2017’s official mascot, Rimau dressed in golden sports attire. Only
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has described the mechanism for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Malaysia as progressive with the lower-income group receiving more government assistance from GST revenue compared to the high-income group. The Prime Minister said this was because GST exemption on basic
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 – United States human rights lawyer Kimberley Motley has no right to dispute and insult Malaysia’s leaders and the country’s legal system, according to a senator. Khairul Azwan Harun said Motley, who is PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s international legal advisor, should be banned from Malaysia for
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 15 – The Federal Court today ruled that Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and businesswoman Phang Li Koon must serve their defence statements to the prosecution before the commencement of their corruption trial at the Penang High Court. A five man-bench led by Chief Justice Tun Md Raus
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 – The Prevention of Crime (Amendment) Act 2017 (POCAA) will come into effect tomorrow. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the amendment to POCA 1959 (Act 297) was aimed at streamlining and improving the implementation and enforcement of the provision with regard to the use
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 14 – Gerakan continued to question the Penang DAP-led government why it demolished a heritage building located on Peel Avenue land before the Ministry of Health (MOH) granted approval for the expansion project of the Island Hospital. Penang Gerakan acting Youth Chief Jason Loo said only two days ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 – President Donald Trump is scrambling to come to grips with a more perilous political reality, after a stunning Democratic election victory in America’s deeply conservative south threw the depth and breadth of his support into serious doubt. Doug Jones’ win in an Alabama Senate race Tuesday —
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 – The government has been urged to take appropriate action and order the recall of suspected fake infant formula from the market without waiting for confirmation from the Chemistry Department. Senator Datuk Fahariyah Md Nordin said consumers must also be duly provided a guideline on how to
ALOR STAR, Dec 14 – Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (pix) today denied the logging activities at the Bukit Enggang Forest Reserve in Sik was due to breach of conditions by Mentri Besar Incorporated (MBI). He said it was believed that some loggers had violated the terms
JOHOR BARU, Dec 13 – More than 95% of the areas hit by a power outage here yesterday have had their electricity supply restored. Tenaga National Berhad senior general manager (Distribution Network) Wan Nazmy Wan Mahmood in a statement here said that as at 7pm today,supply was yet to be restored only
