LISBON, Jun 11 – Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father to twins with a surrogate mother, Portuguese media reported Saturday. Reports said the babies – a girl and boy named Eva and Mateo – were born on Thursday to a woman living on the US West Coast. The captain
WASHINGTON, Jun 11 – The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it’s in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington. President Donald Trump, for instance, all but ignored First Lady Melania – left clambering
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Jun 10 – A 38-year-old Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer was detained for allegedly demanding hush money from a police officer working in the state. Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) district police chief, ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said the officer attached to the MACC Northern Zone Intelligence Unit in
SHAH ALAM, Jun 10 – PAS today declared its support for the proposed Political Donation and Expenditure Act (PDEA) that is aimed at curbing political funding. Its deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the proposal which was submitted by the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding (NCCPF) last year was necessary
BALIK PULAU, Jun 10 – Malaysia has tightened health screenings at all entry points, especially in Johor, following reports of two new cases of the zika virus in Singapore. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said so far, there were no reports of the mosquito-borne viral infection involving Malaysians. “I want
WASHINGTON, Jun 10 – President Donald Trump on Friday accused James Comey of lying to Congress about the contents of their private meetings in the weeks before he sacked the FBI chief – and said he’d be willing to testify under oath about it. Trump was addressing reporters for the first time
LONDON, Jun 10 – The assailants behind a terror attack in London last week had also prepared a stash of Molotov cocktails and initially tried to hire a truck rather than a van to mow down pedestrians, British police said on Saturday. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said forensic officers examining
JOHOR BARU, Jun 10 – The Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (KPDNKK) has sent three samples of rice, alleged to be ‘plastic rice’ taken from a supermarket in Kulai, to the Chemistry Department to determine its authenticity. Johor KPDNKK enforcement chief Aris Mamat said they had conducted inspection at the
IPOH, Jun 10 – The Perak Health Department issued 625 summonses resulting in fines totalling RM75,570 for offences related to smoking, including smoking in prohibited places from January until May. Perak Health, Public Transportation, Non-Muslim Affairs, National Integration and New Villages Committee Datuk chairman Dr Mah Hang Soon said most of the
LABUAN, Jun 10 – Labuan police issued a total of 30 summonses for a number of offences during an operation, code-named ‘Op Samseng Jalanan’ conducted at Jalan Tun Mustapha in the wee hours of Saturday. The primary aim was to nab road users who were operating their vehicle without licence and under
MIRI, Jun 10 – Former national sprinter Watson Nyambek (pix) was among the torch bearers of the 29th SEA Games relay held at Mulu National Park today. The event began with Sarawak State Assembly Deputy Speaker and Mulu State Assemblyman, Datuk Gerawat Gala handing over the torch to Telang Usan State Assemblyman,
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 10 – After a series of dialogues to gather feedback on National Transformation 2050 (TN50), Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today invited Malaysians to share their religious and spiritual aspirations. The prime minister said he had the opportunity to meet and hold dialogues with civil servants from various ministries,
LONDON, Jun 10 – British Prime Minister Theresa May kept her senior ministers in post on Friday after suffering humiliating losses in the snap election. Here are details on the key ministries: Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, 61, a former foreign minister, is seen as a steady if unspectacular pair of
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 10 – Some 1,023 farmers who were involved in a culling exercise of poultry to control the outbreak of the bird flu (H5N1) in Kelantan will receive compensation totalling RM413,004 before Aidilfitri. Veterinary Services Department (VSD) director-general Datuk Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam said the compensation was in lieu of
WASHINGTON, Jun 10 – US President Donald Trump punched back Friday against James Comey, accusing the ousted FBI director of lying about their private conversations – and saying he is “100%” willing to testify under oath. Comey delivered scathing testimony a day earlier in a highly anticipated Senate hearing, saying Trump sought
KEMAMAN, Jun 10 – The installation of the Automated Enforcement System (AES) cameras in selected locations along the East Coast Highway 2 (LPT2) will be a boon for users’ safety, said Terengganu Infrastructure, Public Facilities, Energy and Green Technology Rosli Othman. He said the AES cameras were being installed by PLUS
PARIS, Jun 10 – France complicated their task of ensuring automatic qualification to next year’s World Cup in Russia after falling to a dramatic 2-1 defeat in Sweden on Saturday. Sweden snatched victory with an Ola Toivonen goal from the half-way line in extra time after a poor clearance from France goalkeeper
LANGKAWI, Jun 9 – The Langkawi Tourism Association foresees a drop of up to 20% in domestic tourist hotel occupancy on the resort island with the imposition of the tourism tax on July 1. LTA chief executive officer Zainudin Kadir said the forecast was based on the fact that the tourists were
JOHOR BARU, Jun 9 – A total of 19,100 state civil servants in Johor will receive RM1,000 in special financial aid in conjunction with the Aidilfitri celebration this year. State Secretary Datuk Azmi Rohani, in a statement, said the payment would be made on June 16. He said that the financial aid is
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 9 – Puspakom Sdn Bhd is offering free inspection service, known as volunteer vehicle inspection (VVI), for private vehicles between June 13 and 23 in conjunction with conjunction with Aidilfitri. Its chief executive officer, Mohammed Shukor Ismail, said the free service would be provided in tandem with the company’s
