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
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 1 – Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic, famed for his murals in the heritage enclave here, has reportedly been barred from entering Malaysia, going by his Instagram post. Popular for his murals in Penang and elsewhere, The Star reported him posted on his Instagram Story that he is now in Singapore
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
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 30 – The annual three-day Thaipusam Celebration had kicked off in George Town, Penang this morning with Golden Chariot and Silver Chariot processions had draw about thousand of devotees gathered together in Penang Street. This is the second consecutive year of the dual golden and silver chariot processions. The
SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 – Kim Chol or Kim Jong-nam, the North Korean leader’s half-brother, had met with an American spy five days before he was assassinated at the KL International Airport 2 (klia2). Investigating officer ASP Wan Azirul Nizam Che Wan Aziz said the meeting took place at an apartment in
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 30 – The magistrate’s court here today released an engineering consultancy firm chairman who was remanded since Thursday to assist the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in its probe into a three-highway and undersea tunnel project in Penang. Magistrate Khir Niam Zemari ordered the 62-year-old man, who is a ‘Datuk Seri’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 – The total value of the tourism industry rose 10.3% per annum to RM166 billion in 2015, compared to RM101.8 billion in 2010. It involves 510,874 establishments operating in 2015 with an annual growth rate of 6.4% from 375,457 establishments in 2010. Based on a statement on a report of the 2016 Economic Census on tourism
JOHOR BARU, Jan 30 – State Tourism, Domestic Trade and Consumerism executive committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong denied claims that contaminated mandarin oranges were being sold to the public. “Mandarin oranges are relatively cheap, so it is illogical for traders to bring in poisoned fruits,” Tee said after inspecting festive
SHAH ALAM, Jan 30 – Selangor Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalise the distribution of the state seats among the component parties for the 14th General Election, according to chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. He said the pact needed more time to do that. Although the distribution of seats had yet
IPOH, Jan 29 – The police will close several major roads in the city in stages tomorrow and on Feb 1 in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration, which will be centred at the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh on Jan 31. Ipoh District Police chief ACP Mohd Ali Tamby said
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 29 – Several areas from Kampung Binjai to Teluk Kumbar near here will experience a 12-hour water disruption on Saturday due to road upgrading works by the Public Works Department. Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) chief executive officer, Datuk Jaseni Maidinsa said they had to
