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Twitter legend: South African man arrested for lying and eating free KFC for a year
A South African man was arrested for eating at KFC for free for an entire year. The man used to tell the employees that he was sent from the headquarters for quality assurance. A 27-year-old student was arrested for eating
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Trump hosts Iftar at White House
WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House on Monday, to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Anadolu Agency reported. The fast-breaking meal gathered ambassadors, including Turkish ambassador Serdar Kilic, and members
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Bursa Malaysia shares red amidst US-China trade war
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened sharply lower on Tuesday with 29 KLCI-components stocks trading in the red, tracking the global rout after China announced plans to impose higher tariffs on US$60 billion worth of US goods. At 9.10 am, the
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Nothing to celebrate over IPCMC yet
By Rama Ramanathan Opinion leaders have been dancing and singing in praise of the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the ‘imminent’ establishment of an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC). I’m glad that Datuk Seri Hamid Bador
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Indonesian caught hiding in the jet landing gear
GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested an Indonesian for trespassing at the Penang International Airport here after he was found hiding in the landing gear section of an airplane in a bid to fly home unnoticed. A source said the man was
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Rafizi to award money from refunded NFC suit for students
PUCHONG: PKR vice president Rafizi Ramli wants to award the funds from a refunded defamation suit he had paid for in 2017 to National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (NFC) amounting to RM300,000 as a student scholarship. “All fees, aside from
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Perak MB: Not shying away from seeking advice
IPOH: Before May 12 last year, when he was appointed as Menteri Besar, not many people knew Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu and the Perak Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chairman himself admitted this fact. “I didn’t win the contests
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Zuraida: New policy to address abandoned housing projects
GURUN: The Housing and Local Government Ministry is the midst of drafting a new policy on abandoned housing projects to fine-tune the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to address the long-standing problem. Its Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said this was because the
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Anti-Muslim mobs riot despite curfew in Puttalam
COLOMBO: Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed on Monday (May 13) night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings. The 45-year-old
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Sandakan by-election: PH and Warisan not a one-time wonder
PUCHONG: The Sandakan by -election has proved two essential matters. The first is that the Pakatan Harapan and Warisan are not a one-time wonder, said DAP’s veteran leader Lim Kit Siang. “The Sandakan by-election was a rare achievement which is
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