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‘Professional comedian’ Afdlin hits back at Rafizi’s jibe, says joke risks mocking PKR grassroots’ choice
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 – Setiawangsa PKR division chief Datuk Afdlin Shauki has responded to party deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s recent remarks that referred to him as a “professional comedian”, stressing that such comments risk undermining the legitimacy
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Group urges SC to probe alleged fake Shariah-compliant investment scheme duping over 230 investors of RM80m
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Civil group Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) has today urged the Securities Commission (SC) to open an investigation into an allegedly fraudulent Shariah-compliant investment scheme. Its secretary-general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim claimed that the scheme called
Read MoreNik Nazmi urges federal-state action to stop rising roadkill in key wildlife zones after tragic baby elephant’s death
GERIK, May 13 – Long-term solutions to human-elephant conflicts in Malaysia must involve close collaboration between the federal and state governments, as key wildlife habitats fall under state jurisdiction, the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry said today. The ministry
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Teluk Intan FRU truck crash: Post-mortems on nine victims to be completed by 8pm, says Perak top cop
TELUK INTAN, May 13 — The post-mortems for the nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel killed in a horrific collision with a lorry laden with gravel stones along Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam here earlier this morning are expected to be completed
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Stone lorry driver involved in Teluk Intan FRU crash found negative for drugs, investigations ongoing
TELUK INTAN, May 13 — The driver of a stone-laden lorry involved in the accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam has been detained for further investigation. Hilir Perak district police
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IGP offers condolences to families of nine FRU personnel killed in Teluk Intan crash
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has extended his condolences to the families of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel who were killed in a road accident along Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam in Teluk Intan
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King, Queen express sorrow over deadly FRU lorry crash in Teluk Intan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The King and Queen of Malaysia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, have conveyed their condolences to the families of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel who were killed in a
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Court hands down 20-year sentence to Serian farmer for sexually abusing six-year-old daughter
KUCHING, May 13 — A paddy farmer from Serian who sexually assaulted his six-year-old daughter using his fingers was sentenced by the Sessions’ Court here today to 20 years’ imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane. Judge Iris Awen Jon
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Teluk Intan deadly crash: DPM says stone lorry shouldn’t have been on road, logistics firm must be held liable
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 — The federal government has insisted today that the logistics company behind the lorry that caused the crash in Teluk Intan, Perak that killed nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel must be held accountable. Acknowledging the tragedy,
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USM-Bernas unleash barn owls to help Penang farmers cut costs, boost yields in pilot project
SEBERANG PERAI, May 13 — Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) today launched a pilot project together with Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (Bernas) to introduce barn owls as natural pest control for paddy farms in Kepala Batas, Penang. Banking on the fact
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