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Dawn crash in Melaka leaves two dead in Toyota crushed beneath lorry

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Two people were killed after the vehicle they were in crashed into a lorry along the Alor Gajah-Melaka Tengah-Jasin (AMJ) Highway near Serkam in Melaka early this morning. In the 6am incident, the victims —

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Najib files for contempt of court, accuses former AG Terrirudin of concealing royal order granting house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an application for leave to initiate committal proceedings against former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh for alleged contempt of court. The application, filed by Najib’s

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Teoh Beng Hock’s family already informed of NFA decision via lawyer Ramkarpal on Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — A notice informing the decision to classify the death of Teoh Beng Hock as requiring no further action (NFA) was delivered to the late Teoh’s family representative last Tuesday. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin

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FT Islamic council told to locate convert who went viral for intending to leave Islam after alleging abuse, neglect and lack of support

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), particularly its Asnaf Tracking Unit, has been instructed to locate a female Muslim convert (mualaf) who recently went viral on social media after expressing her intention to leave

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Husband killed, wife injured in Segamat Nissan X-Trail and Scania trailer crash

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — A man died following a collision involving a Nissan X-Trail SUV and a Scania trailer along Jalan Muar-Jementah Batu 16 in Segamat yesterday. Senior Fire Officer I Zuraimi Haron, operations commander from the Segamat Fire

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Ex-aide denies Rafizi resigned, explains ministry office was only tidied for Raya event

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli did not vacate his ministry office during his recent leave, according to his former special officer Najib Bakar, who also dismissed claims that Rafizi had resigned from his ministerial

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Online scams and fraud push Selangor’s commercial crime losses over RM300m in just four months, says police chief

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Losses from commercial crimes in Selangor have exceeded RM322 million in the first four months of this year, according to state police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. As of April, a total of 3,711 investigation

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Anwar makes his pick for party’s future

JOHOR BARU, May 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also PKR president, cast his vote in person today in the party’s central leadership election at Berjaya Waterfront Hotel here. Anwar arrived at around 12.07pm, accompanied by

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In Johor, Anwar leads special state meeting ahead of PKR congress and Madani tour launch

ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today attended the Johor Special State Development Meeting at Bangunan Dato’ Jaafar Muhammad, Kota Iskandar here. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, arrived at 10.15 am and was

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More Malaysians see China as a force for good than the US, Ipsos poll shows

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — More people across the world, including in Malaysia, now see China as a more positive influence on global affairs than the United States. According to Ipsos’ latest global survey, 49 per cent of respondents viewed

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