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Lorry driver burnt to death in fiery crash on Jalan Bintulu-Miri, says Sarawak Fire Dept
BINTULU, Jan 17 — A lorry driver was burnt to death after the vehicle he was driving crashed into another lorry before catching fire at Kilometer 38.6, Jalan Bintulu-Miri near here, last night. A spokesman at the Sarawak Operations Centre
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Meta finalising social media licence in Malaysia; Google, X under compliance review
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The social media giant Meta is in the final stages of securing an Application Service Provider (ASP) Class Licence in Malaysia, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the parent company of Facebook and Instagram,
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Former senator Ismail Yusop appointed as JKOM D-G
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Akademi Kenegaraan Malaysia (AKM) deputy director-general (Training) Datuk Ismail Yusop, has been appointed as the director-general of the Community Communications Department (JKOM). The appointment of the former senator was announced yesterday in a congratulatory post
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CAAM, AEROTHAI sign agreement to optimise air traffic management
SEPANG, Jan 16 — The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has signed the Air Traffic Service Coordination Procedure (ATSCP) with the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (AEROTHAI) to optimise air traffic management between the two countries. The agreement was
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Eight suspects, including travel agency owners, remanded over RM2.1m umrah fraud involving 379 stranded victims
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Eight individuals, including a married couple who own a travel agency, are on remand for three days for investigation of an Umrah fraud case involving a loss of RM2.1 million. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Hussein
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Man in Subang Jaya arrested for rape after teen girlfriend found pregnant
SUBANG JAYA, Jan 16 – A man in his 20s has been arrested for rape after a 14-year-old girl he had befriended was confirmed to be pregnant. According Subang Jaya district police chief ACP Wan Azlan Wan Mamat, the crime
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Arul Kanda says didn’t ask about two audit firms’ sacking as 1MDB CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Arul Kanda Kandasamy, the former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), testified in the High Court today that he did not ask why the company’s two auditors were terminated. 1MDB’s auditors, Ernst & Young (EY)
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IGP renders aid after motorcyclist hurt in crash ahead of his convoy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 — Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain personally assisted a motorcyclist who was injured in a three-vehicle accident immediately in front of his approaching entourage on the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway this morning. According to Kuala
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Police arrest 61-year-old man in Muar after finding over 2kg of drugs in his house
MUAR, Jan 16 — A senior citizen was arrested after the police found more than two kilogrammes of drugs, comprising syabu and heroin, at his house in Sungai Abong here yesterday. Muar district police ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz, in
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Why speak to 1MDB chairman via Jho Low’s phone? Najib says for ‘convenience’, I was ‘using’ Jho Low for Middle East ties
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak today said that he did not call 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) chairman Tan Sri Mohd Bakke Salleh directly regarding a US$1 billion (RM4.4 billion) deal, but had instead spoke to the chairman
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