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Asean airlines to enhance regional connectivity with new stopover rights for multi-stop flights, says Anthony Loke
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — Airlines in the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) will soon gain new rights to operate multi-stop flights between foreign countries, enhancing regional connectivity and boosting air travel options. This is an outcome from the
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Doctor charged in Teluk Intan over creepshots of woman’s butt
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — A doctor was charged in the Teluk Intan Magistrate’s Court today with outraging a woman’s modesty by making a surreptitious video of her buttocks in July. According to Sinar Harian, Amirul Haqim Ayub, 31, pleaded
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Taiwanese court orders murderer of Malaysian student to pay over NT$6m in compensation to victim’s family
TAIPEI, Nov 22 — A court ruled in a civil proceeding on Thursday that a Taiwanese man who was sentenced life in prison in January 2024 for murdering a Malaysian student must pay over NT$6 million (US$196,020) in compensation to
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Police to consult AGC as Teoh Beng Hock investigation resumes, pledge to complete probe in six months as court ordered
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) may seek new testimony from existing witnesses that could provide additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock’s death, following the court’s directive yesterday. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan
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Police officer pleads not guilty to stealing necklace, bracelet from deceased woman in Wangsa Maju, granted RM3,500 bail
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — A police officer pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court today to a charge of stealing a necklace and bracelet from the body of a woman who had died in a car last month. Lance
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Media freedom ranking needs improvement, but 3Rs remain as constraint
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has acknowledged the need to improve international recognition of media freedom in the country but noted certain limitations due to issues tied to the 3Rs of royalty, race and
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In Parliament, Anwar insists remarks on Israel consistent with Malaysia’s stand tracing back to Tunku’s time
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today reiterated that critics must be fair and contextualise his statements from an interview with the CNN news network regarding Malaysia’s stance on Israel. Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat
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After Shafee complains about Najib’s SRC trial reports, NUJ says don’t blame the media
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The media is at no fault for factual reporting on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case, the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJM) said today. The NUJM was responding
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No respite in Terengganu as thousands still displaced by floods
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 — The flood situation in Terengganu has not changed much, with the number of affected victims at 2,579 people as of 8 am today compared to 2,581 individuals last night. The State Disaster Managemend Committee Secretariat
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Three-year-old dies, seven injured in North-South Expressway crash as lorry driver’s micro-sleep causes collision with family’s car
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — A lorry driver fell into a micro-sleep while driving, causing an accident on the North-South Expressway (NSE) that killed a toddler and injured seven others in Muar yesterday. According to The Star, Muar police chief ACP
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