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Teenager killed in skateboarding incident buried in Kuantan
KUANTAN: Teenager Mohammad Farhan Fudhail Mohammad Farid, who died in a skateboarding incident in Townsville, Queensland, Australia on Dec 28 last year, was buried at the Islam Setali Muslim cemetery here at about 12.20am today. Hundreds of people comprising friends
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North Sumatera quake felt in Butterworth
BUTTERWORTH: Tremors were felt by employees and students of a private dental college in NB Tower at Jalan Bagan Luar here after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit northern Sumatera in Indonesia at 2.05pm today. Members of the public including patients
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FOMCA: Audit team needed for proper maintenance of public transport facilities
KUALA LUMPUR: A maintenance audit team should be set up at public transport stations to ensure that the facilities at these places are well maintained, said Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj. He
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Kimanis by-election: Apologise or face legal action, Shafie warns Tok Mat
KIMANIS: Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal is contemplating legal action against Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan for the latter’s ‘Malaysia vs the Philippines’ remark. Hence, he demanded Mohamad to apologise, failing which, the
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Custom seized booze at Labuan port worth RM1.95 mln in unpaid taxes
LABUAN: The Labuan Customs Department today revealed that the 124,175.52 litres of alcohol seized from seven 20-footer containers at the Labuan Liberty Wharf last week were worth a total RM595,380 with unpaid taxes amounting to RM1,953,974.60. Customs assistant director general
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SRC case: Najib should have stepped down, says prosecution
KUALA LUMPUR: Ad-hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram told the High Court here today that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak should have stepped down from his post as the Finance Minister then to take responsibility over developments concerning
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Two men charged with attempted murder on policeman
MELAKA: Two unemployed men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today with attempting to murder a policeman last month. Mohd Shamsul Abu Hassan, 46, and Sarudin Rahman, 54, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge before Magistrate Mohamad Izwan
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Imam pleads not guilty to hurting wife
MELAKA: An imam pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here today to a charge with voluntarily causing hurt on his wife by punching, strangling and stepping on the woman. Muhammad Zaki Kamal, 30, who is an employee of the
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Harleein Tan wins under-11 title
KUALA LUMPUR: National junior squash player Harleein Tan grabbed her maiden international title this season by winning the Girls Under-11 (U-11) crown at the 2020 British Junior Open (BJO) Squash Tournament in Birmingham on yesterday. The 10-year-old Negeri Sembilan-born player,
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SRC International: Najib did not make police report over alleged forged signatures
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told the High Court today he did not make a police report over what he claimed were his forged signatures in the minutes of the SRC International Sdn Bhd shareholders’
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