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A heartening sight at Medan Pasar
KUALA LUMPUR: Those passing through Medan Pasar in Kuala Lumpur will be awed by a heart-shaped bamboo rotunda erected behind the Clock Tower. The 15sqm installation by Indonesian artist, Andi Ramdani, 40, has drawn people to explore it, take selfies
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Beat bullying: A teen fought back against a high school bully
PASIR PUTEH: Police yesterday arrested 10 students of a religious school here for allegedly bullying a classmate who refused to do their schoolwork. Kelantan deputy police chief SAC Abdullah Muhammad Piah said the 14-year-old boy was assaulted when he refused to obey their instruction in the
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Yeoh: Anger, drug addiction main causes of domestic violence
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said that anger, misunderstandings and drug addiction were the leading causes of domestic violence. She said that based on the statistics this year, anger was the main cause of
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Baby strangled to death, mom critical in jealousy attack
KUALA LUMPUR: A three-month old baby girl was believed to have been strangled to death while her mother is now in critical condition after they were attacked by another woman in an incident on November 14. Police said today, the
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1MDB: Hearing to obtain, inspect Justo’s documents by Najib on Dec 13
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today fixed Dec 13 to hear former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application to obtain and inspect documents surrendered by Xavier Andre Justo to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) as part of the
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PM to rebuke MPs for truancy from Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today criticised the attitude and the lack of commitment by his MPs which resulted in yesterday’s Dewan Rakyat session to be halted temporarily due to absenteeism. An upset prime minister said this was not
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Esszone curfew extended to December 7
KOTA KINABALU: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone), scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until December 7. Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Omar Mammah, in a statement today, said the curfew
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Muhammad Adib’s death: Police to conduct polygraph tests on witnesses
KUALA LUMPUR: Police will carry out polygraph tests on seven key witnesses who had earlier been called to assist in the investigation on the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim. Bukit Aman CID director, Datuk Huzir Mohamed said police
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DAP MP: We failed Malaysians, voters call us ‘kencing’ and ‘pengecut’
KUALA LUMPUR: A DAP lawmaker yesterday hurled brickbats against his own coalition leaders for the embarrassing defeat Pakatan Harapan suffered at the recently concluded Tanjung Piai by-election. In a fiery speech at the Dewan Rakyat, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng said
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Dr M on quitting: People still love me, always taking selfies with me!
PUCHONG: Despite getting flak from the public and growing resentment against his leadership, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad insisted that Malaysians still love him and yearn for his leadership. He offered a ’solid’ proof to his claim; People still
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