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Search and rescue for missing kayakers extended to Kerteh waters
MERSING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for two Singaporeans who went missing while kayaking in Endau waters here entered its seventh day today, with the search area now extended to Kerteh waters in Terengganu. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA)
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Police: Nora Anne died due to intestinal bleeding, no evidence of assault
SEREMBAN: The authorities have ruled out foul play in their investigation into the death of Irish teenager, Nora Anne Quoirin. Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop said that based on the nine-hour long autopsy done on Nora Anne’s
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Agong, Queen extend condolences, sympathy to Nora Anne’s family
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah expressed their condolences to Nora Anne Quoirin’s family today. In a statement issued by Istana Negara, Their Majesties also
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Court fixes date for Zahid’s bid to transfer case to KL Sessions Court
SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court has set Sept 17 to hear a notice of motion filed by the prosecution to transfer former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s case involving 33 corruption charges to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions
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US prosecutors seek sale of luxury homes linked to Riza Aziz
KUALA LUMPUR: US prosecutors are seeking to sell three luxury homes linked to the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, court documents showed, in the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysian fund,
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PSM: Forget politicians, people should rise above racial polemics
PUCHONG: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today urged Malaysians to rise above petty politics and put a stop to the rising racial and religious tension in the country. In a statement, PSM secretary general A Sivarajan said the people have to
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No country and jobless: Refugees in Malaysia suffer due to slow reforms
KUALA LUMPUR: Standing by his daughter’s hospital bed, Afghan Lutfullah Ahmad Hussain’s eyes welled with tears as he appealed for her life to be saved – just one of thousands of refugees in Malaysia living in increasing desperation. The 38-year-old
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French criminal probe over Nora Anne Quoirin’s death on
PARIS: The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal probe into the death of an Irish-French girl, whose body was found near a jungle stream in Malaysia, a spokeswoman said yesterday. The remains of Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, were found
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Family of missing Singaporean kayaker at Kemaman Hospital
KEMAMAN: Some 15 family members of a Singapore woman who went missing while kayaking in Endau waters here on Aug 8 arrived at the Kemaman Hospital Forensic Unit last night. The family members of Puah Geok Tin, 57, came in
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You got no business talking about the Chinese, Zakir
PUCHONG: Jelutong MP RSN Rayer took Indian Muslim evangelist Dr Zakir Naik to task over the latter’s remarks against the Chinese community. The DAP lawmaker said that the evangelist “had no business talking about the Chinese living in this country
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