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IGP: Abu Sayyaf still a threat
KUALA LUMPUR: The Abu Sayyaf militant group still poses a security risk despite the establishment of Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom), said Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador. He said attacks by the group can happen anytime. “As
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Ramkarpal: Don’t equate Dr Zakir’s case with Sirul’s
PUCHONG: Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh pointed out that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad erred in equating Australia’s refusal to return Sirul Azhar Umar to the cabinet’s stand of not giving up Indian Muslim preacher, Dr Zakir Naik to
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Sources: Kim Jong Nam was a CIA informant
WASHINGTON: Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who was murdered in Malaysia in 2017, was an informant for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said a report on The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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Deaths in Kampung Kuala Koh yet to be determined
JASIN: The actual cause of death of the Batek tribe members in Kampung Kuala Koh in Gua Musang is still being determined by the government. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said their deaths may be due to a disease
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Zakir Naik: Indian ED a sign of shameful desperation
PUCHONG: Indian Muslim televangelist Dr Zakir Naik who currently resides in Putrajaya described the latest attempt by India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) as a sign of shameful desperation. “Why are the Indian agencies getting so desperate? Desperate to comply with the
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Suresh’s path to world title is a thorny one
KUALA LUMPUR: The national recurve para-archer, S. Suresh’s journey to win the World Archery Para Championships title in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, was not a fairy tale run, but a thorny route. The 25-year-old from Kuala Ketil, Kedah lost half of his
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IJN conducts breakthrough surgery on three-month-old Siamese twin
KUALA LUMPUR: National Heart Institute (IJN) created history by successfully conducting a breakthrough complex heart surgery on a pair of three-month-old Siamese twin after correcting their transposition great artery. The surgery was conducted by IJN’s clinical cardio thoracic specialist Dr
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Health Ministry to locate Orang Asli graves in Kampung Kuala Koh
GUA MUSANG: The Ministry of Health, along with other relevant agencies, will try to locate the graves of 12 Orang Asli from the Batek tribe who were said to have died of pneumonia in Kampung Kuala Koh here over the past
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Woman loses RM24,780 to a ‘Datuk’ known through internet
KUANTAN: A woman lost RM24,780 after being sweet-talked by a male acquaintance known only through social networking sites since two years ago. Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 36-year-old victim also gave her
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Suresh congratulated for golden feat
KUALA LUMPUR: The golden victory of national paralympic recurve archery athlete, S. Suresh at the World Archery Para Championships in Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on Sunday has earned the applaud of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Wan Azizah
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