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Chief Justice leads glittering roll of 1,026 Sabah award recipients as state celebrates Governor’s birthday
KOTA KINABALU, March 30 — Chief Justice Tun Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh heads the list of 1,026 recipients of Sabah state honours, awards and medals in conjunction with the official birthday celebration of Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah Tun
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Police: Egyptian tenant hauled in after threatening to torch Bukit Jalil flat and kill elderly landlady
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Police have arrested an Egyptian man for allegedly threatening to kill an elderly woman and burn down her house at the Kampung Muhibbah People’s Housing Project (PPR), Bukit Jalil, on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur police chief
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AI travel advice backfires: Israelis detained at KLIA during transit, envoy warns against Malaysia trips
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — At least eight Israeli nationals have been detained at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in recent months, including some holding dual citizenship, according to a report by Ynetnews. The group comprised travellers either seeking entry
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Police probe deadly Klang smash after Honda City driver, allegedly intoxicated, collides head-on with motorcyclist
SHAH ALAM, March 30 — A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs in an accident along Jalan Raya Barat in Klang near here yesterday. South Klang police
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Father dies, daughter hospitalised after MPV skids and crashes on North-South Expressway
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A man was reportedly killed and his eight-year-old daughter seriously injured after the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) they were travelling in skidded and crashed into a guardrail along the North-South Expressway near Tangkak yesterday. The 5pm
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Two men in Wangsa Maju ‘protection money’ video arrested, police probe ongoing
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — Two men seen in a viral video allegedly demanding protection money from a business operator have been arrested by police. According to a report by Malaysiakini, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus confirmed the arrests
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Malaysia to bar foreign debit and credit cards from RON95 purchases to curb subsidy misuse
KUALA LUMPUR: The use of foreign credit and debit cards to purchase RON95 petrol nationwide will reportedly be restricted in stages starting Wednesday. According to Berita Harian, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said
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Kelantan records 1,089 open burning cases since Jan 1, says Fire Dept
KOTA BHARU, March 29 — The Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has recorded 1,089 open burning cases from the overall total of 1,418 fire emergency calls received since January 1. Its director, Farhan Sufyan Borhan, said that of the
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Genting Highlands restaurant charges RM902 for fish dish, draws KPDN scrutiny
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — A Genting Highlands restaurant has reportedly come under scrutiny after a group of diners were charged RM902 for a wild river fish dish. According to a report in Sin Chew Daily, a Singaporean diner complained that a 2.7kg
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Body of missing fisherman discovered along Tanjung Rhu shoreline
MERSING, March 29 — A fisherman reported missing yesterday was found drowned along the shoreline near Tanjung Rhu early this morning. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department senior fire officer II Ikmal Hafiz Shamsudin said the 41-year-old man was discovered by
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