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MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warning for several states until 7pm today
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for parts of Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Sarawak and Sabah, effective until 7pm today (Thursday, February 12). According to the alert, which was posted on
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Police seize phone, detain ‘Cikgu Chandra’ over viral posts touching on 3R issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Police detained the owner of the Facebook account “Cikgu Chandra” yesterday over posts allegedly capable of disrupting public order. In a statement today, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the suspect was arrested
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Education Ministry steps up monitoring as TB concerns arise in schools
NIBONG TEBAL, Feb 12 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) has taken swift action in line with the advice and guidelines of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to manage any potential risk of tuberculosis (TB) transmission in schools. Education Minister
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Fifteen-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in Bandar Utama school stabbing
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — A male student, who was in a Form One transitional class at the time of the incident, pleaded not guilty at the High Court in Shah Alam on Thursday to a charge of murdering a
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Ipoh court fines former security guard RM30,000 over obscene texts
IPOH, Feb 12 — A former security guard was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here today after pleading guilty to three charges of sending obscene messages to a woman in December 2024. Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad also ordered that
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India’s plan to open Sabah consulate sparks mixed reactions, Warisan urges federal explanation
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 12 — A Parti Warisan leader has urged the federal government to clarify the scope and implications of India’s proposal to open a consulate in Kota Kinabalu, amid mixed reactions from Sabahans over the move. Warisan Sepanggar
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Kepong man kills wife in stabbing incident before taking own life, police say
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — A man is believed to have killed his wife by stabbing her multiple times before taking his own life at a house in Jalan Daun Inai 4, Sunway SPK Damansara, Kepong, here yesterday. The bodies
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KK body parts case widens as head, torso found at separate site near Indah Permai supermarket; cops still searching for arm, leg
KOTA KINABALU, Feb 12 — Police have recovered additional human remains at a different dump site following the discovery of limbs at the one in Taman Indah Permai here earlier this morning. The latest find, involving the head and torso believed to
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Home minister says MACC chief faces no action without proof of shareholding allegations
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution today suggested that no action will be taken against anti-graft agency chief Tan Sri Azam Baki until accusers provide evidence to substantiate their allegations. Saifuddin revealed that no police report
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MACC remands two senior officials over alleged RM900,000 fund misappropriation and false umrah claims
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a director-general and a director of a government agency on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate funds amounting to about RM900,000. Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued a five-day remand order against
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