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Police arrest elderly man for driving school van against traffic on Butterworth ring road
BUTTERWORTH, April 9 — Police arrested an elderly man for driving a school van against traffic in a dangerous manner on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) yesterday. Seberang Perai Utara district police chief ACP Anuar Abdul Rahman said the
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Penang police personnel suffers severe head injury in accidental shooting
GEORGE TOWN, April 9 — A police personnel was severely injured after accidentally shooting himself in the head at the guard room of the Penang contingent police headquarters yesterday. Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the police personnel, 58,
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Who’s in the line of fire? A breakdown of Trump’s global tariffs
WASHINGTON, April 9 — A global trade war, sparked by US President Donald Trump, intensified earlier this month after he announced sweeping tariffs on most US imports, stoking fears of a recession, sending jitters across global financial markets and drawing
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Tengku Zafrul leads mission to defuse US tariff tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz is set to lead Malaysia’s delegation to Washington at end of this month to discuss the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States (US)
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Why Malaysian roads remain in poor condition
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 — Navigating Klang Valley roads has become a daily challenge for commuters like Faris Mohamad, who frequently faces potholes and erratic drivers on his journey from Setapak to Petaling Jaya. His morning routine is simple —
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Loh Siew Hong’s children remain Hindus as Federal Court shuts down Perlis govt’s last attempt to validate conversion
PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The Federal Court today struck down the Perlis state government’s final attempt to argue why the three children of Hindu mother Loh Siew Hong should be recognised as Muslims, despite their previous conversion to Islam being
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Spanco providing 55 Yamaha motorcycles to victims of gas explosion in Putra Heights
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 — Vehicle management company, Spanco today sponsored 55 units of motorcycles for victims of the gas pipeline explosion incident in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya at a cost of RM5,000 per unit. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said
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Electricity and telecom services in Putra Heights to be fully restored by Friday, says Selangor official
SUBANG JAYA, April 8 — Electricity supply to residential areas affected by the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire will be fully restored by Friday, said Selangor State Infrastructure and Agriculture Committee chairman Izham Hashim. He added that telecommunications services in
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Forensic expert confirms Zayn Rayyan’s death by strangulation, details abuse including ear mutilation and blunt force injuries
PETALING JAYA, April 8 — A forensic pathologist who conducted the post-mortem on the body of Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin concluded in the Sessions Court here on Tuesday that the cause of death of the autistic child was strangulation. As
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Putra Heights fire probe now round-the-clock to speed up findings, 270 homes cleared for return, says Selangor police chief
SUBANG JAYA, April 8 — Investigation work at the Putra Heights gas pipeline explosion site will now be carried out round-the-clock, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said today. He said this would expedite the process and is expected
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