Seoul tells Tokyo it will ‘normalise’ military pact

SOUTH Korea confirmed Tuesday it had moved to normalise a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as the two countries thaw ties in the face of growing threats from Pyongyang. The decision by Seoul’s Foreign Ministry follows a summit between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo last week.

Perak govt insists it applied for highway repairs last year

THE Perak government sent an application to the federal government last year to upgrade the Gerik-Jeli East-West Highway (JRTB), Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad said. He added that the application was made after the Public Works Department and Gerik District Council had made several studies of the damage.

Two men charged with cheating over fake title

TWO men pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate’s Court in Shah Alam today to a charge of cheating an individual into handing over RM140,000 for a datuk seri title. Rohaized Abd Razak, 49, and Shahferoz Khan Mohamed Ayub Khan, 35, are jointly charged with cheating a 58-year-old man into handing over the cash for the […]