Ghost lake set to reappear as rain hits California again
A LAKE that dried up 80 years ago looked set yesterday to reappear, as monster rainfall accumulated over California’s wet winter season overwhelms the state’s rivers. Even as spring appeared in the northern hemisphere, there was no let-up for America’s most populous state, with forecasters predicting another 10cm of rain and up to 120cm of […]
PAS wants action against ‘immoral, disgusting’ KL nightclub
PAS has urged the authorities to act against a nightclub, set to feature “men in female underwear” in its opening on March 30. Party secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said action must be taken against Privacy Tun Razak for hosting ”immoral” acts ahead of the fasting month.
Ex-Goldman banker asks for ‘celebrity’ prison after ‘squalid Malaysian jail’
FORMER Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for his role in the 1MDB affair, has asked to serve his time in Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, where has housed celebrity prisoners such as US business tycoon Leona Helmsley and artists Lauryn Hill. Bloomberg reported that Ng’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo […]
PM seeking to boost ties in Saudi Arabia visit
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Saudi Arabia is expected to further enhance bilateral relations between Malaysia and the Middle Eastern country, as well as to explore new bilateral cooperation. Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah said during the three-day visit, the prime minister is scheduled to have an audience with Saudi […]
Colombia kills 2 cartel members, captures one
THE Colombian army said yesterday it had killed two members of the infamous Gulf Clan drug cartel and captured one of its bosses as operations resumed after the government called off a ceasefire. On New Year’s Eve, the government of new President Gustavo Petro had declared a bilateral ceasefire with armed groups including the Clan, […]
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng seeks celebrity prison for 1MDB fraud
NEW YORK: Roger Ng, the only Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker tried and convicted in the global 1MDB scandal, asked a judge to let him serve his 10-year prison term in Danbury, Connecticut – the same facility where hotel magnate Leona Helmsley was imprisoned for tax evasion in the early 1990s. Read full story
Ratcliffe will not pay ‘stupid price’ for Man Utd
PROSPECTIVE Manchester United owner Jim Ratcliffe says he will not pay a “stupid” price for the Premier League giants, with more bidders expected to enter the race to take over at Old Trafford. The British billionaire is one of two interested parties to have announced their bids to Raine, the merchant bank brought in to […]
Suit says Meta board ‘turned blind eye’ to human trafficking
A SHAREHOLDER lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent Meta of shirking their duties by ignoring human and sex trafficking on the tech giant’s social platforms. The suit filed in the Court of Chancery in the US state of Delaware calls for Mark Zuckerberg, along with other executives and board […]
BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fears
THE BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed for business reasons, with Western institutions increasingly taking a harder stance over data collection fears. The British broadcasting giant reported that it sent staff a message on Sunday saying: “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on a […]
We’ll help with ailing projects, Johor tells housing developers
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Housing developers facing problems completing their projects on schedule should come forward to get help, says Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor. Read full story