State polls: Pakatan, Barisan seat negotiations still open, says Salahuddin
SEREMBAN: Seat negotiations for the six state elections are still open even though Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional have agreed that the incumbents in the 14th General Election (GE14) will be retained in their respective seats, said Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub. Read full story
Govt lists Sulu claimant as terrorist
ONE of the claimants from the Sulu group known as Fuad A Kiram has been classified as a terrorist, Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud said. He said Fuad has been listed in the entity classified as terrorists under section 66B of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds […]
Unofficial air force badge all the rage in Taiwan
PATRIOTIC badges showing Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face by a Taiwanese black bear – a humorous dig at China’s leader Xi Jinping – have gone viral across the self-ruled island. The iron-on patches being worn by some of Taiwan’s air force pilots are a defiant message to Xi, who is often satirised for looking […]
Cops detain two men for pelting villager’s house and car with rocks, wood in Papar
KOTA KINABALU: Two men have been arrested for allegedly damaging a villager’s house and car using rocks and wood in Sabah’s southwestern Papar district. Read full story
Dewan Negara meeting adjourned, 13 Bills passed
KUALA LUMPUR: The Second Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament of Dewan Negara was adjourned on Tuesday (April 11) after 14 days of sitting. Read full story
Anwar breaks fast with media, artistes
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended a breaking of fast event with media practitioners and local artistes at Dewan Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre (WTC), today (April 11). Read full story
Mentally impaired woman dies in Penang house fire
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A mentally impaired woman died in a fire which gutted her house in Kampung Alma here today (April 11). Read full story
Cops arrest 4 mule account holders
PENANG police have arrested four men on suspicion of serving as mule account holders for several scam gangs that had cheated their victims out of hundreds of thousands of ringgit. The Barat Daya police headquarters said the four suspects, aged between 29 and 43, were arrested separately in Bayan Lepas, George Town and Simpang Ampat […]
Cops complete probe into Chinese tourist’s extortion claim
THE investigation papers on allegations by a Chinese tourist that she has been extorted by policemen at the Dato Onn roundabout in Kuala Lumpur recently were sent to the Attorney-General’s Chambers yesterday for further action. Kuala Lumpur acting police chief Yahaya Othman said so far seven people have had their statements taken to facilitate investigations.
England’s health service set for ‘catastrophic’ strike
THE public health service in England today braced for “the most disruptive industrial action” in its history as junior doctors walk out over pay and working conditions. The National Health Service (NHS) has been hit by waves of strikes in recent months as soaring inflation eats into wages and pandemic backlogs coupled with staff shortages […]