Decomposed body found stuffed in travelling bag
THE decomposed body of a woman was found in a travel bag at an abandoned bus station in front of Kulai Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), yesterday. Kulai police chief Tok Beng Yeow said the travel bag was found by a man who then reported it to the police at about 1.50pm.
37 stage bus operators get financial aid
A TOTAL of 37 stage bus operators received subsidy assistance worth a total of RM169.87 million under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) this year. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said a total of 26 companies had secured three-year contracts, while 11 companies received one-year contracts.
PM breaks fast with frontliners, distributes goodies to tahfiz students and orphans
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim broke fast with frontliners as well as staff of the Prime Minister’s Department on Thursday (April 13). Read full story
Body of nine-year-old boy from capsized boat incident in Sapulut found
KOTA KINABALU: The body of a nine-year-old boy who was involved in a capsized boat incident with his family in Sapulut, was found on the third day of the Search and Rescue Operation (SAR) on Thursday (April 13). Read full story
Human resources minister asks media not to speculate on aide’s arrest
HUMAN Resources minister V. Sivakumar has asked the media not to speculate about the arrest of his aide by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). In a statement, the minister said he would not comment on the MACC investigation.
Uniqlo operator upgrades forecast on China demand
FAST Retailing, the Japanese operator of fast fashion brand Uniqlo, today upgraded its annual forecasts on strong overseas demand, as Chinese consumers return to stores. For the six months to February, sales surged 20.4% to ¥1.46 trillion (RM48.2 billion), while operating profit climbed 16.4% to ¥220 billion, the retailer said.
Knife in neck death not suspicious, say police
POLICE have classified the case of a woman in confinement who was discovered with a knife lodged in her neck at a house in Kampung Beris Panchor, Bachok, yesterday, as sudden death. Bachok police chief Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin said investigations had revealed no criminal element in the woman’s death.
China to ban ships from area near Taiwan due to ‘falling rocket wreckage’
CHINA will ban ships from entering an area north of Taiwan on Sunday due to “possible falling rocket wreckage”, a provincial maritime authority said, days after Beijing conducted large-scale military drills around the self-ruled island. The area around 160km from the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, will be closed from 9am (0100 GMT) to 3pm (0700 GMT), […]
Ringgit makes further gains against dollar
THE ringgit made additional gains against the dollar at the close today as the greenback weakened after the release of the US consumer price index (CPI) data and the federal open market committee (FOMC) meeting minutes, analysts said. At 6pm, the local note rose to 4.3995/4025 versus the greenback from yesterday’s closing rate of 4.4065/4120.
Thirty-seven stage bus operators have received almost RM170mil subsidies in 2023
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 37 stage bus operators have received subsidy assistance worth a total of RM169.87mil under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) in 2023. Read full story