Labuan hotel worker electrocuted after coming into contact with lamp post
LABUAN: A hotel worker here has been electrocuted after coming into contact with a lamp post that had somehow been electrified here on Thursday (May 4) morning. Read full story
King, Queen arrive in London for special visit
KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah arrived in London on Wednesday (May 3) for a special visit until May 14. Read full story
Unity govt has more significance than 'Malay Proclamation', says Zahid
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has poured cold water on former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s “Malay Proclamation”, saying the present unity government carries more significance. Read full story
Kemaman woman lodges report, claiming photos used in porn videos
KUALA TERENGGANU: Police have confirmed receiving a report by a woman from Kemaman claiming that photographs of herself and her family members have been misused and uploaded in several pornographic videos that have gone viral on social media. Read full story
Man arrested over RM1.8 million jewellery heist
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a robbery in Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan, yesterday where two jewellery suppliers lost a delivery of about RM1.8 million to two armed men behind a goldsmith shop. Kuala Pilah deputy police chief Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab said the 50-year-old suspect was arrested in the area at 10pm […]
Thunderstorms and strong winds in 11 states, federal territories
THUNDERSTORMS, heavy rain and strong winds are expected in 11 states, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya until 5pm today. The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the states are Kedah (Langkawi, Yan, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu), Penang and Perak (Kerian, Larut, Matang, Selama, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, […]
Zahid wants funding to resolve Sabah water woes
DEPUTY Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he will request special funding to resolve the long-running water supply issue in Sabah. The minister of rural and regional development said the special provision was necessary to ensure that everyone living in Sabah – especially those in the rural areas – received clean water.
Sivakumar’s aides terminated after MACC spotlight
THE axe has fallen on five officers attached to Human Resource Minister V Sivakumar whose ministry has come under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) spotlight over the migrant workers’ recruitment process, malaysiakini reported. The news portal, quoting sources, said five officers had their contracts terminated while another was transferred to the Public Service Department.
European stocks drop after Fed, with ECB in focus
EUROPE’S stocks opened lower today before an expected rate hike from the European Central Bank, after the US Federal Reserve lifted borrowing costs and indicated it would not cut anytime soon. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index lost 0.5% to 7,753.16 points compared with the closing level yesterday.
2 dead, 4 injured in Pan Borneo Highway crash
TWO Indonesian nationals were killed and four others seriously injured when their Proton Waja reportedly slammed into the rear of a 4×4 wheeled vehicle on the Pan Borneo highway at the Lubok Antu intersection, some 265km from Kuching, just before noon today. Police have yet to release the names of those involved but the Fire […]