Alleged lewd image a chat app screenshot, Ebit Lew trial hears
THE seventh witness in the trial of preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew or Ebit Lew told the Tenom magistrate’s court that one of the pictures shown in court today, analysed from a mobile phone, was a screenshot taken in a chat app. Bukit Aman senior audio video analyst Latifah Abdul Aziz, 43, said from her analysis, the image, believed to be sexual […]
Tok Mat to handle seat negotiations among BN partners for upcoming state elections, says Zahid
KANGAR: Barisan Nasional election director Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has been tasked to handle seat negotiations among coalition partners for the upcoming state elections. Read full story
Nibong Tebal MCA raises RM158,000 funds for UTAR Hospital
PETALING JAYA: The Nibong Tebal MCA division has raised RM158,000 for the UTAR Hospital. Read full story
Taiwan publishers warn against visiting China as editor held
PUBLISHERS in Taiwan warned their peers today not to visit mainland China and Hong Kong after an editor from the self-ruled island, who went missing, was detained on suspicion of national security crimes. Activists and journalists in Taiwan sounded the alarm last month over the disappearance of China-born Li Yanhe, who lives in Taiwan and […]
Fight breaks out after fatal road accident in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: A video of an accident and a fight that broke out after the crash has gone viral, with police stating that those involved in the fight were family members of the victim and alleged perpetrator. Read full story
Man with parang who tried to stop firemen positive for drugs, say PJ cops
PETALING JAYA: The parang-wielding man who attempted to stop firefighters from extinguishing a fire at a house at Section 17 here tested positive for drug use, say police. Read full story
Kota Kinabalu airport hit by water cut, airlines told to top up before flying in
KOTA KINABALU: A water cut has hit Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) here on Friday (May 12). Read full story
Investigation into assault of army trainee started before news went viral, say PD cops
PORT DICKSON: Police had been investigating the assault of a trainee at an army training school here even before news of the incident went viral. Read full story
Sri Lanka airline posts US$525 million annual loss
CASH-STRAPPED Sri Lanka’s national airline announced a staggering US$525 million (RM2.34 billion) annual loss today. With nearly 6,000 workers, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-haemorrhaging state companies that have drained the budget and compounded the worst financial crisis in Sri Lanka’s history.
Perak Orang Asli get leave to appeal over hydroelectric project
THE Federal Court has granted Orang Asli settlers from Ulu Geruntum, Gopeng leave to appeal in their bid to stop two companies from carrying out works relating to mini hydroelectric projects on their ancestral land. In a ruling yesterday, a three-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the applicants had satisfied […]