Amirudin, Azmin and Yunus among MB candidates
PETALING JAYA: Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari and his predecessor and mentor Datuk Seri Azmin Ali are tipped to face each other for the top post in the Selangor state election. Read full story
Call to expedite Political Financing Act
PASS the Political Financing Act before the next general election, the government has been told. Read full story
Boy fights off croc in water village
KOTA KINABALU: A plucky nine-year-old boy fought off a crocodile which had attacked him while he was swimming during high tide. Read full story
'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83
TINA Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. Read full story
Man shot dead by police after trying to slash mother
AN armed man said to be high on drugs was shot dead by police when he acted aggressively and threatened to slash his mother in an incident in Hutan Melintang, Bagan Datuk, yesterday. Perak police chief Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the 44-year-old labourer refused to surrender when confronted by policemen at 11.30pm.
Elderly Australian woman tasered by cop dies
A 95-YEAR-OLD great-grandmother died today a week after being tasered by an Australian police officer inside her nursing home, police said. Clare Nowland had been in critical condition in hospital since being shot with an electronic stun gun on May 17 in a confrontation that shocked Australians and made international headlines.
Commercial crime surges more than 80% in Penang
PENANG police have recorded an 82.7% increase in commercial crime cases in the first four months of this year compared with the previous corresponding period. State police chief Khaw Kok Chin said 1,387 cases were reported, with victims losing RM53 million. In the same period last year, only 759 cases were reported with losses of RM28 […]
Satellite images show ‘unusual’ level of aircraft maintenance in N. Korea
RECENT satellite imagery shows an “unusual” level of aircraft maintenance at North Korea’s main airport, a monitoring group said, a possible sign Pyongyang is moving to resume international flights. North Korea has effectively sealed its borders since early 2020 as part of its drive to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, with all flights cancelled.
Man held over murder of pregnant lover
POLICE have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly killing his pregnant girlfriend and burning her corpse twice at an oil palm plantation on Jalan Sungai Limau in Sungai Besar, Selangor. It is believed that the suspect, who is a former college student, had lost his temper after the restaurant waitress refused to keep her pregnancy a secret.
Man arrested for allegedly murdering pregnant lover, burning remains
SUNGAI BESAR: An argument over hiding an out-of-wedlock pregnancy is believed to be the reason why a restaurant waiter was murdered by her boyfriend at an oil palm plantation on Jalan Sungai Limau here on Monday (May 22). Read full story