NEW YORK, May 7 ― A US judge yesterday formally ended the US government’s criminal case against Goldman Sachs related to the Wall Street bank’s work for the Malaysian fund 1MDB after it met its obligations and paid US$2.9 billion (RM13.7 billion) in penalties. Chief Judge Margo Brodie of the federal court in Brooklyn dismissed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — It felt like the end of the world for Jennifer Balanting when her eldest son Ashton was diagnosed with mild autism at the age of three. “At first, I thought it was alright because boys usually take longer to reach certain milestones,” said the mother-of-three. “But, my brother advised me … Read more
PETALING JAYA, March 26 — Getting elbowed as two men bumped into each other at a nightspot is believed to have led to a fight that ended in death here early last Saturday morning. Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Shahrulnizam Jaafar said the victim, a local in his 40s, died after allegedly being punched … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, says that he will begin his real way of ruling after the ‘honeymoon’ phase, which ends in less than two weeks. In a Facebook post on the ‘Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’ account today, His Majesty was quoted stating his commitment to fulfilling the … Read more
KENINGAU, Feb 22 — A man was sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined RM6,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for using a fake identity card to work as a teacher at a school in Tenom, near here, for the past 29 years. Magistrate Nur Asyraf Zolhani imposed the sentence on Ridal Abdul … Read more
BATU PAHAT, Feb 21 — A thrill-seeker was grounded for a dangerous stunt after a viral video showed his “drifting” manoeuvre hit a four-wheel drive (4WD) parked at Jalan Desa Botani 1, Taman Desa Botani here at 1.15pm today, and ended with police seizing his Toyota Supra car as well. Batu Pahat acting chief of … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Tuanku Bainun Creative Centre for Children or PKK Tuanku Bainun has seen their space transformed into a bustling hub of creativity following the Tirai 2024 event. Taking place on Saturday (January 27), Tirai 2024 marks the end of PKK Tuanku Bainun’s year long arts and crafts programme coined as … Read more
KUCHING, Jan 21 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has ended the continuous rain warning issued for Sarawak, Johor and Pahang. Its director general Muhammad Helmi Abdullah said based on the analysis of weather models, it was found the weather has improved and there is no potential for continuous rain in these states. “The continuous … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The request for proposal (RFP) process will start after the completion of the request for information (RFI) process which has been extended to January 15, 2024 by MyHSR Corporation Sdn Bhd. The RFI date extension from the original deadline of November 15, 2023 is to enable the private sector, which … Read more
CHUKAI, Dec 2 — The polling process for the Kemaman parliamentary by-election, which began at 8am today, concluded at 6pm when all 49 polling centres were closed. All ballot boxes from the polling centres, involving 244 streams, will be taken to the vote-tallying centre at Dewan Berlian Utama, Kemaman Municipal Council here before the official … Read more
