China says its fighters shadowed US Navy patrol plane over Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, Dec 6 ― China’s military said today it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a US Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that took place weeks before Taiwan holds elections. China claims sovereignty over democratically governed Taiwan, and says it has jurisdiction over the strait. Taiwan and […]
Cyclone Michaung hits India’s south after 13 killed in floods, rain
BHUBANESWAR, India: Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage. Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two days as the cyclone approached, submerging entire villages and halting […]
Three arrested over murder of economy rice seller in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: Police here have arrested two men and a woman to help with investigations into the death of a senior citizen who was stabbed 27 times in the parking area of an apartment in Jalan Perak on Tuesday (Dec 5). Acting Timur Laut OCPD Supt V. Saravanan said the three suspects, aged between 29 […]
No reason for Home Minister to ‘blindly’ defend immigration officer in BM-passport debacle – Ramasamy
KUALA LUMPUR: There was no reason for Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to blindly defend the immigration officer for being rude over an individual’s experience in renewing a passport, recently. Former Penang deputy chief minister P. Ramasamy said there were no elements in the law or government regulations that stipulate that an individual […]
Penerima eBeliaRahmah tidak layak terima kredit eMADANI – Ahmad Maslan
PUTRAJAYA: Penerima eBeliaRahmah tidak layak untuk menerima kredit e-dompet eMADANI memandangkan mereka telah mendapat manfaat daripada kredit eBeliaRahmah, kata Timbalan Menteri Kewangan I, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. Justeru, beliau menasihatkan orang ramai yang ingin memohon kredit e-dompet eMADANI RM100 melihat terlebih dulu syarat kelayakan yang ditetapkan sebelum memohonnya. Katanya, syarat kelayakan memohon kredit e-dompet eMADANI […]
Penganggur didakwa bunuh tuan rumah sewa
Selayang: Penganggur didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret, di sini, hari ini kerana membunuh wanita warga emas yang juga pemilik rumah sewanya, dua minggu lalu. Mohamad Amirul Arshad Zainudin, 22, mengangguk faham sejurus pertuduhan terhadapnya dibacakan di hadapan Majistret Chai Guan Hock. Tiada pengakuan direkodkan daripada tertuduh berikutan kes bunuh di bawah bidang kuasa Mahkamah Tinggi. Mengikut […]
Malaysia tolak keganasan, konflik bersenjata
Kuala Lumpur: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah bertitah Malaysia menolak segala bentuk keganasan terhadap insan yang tidak berdosa dalam sesuatu konflik bersenjata. Titah Seri Paduka, ia termasuk tindakan pengeboman terhadap orang awam, hospital dan sekolah, pemotongan bekalan air, makanan serta elektrik kepada orang awam. Baginda bertitah, sebagai sebuah negara berdaulat dan […]
Meituan sahkan tidak berminat ambil alih foodpanda
DELIVERY Hero sebelum ini telah mengesahkan mereka sedang mempertimbangkan untuk menjual operasi perkhidmatan penghantaran makanan foodpanda di rantau ini, termasuk untuk pasaran Malaysia. Sejak daripadanya, beberapa nama telah timbul menyatakan mungkin mengambil-alih operasi foodpanda. Antara yang dinamakan adalah Meituan – gergasi perkhidmatan makanan di China. Namun, kini melalui kenyataan rasmi yang dikongsikan pihak Meituan, mereka […]