KUALA LUMPUR : Mahkamah Tinggi di sini hari ini membenarkan permohonan Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Razarudin Husain untuk memulakan prosiding komital kedua terhadap penulis blog Papagomo kerana melanggar syarat permohonan maaf yang diperintahkan oleh mahkamah sebelum ini. Permohonan itu berkaitan kes saman RM3 juta difailkan Razarudin terhadap Papagomo, atau nama sebenarnya Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, berhubung dakwaan memfitnah yang turut membabitkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. ..

KOTA BHARU : Dua lelaki tempatan ditahan ketika cuba menyeludup 40 tan beras putih dalam satu serbuan bersepadu di Simpang Empat Kampung Manjor, Jalan Kuala Krai-Gua Musang, dekat Kuala Krai semalam. Ketua Polis Kelantan Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat berkata kedua-dua suspek, masing-masing berusia 23 dan 27 tahun ditahan sekitar 8.45 malam oleh anggota Jabatan Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan Ketenteraman Awam (JKDNKA) Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Kelantan dengan kerjasama Kawal Selia Padi dan Beras ..

JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to change the source of some of its fuel imports from Singapore to the United States as part of negotiations over steep tariffs, its energy minister said on Friday. The United States has imposed a 32% tariff on Indonesian goods, but like other countries, implementation has been paused until July to make room for negotiations. Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the change of some fuel imports away from Singapore would happen gradually. Indonesia could shift as much as 60% of ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Sebanyak 215,172 majikan yang mempunyai tunggakan faedah Caruman Lewat Bayar (FCLB) ditawarkan pengurangan hingga 50 peratus sempena pelanjutan tempoh pelaksanaan Bulan Pemutihan hingga 31 Mei ini. Menteri Sumber Manusia Steven Sim berkata pengurangan itu diberikan kepada majikan sedia ada kecuali mereka yang mempunyai kes tuntutan faedah dan pendakwaan serta yang telah menerima Notis Kompaun seperti gagal mendaftar perusahan atau pekerja dan gagal atau lewat melapor kemalangan. ..

KUALA LUMPUR : A total of 215,172 employers with outstanding Late Payment Contributions (FCLB) to the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) are eligible for discounts of up to 50 per cent under the extended Bulan Pemutihan (Amnesty Month) initiative, which ends on May 31. Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong said the initiative, however, does not apply to employers involved in benefit claims, legal proceedings or compound notices including cases of failure to register businesses or ..

PUTRAJAYA : The National Circular Economy Council (NCEC) meeting today approved in principle the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy Framework and agreed to the mandatory implementation of eco-design. Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said EPR was among the key focus areas of the ministry this year, emphasising the concept of government- private joint responsibility in managing solid waste. EPR is a crucial instrument in the circular economy, establishing ..

PETALING JAYA: Nurul Izzah Anwar has officially registered her nomination for PKRs deputy president post in the upcoming party polls. In her Facebook post, the party vice-president said that it is not an easy or comfortable way to make this decision to run for the partys election, but it has been made from a sense of responsibility. Many, including grassroots leaders who spoke to me directly, welcomed my participation in the current elections with hope, wanting to see regeneration and renewal ..

KYIV: Ukraine's SBU security agency said on Friday it had uncovered a spy network being run by the Hungarian state to obtain intelligence about Ukraine's defences. In a statement, the SBU said it had detained two suspected agents who, it said, were being run by Hungarian military intelligence. It said it was the first time in the history of Ukraine that a Hungarian spy network had been found to be working against Kyiv's interests. There was no immediate response to a request for comment from ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the presence of the International Economic Senate (IWS) and the World Economic Council delegation opens up opportunities for investment expansion, especially involving German companies in Malaysia. Through a post on his Facebook account today, Anwar said he received a courtesy call from IWS chairman Peter Nussbaum along with a delegation from the World Economic Council. I welcome their visit to Malaysia as a continuous initiative to ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Seorang penuntut universiti swasta didenda RM5,000 atau dipenjara dua bulan oleh Mahkamah Majistret di sini hari ini kerana mencabul seorang ahli patologi wanita warga Amerika Syarikat di dalam koc tren aliran transit ringan (LRT) awal tahun ini. Majistret S. Mageswary menjatuhkan hukuman itu selepas Rahman Md Moshiur, 28, mengaku bersalah atas pertuduhan menggunakan kekerasan jenayah terhadap mangsa yang berusia 26 tahun dengan maksud untuk mencabul kehormatannya. Warga ..

KUALA LUMPUR : A private university student was fined RM5,000, in default two months in jail, by the Magistrates Court here today for outraging the modesty of a female American pathologist in a light rail transit (LRT) train early this year. Magistrate S. Mageswary meted out the fine on Bangladeshi national Rahman Md Moshiur, 28, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. He was charged with using criminal force on the 26-year-old woman with the intent to outrage her modesty in a train from the ..

SANTO DOMINGO: Dozens of people and families of victims of a nightclub collapse in the Dominican Republic last month, which left 233 people dead, gathered Thursday at a vigil to demand justice. The roof of the Jet Set nightclub came crashing down in the early hours of April 8 on hundreds of people attending a concert by merengue star Rubby Perez, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades. The clubs owner told local media last month the roof had been leaking for years and had never ..

KUALA LUMPUR : The High Court here today allowed an application by Inspector- General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain to commence a second committal proceeding against blogger Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris for violating the terms of his apology previously ordered by the court. The application is related to a RM3 million lawsuit filed by Razarudin against Wan Muhammad Azri, also known as Papagomo, over alleged defamation, which also involved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. ..

PUTRAJAYA : Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini mengesahkan akan mempertahankan jawatan Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) pada Pemilihan PKR 2025 yang dijadual berlangsung hujung bulan ini. Walaupun masih belum mengemukakan pencalonan secara rasmi, Anwar memaklumkan bahawa beliau akan segera menghantar pencalonannya dalam masa terdekat bagi mengisi jawatan nombor satu parti itu. Saya tak daftar lagi, (pencalonan) presiden masih kosong... saya isi (pencalonan) kemudian, katanya ..

PUTRAJAYA : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today confirmed that he will defend his position as PKR president in the partys 2025 elections, scheduled for the end of this month. Although he has yet to formally submit his nomination, Anwar said he would do so soon to contest the partys top post. I havent registered yet, the (president) nomination is still vacant ... Ill submit (my nomination) later, he told reporters after having lunch at Restoran Kampung Pandan Kari Kepala Ikan ..

BOGOT: At least five people were killed and two are missing after a landslide near Colombia's second-largest city Medellin on Thursday, local authorities said. Rescue teams were deployed to Sabaneta municipality, south of Medellin, where heavy rains caused landslides and flooding, Antioquia department governor Andres Julian Rendon said on X. Videos shared on social media appeared to show several homes buried in the region. The mayor's office said it had set up shelters for victims while rescue ..

SEREMBAN : A total of 31 out of 34 troubled or sick projects by PR1MA Corporation Malaysia (PR1MA) nationwide have been completed, encompassing 20,470 residential units as of April, said Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. The minister said that the remaining three projects -- two in Melaka and one in Kedah will be completed by the end of this year, with the full support of his ministry (KPKT) and related agencies. The troubled projects were inherited from the previous ..

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Friday denied an Amnesty International report accusing it of providing Chinese-made weapons to Sudanese paramilitary forces at war with the regular army. The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weaponry to any party involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan, said Salem Aljaberi, the UAE's assistant minister for security and military affairs. These claims are baseless and lack substantiated evidence, he said in a statement posted on the ..

SHAH ALAM : SIRIM Berhad (SIRIM) aims to certify around 2,000 companies with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related certification by the end of this year as part of efforts to prepare local industries for global market access. SIRIM group president and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad said ESG certification is crucial as its implementation will become mandatory by 2027. Were encouraging industries to obtain ESG certification early, before it becomes compulsory. ..

PORT SUDAN: Drone strikes hit Port Sudan for a sixth straight day Friday, an army source said, blaming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army since April 2023. Our air defences intercepted some of the enemy drones which were targeting sites in the city, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Witnesses reported strikes across Port Sudan, seat of the army-backed government and the country's main aid hub. The port city, which had been seen as a safe haven ..

COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed on Friday, killing six of the 12 people on board, the military said. The personnel were taking part in a demonstration flight and preparing for a rope jump when their Bell 212 plunged into a lake at Maduru Oya, east of capital Colombo, a military official told AFP. They had been due to perform a fast-roping manoeuvre during a graduation ceremony of Special Forces commandos, showcasing their skills at descending from the helicopter while it ..

KALABAKAN : Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) mengambil maklum sepenuhnya mengenai capaian internet rendah atau tiada capaian langsung di kawasan sekolah, terutama selepas peluncuran dasar pendidikan digital, kata menterinya Fadhlina Sidek Beliau berkata isu yang dihadapi, khususnya di sekolah-sekolah luar bandar itu tidak boleh dipinggirkan dan sentiasa menjadi keutamaan KPM, justeru Program Tindak Susul Parlimen dilaksanakan, dengan inisiatif turun padang ke lokasi terkait bagi melihat sendiri ..

PUTRAJAYA : Mesyuarat Majlis Sosial Negara Bilangan 1/2025 yang dipengerusikan Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi hari ini bersetuju menubuhkan Jawatankuasa Khas Pendidikan Islam Prasekolah. Ahmad Zahid dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini berkata jawatankuasa itu bertujuan menyelaras aspek pendaftaran, pembangunan kurikulum serta kebajikan guru-guru di Pusat Asuhan Tunas Islam (PASTI) untuk memastikan penyampaian pendidikan prasekolah yang berkualiti, selamat dan teratur. ..

KUALA LUMPUR : CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd has downgraded its recommendation for Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PChem) to a Hold from Buy. CIMB Securities also reduced its target price for PChem to RM3.53 from RM4.41, following a 13 to 26 per cent cut in its earnings forecasts for the financial years (FY) 2025 to 2027. In a research note today, the brokerage said the downgrade was driven by an unplanned shutdown at PChems high-margin Kertih cracker, prolonged downtime at Pengerang Petrochemical ..

MUZAFFARABAD: Five civilians were killed in Indian shelling overnight in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a government official said Friday, after days of exchanges between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The deaths were reported in areas near the heavily militarised border known as the Line of Control that separates the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. Indian forces shelled civilian areas... resulting in the deaths of four people, including a two- year-old girl and injuring 12 others, ..

SEREMBAN : Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun has been urged by Gabungan NGO Haiwan Malaysia to cease the state governments plan to cull stray dogs in Malay-majority areas in the state. Earlier today, the coalition handed over a formal memorandum to a representative from the Menteri Besars office at Wisma Negeri, here, along with a file containing over 5,000 signatures from concerned citizens who strongly oppose the culling. This memorandum submission was presented by ..

GOLD firmed on Friday on dip-buying after prices dropped earlier in the session, while markets turned their focus to U.S.-China trade talks due this weekend. Spot gold added 0.4% to $3,317.39 an ounce as of 0622 GMT. The metal has gained more than 2% so far this week. U.S. gold futures firmed 0.5% to $3,321.80. Spot gold fell to $3,274.38 earlier in the day, as a U.S.-UK breakthrough deal on trade on Thursday dimmed the safe-haven assets allure. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Around 25,000 devotees are expected to join the Wesak Day float procession starting at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields on Monday (May 12). Joint Wesak Celebration Committee (JWCC) chairman Ng Yong Pau said the procession, featuring about 30 floats, will start at 6 pm from the Buddhist Maha Vihara at Jalan Berhala and pass through Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Jalan Petaling, Jalan Yap Ah Loy, Jalan Hang Lekiu, Jalan Gereja and Jalan Raja Chulan. The ..

BEIJING : China has expressed its support for Malaysia, the current ASEAN chair, in hosting the upcoming ASEAN-China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, affirming the shared commitment among regional nations towards open cooperation and mutual benefits. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian stated that ASEAN and GCC member states are key emerging economies in Asia and significant partners in Chinas Belt and Road Initiative. China actively supports Malaysia in hosting this summit, ..

GEORGE TOWN : A dentist lost RM300,440 after falling victim to a scam syndicate offering a non-existent job. Timur Laut police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the 72-year-old victim was duped after receiving a WhatsApp message on Feb 28 from an unknown number offering an online job opportunity through the JEM Abundance Store (JBS) app, which promised returns of up to 15 per cent. The victim accepted the offer and was instructed to make payments purportedly to cover the cost of items ordered ..

RUSSIAs defence ministry said on Thursday Ukrainian forces had made two attempts to break through the border into Russias Kursk region since the start of a three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Moscow. Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, which was announced last week by President Vladimir Putin and came into effect on Thursday. Ukraine has not committed to abide by the ceasefire, calling it a ruse by Putin to create the impression he wants to end the ..

KUALA LUMPUR : PKR Vice-President Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has confirmed his intention to defend his position in the partys polls for the 20252028 term and is offering three key agendas aimed at strengthening the party and its leadership. Nik Nazmi, who is also the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, outlined his priorities, namely continuing the Felo Keadilan programme to develop capable young leaders, strengthening the partys political education and cadre system, and ..

SEREMBAN : Relevant parties, including the state governments, have been urged to take more proactive steps in implementing development projects to further enhance the socio-economic growth of the local community and attract investment. Town and Country Planning Department (PLANMalaysia) director- general Datuk Dr Alias Rameli said this included the container port project in Port Dickson and the southern stretches of the West Coast Expressway (WCE), involving Banting in Selangor, as well as ..

KUALA LUMPUR : The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reamnded a port manager for allegedly deceiving a companys shareholders, resulting in a loss of approximately RM1 million. An MACC source has revealed that the 40-year-old woman is suspected of committing the offence involving dredging work at Bagan Datoh Port, Perak, to claim payment more than the actual value from another company. The woman was detained at 6.15 pm yesterday when she turned up to give her statements at the MACC ..

KUALA LUMPUR : Police have detained 14 men in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Penang as part of coordinated operations targeting the illegal production and distribution of ketum leaves and water. Twelve suspects were arrested in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur following two raids on April 24 and May 6, conducted by the General Operations Force (GOF) Central Brigade as part of Op Taring Mitra. In a statement today, Central Brigade commander SAC Hakemal Hawari confirmed that authorities seized ketum leaves, ..

TERLIBAT dalam kemalangan merupakan sebuah mimpi ngeri bagi setiap pemandu, tetapi kadangkala, terdapat juga individu yang sangat memahami dan tidak mengambil kesempatan. Inilah yang berlaku kepada seorang wanita @misznyna_, yang baru-baru ini berkongsi pengalamannya di laman Thread selepas tidak sengaja melanggar sebuah Axia di hadapannya. Mengakui salahnya, dia segera meminta maaf kepada pemandu yang dikenali sebagai Encik Lim, tetapi dia terkejut dengan ketenangannya. Tanpa rasa marah, Encik ..

ARMED with a second-hand putter purchased from a thrift shop while having dinner last week in Korea, Australias Lucas Herbert waltzed his way to a two- shot lead and tied the course record with a bogey-free nine-under-par 62 in the opening round of the US$2 million International Series Japan presented by Moutai. The putter, called Code 01 Forged with an old Yes C-groove face, was smoking hot throughout the day, but especially on holes one to seven, where he made six birdies and an eagle - to ..

LONDON : Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away almost his entire personal wealth in the next two decades and said the worlds poorest would receive some $200 billion via his foundation at a time when governments worldwide are slashing international aid. The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist said he was speeding up plans to divest his fortune and close the Gates Foundation on Dec. 31, 2045. People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am ..

PUTRAJAYA : The Malaysian Institute of Integrity (IIM) has expressed its intention to forge a strategic partnership with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to ensure better coordination of anti-corruption activities and avoid duplication. MACC deputy chief commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Azmi Kamaruzaman said in a statement that this was conveyed by IIM chief executive officer Rahman Mohd Din during a courtesy call at the MACC headquarters here today. He said IIM played a key role ..