China holds navy, air patrols in South China Sea
BEIJING: Chinese and US warships were in the South China Sea on Thursday, conducting rival exercises in the disputed waters amid heightened tensions involving US ally the Philippines. Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command a day before said a two-day deployment of its navy and air force, scheduled to end today, was carrying […]
Three injured in stabbing incident on Tokyo train, woman in custody
TOKYO, Jan 4 — Three men were injured on Wednesday in a stabbing incident and taken to hospital after a woman wielded a knife on a train at Akihabara Station in Tokyo, Japanese police said. The police received an emergency call at just before 11pm local time (1400 GMT) saying the woman had inflicted injuries […]
Penang hospitals not affected by four-day water supply disruption, says state exco
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 4 — Daily operations at public and private hospitals in Penang will carry on as usual during the scheduled four-day water supply disruption next week, said state exco Daniel Gooi Zi Sen. The health exco said the Penang Hospital is not affected by the water supply interruption while all other government hospitals […]
No reports of Malaysians involved in Kerman, Iran bombings, says Wisma Putra
PUTRAJAYA: There have been no reports of Malaysians involved in the Kerman bombings in Iran on Wednesday (Jan 3), says the Foreign Ministry. It added in a statement on Thursday (Jan 4) that the Embassy of Malaysia in Tehran is closely monitoring the developments and is actively liaising with the local authorities. In the incident […]
Amaran hujan lebat berterusan tahap buruk di beberapa kawasan di Johor hingga Ahad
KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran hujan lebat berterusan tahap buruk di beberapa kawasan di Johor bermula hari ini hingga Ahad. MetMalaysia dalam kenyataan memaklumkan amaran itu melibatkan Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi dan Johor Bahru Jabatan itu turut mengeluarkan amaran hujan berterusan tahap waspada yang diramal berlaku sehingga Ahad melibatkan Kuantan, Pekan […]
Suami wanita kes tipu katering turut hilangkan diri – Polis
JEMPOL: Polis masih giat mengesan seorang wanita yang disyaki terbabit dalam penipuan urusan katering membabitkan seorang pengantin wanita dalam kejadian pada 24 Disember lalu di Bandar Seri Jempol. Ketua Polis Daerah Jempol, Superitenden Hoo Chang Hook berkata, usaha mendapatkan keterangan suami suspek juga tidak berhasil apabila dia dipercayai turut menghilangkan diri. “Setakat ini, kita ada […]
Suami isteri diperintah bela diri tuduhan terima deposit haram RM364,000
KUALA LUMPUR: Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini memerintahkan sepasang suami isteri membela diri atas satu pertuduhan menerima deposit RM364,000 daripada orang awam tanpa lesen sah, sembilan tahun lepas. Hakim Mohd Kafli Che Ali memutuskan demikian selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan berjaya membuktikan kes prima facie terhadap bekas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) sebuah syarikat telekomunikasi, Ho […]
