AirBorneo to operate Bebuling STOLport, boosting Betong’s air connectivity, says Sarawak deputy premier
BETONG, March 14 — Sarawak’s own airline, AirBorneo, is set to enhance air connectivity in Betong Division, with operations expected to commence at the Bebuling Short Take-Off and Landing Airport (STOLport) upon its completion in November this year. According to…
Former PM Ismail Sabri quizzed by MACC for six hours, returning Monday
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters at 5:42pm today after nearly six hours of questioning. According to Astro Awani, he is expected to return on Monday…
KLIA2 passenger fined RM50,000 for smuggling five protected birds in check-in luggage
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — An Indonesian construction worker was fined RM50,000 by the Sessions Court in Sepang today after pleading guilty to a charge of attempting to smuggle five fully protected Asian Koels (Eudynamys scolopaceus) in his check-in baggage…
Sarawak housewife jailed 30 years for murdering toddler — fed cat as child lay dying from brutal assault
KUCHING, March 14 — The High Court here today sentenced a housewife to 30 years in prison for the murder of her husband’s three-year-old nephew. Judicial Commissioner Zaleha Mohd Yusof Pan handed down the sentence against Elora Duka after she…
Sabah’s STAR party targets Chinese-majority seats in state election, says deputy party president
KOTA KINABALU, March 14 — Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku (Star) plans to contest in Chinese majority seats in the upcoming state election. These are among 16 state seats which the party is eyeing as announced recently by its President Datuk…
PM Anwar calls for defence-industry synergy to boost R&D
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a new synergy between the Ministry of Defence and industry players to ensure that the country’s defence research and development ecosystem keeps pace with technological advancements. The prime…
Accused in Lahad Datu vocational college murder insists victim was ‘normal’ before death
TAWAU, March 14 — The eighth accused in the murder of Lahad Datu Vocational College student Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan told the High Court here today that he did not see the victim being beaten up. The accused,…
Johor retiree duped out of RM2.3m in WhatsApp investment scam
JOHOR BARU, March 14 —A retiree was left devastated after losing RM2.3 million to a bogus investment scheme that promised lucrative returns. Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar said police received a report on the scam from the 62-year-old man…
Johor police nab elderly driver going wrong way on Second Link (VIDEO)
ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 14 — An 85-year-old man has been detaineid for going against traffic on the Second Link expressway here after he entered the wrong lane yesterday. The octogenarian, who was driving a brown Proton Saga FL, was caught…
Man charged with hurting son, 4, with knife in Setiawangsa flat
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — A food rider pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means on his four-year-old son two days ago. The man, aged 30, was alleged to have slapped the…
