Year: 2025

Myanmar worker sustains severe injuries after hand trapped in sugar crusher machine at Ipoh factory

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — A 21-year-old Myanmar worker sustained serious injuries after his right hand was caught in a sugar crusher machine at a factory on Jalan Jelapang, Ipoh, this morning. Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director…

‘Wait for my lawyer’s letter,’ Hannah Yeoh tells Perak PAS commissioner over YTL family link claim

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — “Look out for a letter from my lawyer,” said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, condemning the mistake made by Perak PAS Commissioner Razman Zakaria, who admitted to wrongly claiming that the minister was the…

Op Selamat 23: 363 police deployed for daily traffic and security patrols in KL during CNY

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — A total of 363 police personnel will be on duty daily to enhance traffic control and security patrols in the federal capital starting today until Feb 2 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations….

Irrigation Dept warns 43 villages in Terengganu to stay vigilant of flooding risk as high tide phenomenon coincides with heavy rainfall

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 28 — A total of 43 villages located near 12 river estuaries in Terengganu are at risk of flooding due to a high tide phenomenon expected to begin at 9 pm today and continue until Jan 30….

King of Malaysia receives credentials of six foreign envoys from Japan, Switzerland, Venezuela and more at Istana Negara

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia today received the credentials of six foreign envoys to Malaysia at Istana Negara. The envoys are Radames Jesus Gomez Azuaje of Venezuela, Shikata Noriyuki (Japan), Chantal Gaby Moser…

Kuching man jailed for six months after spending RM700 with deceased’s lost debit card

KUCHING, Jan 28 — A man who spent RM700 using a deceased individual’s lost bank debit card was sentenced by the Magistrates’ Court here yesterday to a total of six months in prison. Magistrate Ling Hui Chuan convicted Nelson Jawan…

Smooth traffic flow on major highways for CNY, minor delays on East Coast due to some accidents

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Traffic flow on several major highways was reportedly smooth this morning, although vehicle movement towards the East Coast was slow due to accidents. A spokesperson from the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) told Bernama that as…

JPJ intensifies crackdown on KLIA taxi touts ahead of Malaysia’s Asean chairmanship

SHAH ALAM, Jan 28 — The Selangor Road Transport Department (RTD) is intensifying efforts to crack down on illegal taxi operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and KLIA2 in conjunction with Malaysia’s Asean 2025 chairmanship. Director Azrin Borhan revealed…

Harith Iskander’s ‘ham’ joke: IGP confirms 21 questions asked as cops record retired nurse Cecelia Yap’s statement

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Police have recorded a statement from Facebook user Cecelia Yap Song KL to assist in investigations regarding her comment on comedian Harith Iskander’s Facebook post about the “ham” issue, which was alleged to insult Islam….

No negligence or criminal elements found in Klang factory blaze, fire caused by chemical reaction, say police

KLANG, Jan 28 — Police have not detected any element of negligence or crime in connection with the explosion of a recycled chemicals processing plant at the Kapar Indah Industrial Park, near here last week (Jan 20). North Klang district…