KLIA Aerotrain to return in second quarter of 2025 after RM456m overhaul, MAHB confirms
SEPANG, Jan 24 — The Automated People Mover System (Aerotrain) in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is expected to resume service in the second quarter of this year, its operator, the Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) said. In a press…
Red paint attack at UM’s KK Mart: Police hunt suspects amid ‘ham’ sandwich controversy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Two suspects are believed to have thrown red paint at the entrance of a KK Mart outlet located on Universiti Malaya (UM) grounds. According to The Star, Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd…
Probe on cop’s obscene gesture at protest heads to AGC, says KL police chief
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The investigation paper (IP) concerning a policeman accused of making an obscene gesture at a woman during a protest last month has been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC). As reported by The Star,…
Fugitive BMW driver fined RM5,500 for hit-and-run at Johor traffic light
JOHOR BARU, Jan 24 – A 27-year-old man was fined RM5,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for careless and inconsiderate driving that caused an accident, injuring another driver, before fleeing the scene last week. Christopher Lim Ka Hen, who…
Orang Asli students from Pahang win gold at international robotics competition
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — A group of Orang Asli students from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Permatang Keledang in Pahang has won gold in the Primary School Robotics Innovation category (ages 10 to 13) at the 26th International Robot Olympiad held…
Foreign worker crushed to death by falling zinc roof at Penang construction site
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 24 — A foreign worker died when a zinc roof, which was being moved from a lorry by crane to a building structure got unleashed from its hook and fell on him in an incident at Simpang…
Organisers yet to submit complete notice for anti-corruption rally in Dataran Merdeka tomorrow, say police
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Police have yet to receive a revised notice from the organisers of an assembly planned to be held at a shopping complex and Dataran Merdeka here tomorrow. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa…
In JB, senior citizen who slapped Puspakom officer, fined RM1,600
JOHOR BARU, Jan 24 — A 60-year-old man was fined RM1,600 at the Magistrate’s Court here today after pleading guilty to slapping a Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) staff late last year. The accused, Koh Soon Hua, made the plea…
Artist Ernest Zacharevic to sue AirAsia for using his mural without consent
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 24 — Lithuanian artist, Ernest Zacharevic, has decided to file a suit against AirAsia for using his famous “Children on Bicycle” mural in their promotional advertisements without his permission. He said he has tried to seek a…
Penang airport ranks second in Malaysia for aircraft movements
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 24 — Penang International Airport (PIA) has become Malaysia’s second busiest airport after Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM). State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong…
