KUALA LUMPUR, The High Court today was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low had used his shell company to funnel a sum of US$2.4 million from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) into the bank accounts of Hollywood celebrities Pharrel Williams and Kim Kardashian. Financial fraud investigator Richard Templeman from the United Kingdom…
KLANG, A total of 27 core sports have been identified to be contested in the 2026 Malaysian Games (SUKMA) with Selangor as host, said State exco of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneurship committee, Mohd Najwan Halimi. He said besides the mainstream sports like athletics, badminton, football, hockey, aquatics and archery, periphery sports such as chess, kabaddi,…
KANGAR, Perlis Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) aims to achieve between RM200,000 and RM250,000 in sales from 47 products by state entrepreneurs at the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-Tourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2024. Its director Mohd Anzara Azizan said 10 entrepreneurs, guided by Perlis FAMA, will participate this year. The group includes five from the Basic…
GEORGE TOWN, A total of 32 of the 38 new National Information Dissemination Centers (NADI) in Penang have been completed and begun operations. State Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee Chairman Zairil Khir Johari said this makes 35 NADIs including three which are already operating with six remaining centres expected to be completed by the end…
ALOR GAJAH, The teacher whose baby boy died at a nursery in Taman Kelemak Utama here last Friday will return to work after the second mid-term school break, according to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. Fadhlina said that Sabrina Hakiem Zaini, 39, remains deeply committed to her duties as a teacher, despite the trials she is…
KUALA LUMPUR, The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) has allocated RM1 million to the Credit Counselling and Management Agency (AKPK) to assist the asnaf Al-Gharimin (debt-ridden) in breaking free from poverty. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr. Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said that the allocation will enable AKPK to provide services…
