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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The Sessions Court here today ordered a former Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) major general, Datuk Zainal Abdul Manaf, 61, to pay a RM150,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to accepting RM100,000 as payment for a house construction two years ago. Judge Suzana Hussin also…

SHAH ALAM, Nov 14 — The Selangor Immigration Department (JIM) dismantled an affordable sex services network offering online bookings during several raids around Shah Alam and Damansara yesterday. State Immigration Director Khairrul Aminus Kamaruddin said the raids, which began at 10 pm, involved two massage centres, a workers hostel, and…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The Sessions Court judge hearing the corruption trial involving former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng today rebuked the defence counsel for repeatedly asking the same questions. Judge Azura Alwi noted that the questions raised by the defence had already been answered by the former…

SHAH ALAM, Nov 14 — The chief executive officer (CEO) of Encorp Berhad, Hazurin Harun, 54, was charged in the Sessions Court today with two counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving RM1.05 million last year. Hazurin pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge…

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — In her final moments, Lee Zi Rou, who was killed after her car was crushed by a cargo container at a traffic light junction in Bukit Mertajam, Penang yesterday, managed to call her mother. “Mummy! It hurts so much!” the 21-year-old woman gasped into her…

Finance minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan said Khazanah Nasional Bhd will continue to support local startups and the venture capital ecosystem. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd will continue to invest in local startups despite its failed investment in online fashion retailer Fashion Valet Sdn Bhd, finance minister II…

Menteri Pertahanan, Khaled Nordin berkata tindakan segera diambil termasuk menambah pegawai dan anggota lain-lain pangkat di UPNM untuk mencegah kejadian buli daripada berlaku. KUALA LUMPUR: Kes buli dalam kalangan pegawai kadet di Akademi Latihan Ketenteraan (ALK) Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) hanya meningkat pada tahun ini berbanding tahun-tahun sebelumnya, kata…

A viral video of the incident showed a car ramming into the back of a motorcycle ridden by two men, before trying to run down one of them. PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested the driver of a car who tried to ram down two people on a motorcycle in Kuala…

Uruguay’s Diego Forlan returns the ball to Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos in a men’s doubles match at the Uruguay Open in Montevideo. (AP pic) MONTEVIDEO: Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan swung and missed on court with Argentina’s Federico Cori as his tennis doubles debut ended in defeat, losing 6-1,…

The proposed Gig Workers’ Economy Bill is aimed at giving greater protection to the 1.16 million employees in such sectors as e-hailing and food delivery.  (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: A transport think tank has urged the government to delay the proposed Gig Workers’ Economy Bill until next year, saying more…