Los Angeles wildfires halt filming of several TV shows Posted on 11/01/2025 The cast of ‘Abbott Elementary’, one of the TV shows that has had to halt production in the wake of the fires in LA. (ABC pic) LOS ANGELES: The show won’t go on in Hollywood. As wildfires continue to ravage homes and other properties on the US West Coast, several… Read more
Umno confirms ministers’ readiness to testify on Najib’s house arrest document, says Asyraf Wajdi Posted on 11/01/2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Umno ministers are ready to cooperate with the High Court if needed to testify on the existence of a document that would allow former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remaining of his prison sentence under house arrest, said Umno secretary-general Datuk… Read more
Stinky situation: Sepakat Baru residents in Johor report foul discharge in Sungai Skudai, call for investigation Posted on 11/01/2025 JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 11 — Residents of Kampung Sepakat Baru in Skudai here have expressed concern over the presence of foamy black water discharge emitting a foul smell flowing into Sungai Skudai near the village since the end of last month. Sepakat Baru village resident committee member Azmi Basiran, 54,… Read more
Azalina’s aide lodges report against Khairy over Najib’s house arrest addendum ‘conspiracy’ claims Posted on 11/01/2025 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The political secretary to Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has lodged a police report against Khairy Jamaluddin over allegations that the minister was involved in a conspiracy to conceal a document related to royal clemency. Datuk Suraya Yaacob filed the report at the Sentul Police… Read more
Senior Perak cop’s dashcam accessed day after crash in student’s death case, no footage found, court hears Posted on 11/01/2025 IPOH, Jan 11 — The High Court here was told today that an analysis of the dashcam in a Perodua Ativa, driven by a senior police officer involved in a crash with a Form Five student in Dec 2023, showed that it had been accessed a day after the incident…. Read more
Selangor state govt, ECRL discuss new tombstones, grave enclosures for Selat Klang cemetery after relocation Posted on 11/01/2025 SHAH ALAM, Jan 11 — The state government is in discussions with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) concessionaire to sponsor new grave enclosures and tombstones, following the relocation of 90 burial plots from the Selat Klang Muslim cemetery near here, yesterday. Selangor Islamic Affairs and Innovation Committee chairman, Dr…. Read more
Report lodged against KJ over conspiracy claim against Azalina Posted on 11/01/2025 Khairy Jamaluddin had made an allegation against Azalina Othman Said in his podcast. PETALING JAYA: An aide to Azalina Othman has lodged a police report against former Umno leader Khairy Jamaluddin for claiming that the law and institutional reform minister had conspired to “hide” an addendum to a pardon order… Read more
US hikes reward for Maduro arrest after ‘illegitimate’ swearing-in Posted on 11/01/2025 Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro waves his nation’s flag at Miraflores Palace during his third-term inauguration in Caracas.(AP pic) WASHINGTON: The US hiked its reward for information leading to Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s arrest to US$25 million Friday, saying his swearing-in was illegitimate after he “clearly lost” last year’s election. “The Venezuelan… Read more
Family launch £2bil claim over helicopter crash that killed former Leicester owner Posted on 11/01/2025 Fans left tributes for former Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha at King Power stadium. (EPA Images pic) LONDON: The family of the former Leicester City owner killed in a helicopter crash have launched a £2.15 billion (US$2.63 billion) legal claim against the manufacturers of the aircraft, it was announced Friday…. Read more
8 relief centres as floods hit Kota Tinggi Posted on 11/01/2025 Johor was hit by floods again after heavy continuous rain since the morning. (Facebook pic) JOHOR BAHRU: Eight flood relief centres have been opened in Kota Tinggi after continuous heavy rain since this morning caused flooding in the district. The state disaster management committee said 355 victims from 124 families… Read more