Six men in masks make off with 3kg gold during Ipoh daylight robbery Posted on 26/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — A jeweller was robbed of 3kg in gold by six masked men in a robbery outside his gold processing store in Ipoh, Perak, today. According to Sinar Harian, the incident along Jalan Bendahara occurred around 9:30am as the man was about to enter his vehicle, believed to be heading to deliver jewellery to a customer. He said was suddenly surrounded by the robbers in masks and armed with knives and machetes. “The incident happened so quickly, I couldn’t do anything,” he was quoted as saying. “One of the suspect’s cars hit the back of my vehicle. Fortunately, I managed to avoid it and only sustained minor injuries to my leg.” He said the robbers used two vehicles to box in his car during the incident. Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed the robbery and said investigations are ongoing. News
Chief Secretary to civil servants: Pay boost means productivity boost — it’s time to deliver Posted on 17/11/2024 PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 — The productivity of civil servants is central to the effective implementation of the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), which will come into effect on December 1, said Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar. He said that salary increases through this… Read More
Taipei closes probe into exploding pagers in Lebanon Posted on 11/11/2024 Gold Apollo’s president and founder Hsu Ching-kuang was questioned by Taipei prosecutors. (AP pic) TAIPEI: Taiwan today said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a deadly blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying no Taiwanese citizens or companies were involved. Israeli media reported… Read More
Cartier owner’s earnings sink as sales slump in China Posted on 08/11/2024 Cartier owner Richemont saw its global sales fall 1% to €10.1 billion. (AFP pic) ZURICH: Cartier owner Richemont posted today a 20% drop in net profit for the first half of the year as sales sank in China, whose economic slowdown has hit the luxury sector. Richemont said its profit… Read More