Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail insisted that there was no application by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim together with an Indonesian businessman to work on rare earth element (REE) activities in Kedah.

He who is also PKR Secretary General said that the businessman known as Reza Chalid was merely accompanying Anwar to face the Sultan of Kedah, Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah.

"Actually, he (Reza Chalid) went to Kedah to accompany Datuk Seri Anwar for a respectful visit to the Sultan of Kedah, that's all, after that he returned.

"I myself asked Anwar before the talk. I said Datuk Seri should answer a little.. Datuk Seri is sure that Datuk Seri has never met with Sanusi (Minister General, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor), he said no, the meeting took place in the palace and even Sanusi didn't," he said when met after delivering a talk by Bakar Arang State Legislative Assembly group at Taman Delima here, tonight.

He said this to comment on Muhammad Sanusi's claim that Anwar and Reza had come to Kedah to inspect the REE mine site before the 15th General Election (GE15).

Saifuddin said Muhammad Sanusi's allegation was to distract the people but it failed.

He said the visit to the palace was only to cultivate Anwar and had nothing to do with REE.

"He needs evidence, like I have a document (evidence) that shows Muhammad Sanusi helped in terms of immigration documents, in that letter the names of So Lai Fat and Huang Zhiyi are written, I show the evidence, he (Sanusi) says he doesn't know, I show the picture.

"That means when we make a statement, it must be backed up with evidence. He came out with a statement without any evidence, so I think it was a desperate situation on his part to maintain the support (of the people) of PAS.

"That's why he feels that a transition has already taken place among his supporters when we share a lot of facts (evidence). He and I have bee...

Melaka umum bayaran khas penghargaan RM300 kepada penjawat awam negeri

Bernama

Ogos 3, 2023 12:46 MYT








Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh berkata Bantuan Khas Penghargaan itu melibatkan peruntukan sebanyak RM2.16 juta kepada 7,190 penjawat awam di negeri itu. - Gambar fail

Melaka umum bayaran khas penghargaan RM300 kepada penjawat awam negeri

Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh berkata Bantuan Khas Penghargaan itu melibatkan peruntukan sebanyak RM2.16 juta kepada 7,190 penjawat awam di negeri itu. - Gambar fail

MELAKA: Kerajaan negeri Melaka mengumumkan bayaran khas sebanyak RM300 kepada penjawat awam negeri dan akan dibayar sebelum 10 Ogos ini.

Tanpa menyatakan tarikh tepat, Ketua Menteri Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh berkata Bantuan Khas Penghargaan itu melibatkan peruntukan sebanyak RM2.16 juta kepada 7,190 penjawat awam di negeri itu.

Beliau berkata ia akan disalurkan kepada penjawat awam di bawah perkhidmatan awam negeri, pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) dan badan berkanun negeri.

"Selaras dengan pengumuman kerajaan Persekutuan, maka kerajaan negeri bersetuju memberikan Bantuan Khas Penghargaan kepada semua penjawat awam di Melaka.

"Bayaran ini membuktikan kerajaan sentiasa menghargai penjawat awam sama ada yang masih berkhidmat atau yang telah bersara daripada perkhidmatan awam," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Majlis Perhimpunan Bulanan Pentadbiran Kerajaan Negeri Melaka bagi Julai 2023 di sini hari ini.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim ketika melancarkan Ekonomi MADANI: Memperkasa Rakyat pada 27 Julai lepas mengumumkan Bantuan Khas Penghargaan sebanyak RM300 kepada penjawat awam gred 56 ke bawah termasuk lantikan kontrak dan RM200 pula akan diberikan kepada pesara kerajaan.

Pambayaran akan dibuat pada 10 Ogos ini.

-- BERNAMA

Police hunt barber suspected of sexual harassment in Ipoh
Bernama
Ogos 3, 2023 12:10 MYT

Police confirmed receiving a report from a 37-year-old woman who claimed to have been sexually harassed by a man while he was cutting her son's hair at around 1:25 pm last Tuesday. - PEXELS/Pic for illustrative purposes only

IPOH: Police are hunting for an Indian national suspected of sexually harassing a woman at a Manjoi hair salon here, as reported on social media yesterday.

DBKL tukar nama laluan bas GOKL kepada model nombor

Bernama

Ogos 3, 2023 07:00 MYT

DBKL tukar nama laluan bas GOKL kepada model nombor

Pengguna digalak menggunakan aplikasi GOKL bagi mengetahui maklumat atau pengumuman terkini dari semasa ke semasa mengenai perkhidmatan bas GOKL. - Gambar fail/BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) menukar nama laluan bagi perkhidmatan bas GOKL daripada menggunakan warna kepada model nombor mulai 1 Ogos.

DBKL dalam notis pemakluman awam pada Rabu menjelaskan pertukaran itu melibatkan 14 laluan bagi memudahkan penumpang mengingati nama laluan berbanding penggunaan warna yang dilihat rumit dan mengelirukan.

"Bagaimanapun, nama warna akan dikekalkan di hujung nama laluan bagi tempoh sementara untuk mengelakkan kekeliruan kepada orang ramai," menurut notis pemakluman itu.

Laluan itu ialah Laluan Hijau yang membabitkan perjalanan dari KLCC ke Bukit Bintang yang ditukar kepada GOKL 01, Laluan Ungu (Hab Pasar Seni-Bukit Bintang) kepada GOKL 02, Laluan Merah (Hab Titiwangsa-KL Sentral) kepada GOKL 03 dan Laluan Biru (Hab Titiwangsa-Bukit Bintang) kepada GOKL 04.

Turut terlibat Laluan Jingga (Hab Titiwangsa-MINDEF) kepada GOKL 05, Laluan Merah Jambu (PPR Pantai Ria-LRT Universiti) kepada GOKL 06, Laluan Biru Firus (LRT Dato' Keramat-Kelumpuk Bambu (Setiawangsa) kepada GOKL 07, Laluan Merah Manggis (MRT Kampung Batu-Chow Kit) kepada GOKL 08 dan Laluan Coklat (LRT Sri Rampai-Seksyen 10 Wangsa Maju) kepada GOKL 09.

Laluan lain ialah Laluan Hijau Serindit (Terminal Maluri-Bandar Sri Permaisuri) kepada GOKL 10, Laluan Kelabu (MRT Maluri-Bandar Tun Razak) kepada GOKL 11, Laluan Krim (Taman Fadason-MRT Sri Delima) kepada GOKL 12, Laluan Merah Lembayung (MRT Jinjang-MATRADE) kepada GOKL 13 dan laluan terbaharu dari Kompleks Komuniti Muhibbah ke PPR Pinggiran Bukit Jalil menggunakan model nombor GOKL 14.

Sehubungan itu, pengguna digalakkan memuat...

Empat filem Malaysia tersenarai calon filem terbaik AIFFA 2023

Nuzuluddin Abdul Razak

Ogos 3, 2023 07:45 MYT




Abdul Karim Rahman merasmikan malam pembukaan AIFFA 2023 yang menyaksikan pengumuman senarai calon akhir yang akan dinilai untuk malam penganugerahan pada 4 Ogos 2023. - Astro AWANI

Empat filem Malaysia tersenarai calon filem terbaik AIFFA 2023

Abdul Karim Rahman merasmikan malam pembukaan AIFFA 2023 yang menyaksikan pengumuman senarai calon akhir yang akan dinilai untuk malam penganugerahan pada 4 Ogos 2023. - Astro AWANI

KUCHING: Empat filem Malaysia tercalon ke peringkat akhir Anugerah dan Festival Filem Antarabangsa ASEAN (AIFFA) yang akan berlangsung hujung minggu ini.

Filem-filem tersebut ialah Barbarian Invasion arahan Tan Chui Mui; Prebet Sapu (Muzzamer Rahman); Perjalanan Pertama (Arief Malinmundo); dan Duan Nago Bogho (Sabri Yunus).

Turut bersaing Before, Now & Then arahan Kamila Andini (Indonesia); Ginhawa arahan Christian Paolo Lat (Filipina) dan Kargo arahan TM Malones (Filipina).

Diumumkan dalam majlis pembukaan pada Rabu, Sabri Yunus dan Tan Chui Mui turut tersenarai sebagai calon akhir Sutradara Terbaik.

Mereka akan disaingi Kamila (Before, Now & Then - Indonesia); Christian (Ginhawa - Filipina); Luisi Lagdameo Igancio (Broken Blooms - Filipina) dan Carlo Obispo (The Baseball Player - Filipina).

Untuk kategori Pelakon Lelaki Terbaik menyaksikan pencalonan Datuk Ahmad Tamimi Siregar (Perjalanan Terakhir) dan Amerul Affendi (Prebet Sapu). Turut tercalon Andrew Ramsay (Ginhawa); Tommy Alejandrino (The Baseball Player) dan Huy Yaleng (Fathers).

Pelakon Wanita Terbaik menyaksikan pencalonan Happy Salma (Before, Now & Then); Nirina Zubir (Paranoia); Nguyen Hai Yen (Momento Mori: Earth); Maxine Eigenmann (Kargo); dan Coleen Garcia (Kaluskos).

Berikut adalah senarai penuh pencalonan akhir AIFFA 2023:

Lakon Layar Terbaik

1. Before, Now & Then Indonesia

2. Barbarian Invasion Malaysia

3. Brilliant Darkness Vietnam

4. Angkas (The Back Ride) Filipina

5. Ginhawa Filipina

Suntingan Filem Terbaik

1. Roh Malaysia

2. Faces of Anne Thailand

3. Geylang Singapura

4. Katips Filipina

5. Kuntilanak 3 - Indonesia

Pengarah Sinematografi Terbaik

1. Rain Yamson Akademi Brunei

2. Asalisham Bin Mohd Ali Poochandi Malaysia

3. Roy Lolang The Woman Crowned with a Crescent Moon Indonesia

4. Tran Ngoc Khuyen Momento Mori: Earth Vietnam

5. Neil Derrick Bion Sitio Diablo Filipina

Pelakon Pembantu Wanita Terbaik

1. Kim B Ngo The Brilliant Darkness Vietnam

2. Angeline Tan Duan Nago Bogho Malaysia

3. Ruby Ruiz Ginhaw...

 TORONTO (AP) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, announced Wednesday that they are separating after 18 years of marriage.

The two said in statements posted on Instagram that they made the decision after many meaningful and difficult conversations. A statement from the prime ministers office said they both have signed a legal separation agreement.

Trudeau, the 51-year-old scion of one of Canadas most famous politicians, was sworn into office in 2015. Sophie Trudeau is a former model and TV host. The couple were married in 2005. Together, they brought star power to the prime ministers office and appeared in the pages of Vogue magazine.

They have three children, 15-year-old Xavier, 14-year-old Ella-Grace and 9-year-old Hadrien.

As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build, the two said on Instagram.

An official familiar with the matter said the children he will continue to live at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, where he has lived since 2015, and the children will primarily live there to maintain stability.

The official said she has moved to a separate Ottawa home, but will spend time at Rideau Cottage at times including when he is travelling. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

She has played a less visible role in recent years, rarely traveling with the prime minister on official trips. The two were seen together publicly at Canada Day events in Ottawa last month.

They remain a close family, and Sophie and the prime minister are focused on raising their kids in a safe, loving and collaborative environment, the statement from Trudeaus office said. The family will be together on vacation, beginning next week.

His office requested respect for their privacy.

Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire met as children w...

KL Sentral to be redeveloped - Loke

Bernama

Ogos 2, 2023 18:55 MYT

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the original architecture of KL Sentral was for a capacity of only 100,000 passengers a day, but now it reaches 200,000 passengers a day. - BERNAMA

KL Sentral to be redeveloped - Loke

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that the original architecture of KL Sentral was for a capacity of only 100,000 passengers a day, but now it reaches 200,000 passengers a day. - BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA: The Cabinet today approved in principle the Ministry of Transport's (MOT) proposal regarding the redevelopment of Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station (KL Sentral), which is the main public transport hub in the capital, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Loke said the redevelopment of KL Sentral will involve privatisation, with an estimated cost of over RM1 billion.

He added that KL Sentral will be redeveloped in collaboration with the Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), which is the developer of the entire KL Sentral project, without involving financial implications to the government.

"In return, MRCB will get air rights to build commercial buildings or condominiums, and the government will get a modern, sophisticated station for passenger needs," he said in a press conference here today.

Loke said that the original architecture of KL Sentral was for a capacity of only 100,000 passengers a day, but now it reaches 200,000 passengers a day.

Although the government has agreed in principle, it is still subject to further discussion between the Prime Minister's Department's Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS) and MRCB, where both parties are given a maximum period of two years for the purpose of discussion, he said.

"If they can finalise the cooperation earlier, then the redevelopment can be accelerated. For MOT it is an important, strategic project, which needs to be given priority," he said.

Among the conditions set by the government through the redevelopment proposal is that KL Sentral station must be redeveloped first before any other development can be started by MRCB.

During the redevelopment, Loke said that KL Sentral station will continue to operate as usual, and assured that it will not involve any relocation of the station.

"Once the station is completed, then MRCB will be given the right to develop their projects," said Loke.

-- BERNAMA

The ringgit continues to record a downward trend against the US dollar

Named

August 2, 2023 20:27 MYT
At the same time, the local currency traded mostly low compared to other ASEAN currencies. - File photo/Bernama

The ringgit continues to record a downward trend against the US dollar

At the same time, the local currency traded mostly low compared to other ASEAN currencies. - File photo/Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued its downward trend to close lower against the US dollar today, in line with other emerging currencies as concerns over the global economic outlook led more investors to turn to safe-haven currencies, an analyst said.

At 6pm, the local currency slipped to 4.5400/5450 against the US dollar from 4.5175/5200 on Tuesday.

A trader said most Asian currencies were lower against the US dollar today, led by the Korean won following a downgrade by Fitch Ratings on US sovereign credit that prompted risk aversion.

In a statement, Fitch said tax reductions and new spending initiatives in addition to various economic shocks have increased the budget deficit while the medium-term challenges related to rising eligibility costs have yet to be addressed.

"The downgrade of the US rating reflects expected fiscal pressures over the next three years, a high and growing government debt burden and a deterioration in governance relative to 'AA' and 'AAA' rated peers over the past two decades," according to Fitch.

The ringgit also traded lower against a group of major currencies.

It slipped against the Japanese yen to 3.1824/1861 from 3.1666/1686 yesterday, eased against the euro to 4.9831/9886 from 4.9584/9612 and eased against the pound to 5.7994/8085 from 5.7892/7924 previously.

At the same time, the local currency traded mostly low compared to other ASEAN currencies.

The ringgit eased against the Singapore dollar to 3.3944/3984 from 3.3872/3893 on Tuesday, but rose against the Philippine peso to 8.22/8.24 from 8.24/8.25 previously.

It eased against the Indonesian rupiah to 299.1/299.6 from 298.8/299.1 on Tuesday and eased against the Thai baht to 13.2504/2716 from 13.1852/1982 previously.

-- BERNAMA

Tujuh ditahan berhubung insiden gaduh di restoran Pandan Indah

Bernama

Ogos 2, 2023 19:37 MYT

Tangkap layar video tular yang memaparkan pergaduhan membabitkan lebih daripada 10 orang lelaki yang berbalas pukulan, dan membaling kerusi kepada individu lain. - Ihsan pembaca

Tujuh ditahan berhubung insiden gaduh di restoran Pandan Indah

Tangkap layar video tular yang memaparkan pergaduhan membabitkan lebih daripada 10 orang lelaki yang berbalas pukulan, dan membaling kerusi kepada individu lain. - Ihsan pembaca

SHAH ALAM: Polis menahan tujuh lelaki berusia dalam lingkungan belasan tahun hingga 20-an, bagi membantu siasatan berhubung insiden rusuhan yang berlaku di sebuah restoran di Pandan Indah, Ampang dekat sini semalam.

Ketua Polis Selangor Datuk Hussein Omar Khan berkata kesemua suspek terbabit, ditahan pada hari yang sama dan hasil siasatan mendapati, punca pergaduhan tersebut disebabkan oleh perselisihan faham melibatkan kumpulan motosikal.

"Kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 148 Kanun Keseksaan kerana merusuh," katanya dalam sidang media di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Selangor, hari ini.

Terdahulu tular sebuah video berdurasi 30 saat, memaparkan pergaduhan membabitkan lebih daripada 10 orang lelaki yang berbalas pukulan, dan membaling kerusi kepada individu lain.

Sementara itu, mengulas berhubung mogok lapar yang memasuki hari ketiga di luar penjara Sungai Buloh, Hussein berkata seramai 44 ahli keluarga termasuk lapan kanak-kanak, masih berada di kawasan tersebut setakat 2 petang tadi.

"Polis telah membuka kertas siasatan di bawah Seksyen 4 (2)(f) dan Seksyen 9(5) Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012, serta Seksyen 31(1) Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001 dan polis nasihatkan mereka yang terlibat supaya bersurai," katanya.

Media melaporkan kira-kira 100 ahli keluarga kepada 69 tahanan bawah Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-langkah Khas) 2012 (SOSMA), melancarkan mogok lapar di hadapan Penjara Sungai Buloh sejak Isnin lalu (31 Julai).

Dalam pada itu, Hussein berkata sebanyak 272 laporan diterima polis setakat ini sepanjang tempoh kempen Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) Selangor dan daripada jumlah itu, tujuh kertas siasatan dibuka dengan kebanyakan kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 427 dan Seksyen 379 Kanun Keseksaan, Seksyen 233 Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia 1998 serta Akta Kesalahan Pilihan Raya 1954.

-- BERNAMA

Sultan Brunei berangkat tiba untuk lawatan negara tiga hari

Bernama

Ogos 2, 2023 19:42 MYT




Sultan Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (kanan) disambut oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebaik tiba di Pangkalan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia hari ini. - Foto BERNAMA

Sultan Brunei berangkat tiba untuk lawatan negara tiga hari

Sultan Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (kanan) disambut oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sebaik tiba di Pangkalan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia hari ini. - Foto BERNAMA

SUBANG: Sultan Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah berangkat tiba di Pangkalan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM), Subang di sini bagi memulakan lawatan negara ke Malaysia selama tiga hari bermula hari ini.

Baginda yang diiringi Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, pegawai kanan kerajaan dan delegasi mendarat tepat pukul 5 petang dengan pesawat khas.

Keberangkatan tiba baginda disambut oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan isteri Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail serta Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.







Sejurus mendarat Sultan Brunei kemudian memeriksa barisan kawalan kehormat yang dianggotai dua pegawai dan 26 anggota Batalion Pertama Rejimen Renjer Diraja.

Dalam tempoh lawatannya ke Malaysia, Sultan Brunei dijadual diberikan Istiadat Sambutan Negara di Istana Negara oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah pagi esok.

Sultan Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah berkenan tiba di Pangkalan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia Subang hari ini sempena Lawatan Negara ke Malaysia selama tiga hari. - Foto BERNAMA

Sultan Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah berkenan tiba di Pangkalan Udara Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia Subang hari ini sempena Lawatan Negara ke Malaysia selama tiga hari. - Foto BERNAMA

Seterusnya baginda akan bertemu dengan Al-Sultan Abdullah, diikuti dengan Majlis Santapan Negara bagi meraikan Sultan Brunei dan delegasi.

Pada sebelah petangnya pula, baginda akan bertemu dengan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di Kompleks Seri Perdana, Putrajaya dan menyaksikan pemeteraian beberapa instrumen dua hala antara Malaysia-Brunei.

Sebelum mengakhiri lawatannya di Malaysia pada Jumaat, Sultan Brunei juga dijangka berangkat ke Majlis Makan Malam yang dihoskan oleh Perdana Menteri di Malaysian Petroleum Club, Menara Berkembar Petronas.

Menurut kenyataan Kementerian Luar (Wisma Putra) hari ini, lawatan negara Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah itu bertepatan dengan Perundingan Tahunan Pemimpin Malaysia-Brunei (ALC) ke-24 yang akan dihadiri oleh baginda dan Anwar.

Katanya sebagai mekanisme dua hala tertinggi antara Malaysia dan Brunei, ALC akan memberi pel...

Tourists flock to Chinese zoo to see 'human-like' bear

Reuters

Ogos 2, 2023 18:40 MYT

Tourists flock to Chinese zoo to see 'human-like' bear

A video of a bear at the Hangzhou Zoo has sparked an online debate on its authenticity. - Screengrab/via REUTERS

BEIJING: Visitors are thronging a zoo in eastern China's Zhejiang province after a video of one of its bears went viral with some netizens suggesting she looked so human that she might be a staff member in a bear suit, local media reported on Tuesday.

Visitor numbers at Hangzhou Zoo have gone up by 30 percent to around 20,000 a day since a video of the Malayan Sun bear, named Angela, became a trending topic on Chinese social media over the weekend, Zhejiang province-based Chao News reported.

"After seeing this bear standing up on the internet, I wanted to see how it looks in real life, so I came here," said a man surnamed You, who said he had only half-believed the video he saw online, Chao news reported.

"After we saw the video on the Internet, we specially took the high-speed train from Suzhou to come over to see the bear," another visitor, Qian Ming, told a Hangzhou TV station. "We travelled overnight last night to get here. The bears are so cute."

In the widely shared video posted last Thursday, the Sun bear can be seen standing on its hind legs and stretching its neck out as it faces visitors watching from outside its enclosure, before sitting back down.

It was when Angela was standing up that some netizens said she looked like someone wearing a bear suit.

"If this is fake it deserves an Oscar for special effects," said one user on the Weibo microblog platform.

The zoo has sought to refute the rumour in posts on its official WeChat account and in interviews with local media, saying that Angela is "definitely not a human".

"Our zoo is government-run, so that kind of situation would not happen," a member of staff said, according to local media. "The temperature in the summer is nearly 40 degrees, if you put on a fur suit, you certainly couldn't last more than a few minutes without lying down."

Animal rights group PETA said that this incident shows how all zoo animals, including this bear, should be moved to sanctuaries and wildlife reserves that "prioritise the well-being of animals".

"These highly intelligent and social beings deserve to live freely and thrive in their natural environment, not used as mere spectacles for human entertainment," Jason Baker, PETA Asia Vice President, said in a statement on Tuesday.

Amelia Henderson gets stay order to apologise, pay damages to A.Aida

Bernama

Ogos 2, 2023

A. Aida Production filed a lawsuit against Amelia on July 28 last year after the actress withdrew at the last minute from filming the drama. - BERNAMAAmelia Henderson gets stay order to apologise, pay damages to A.Aida

A. Aida Production filed a lawsuit against Amelia on July 28 last year after the actress withdrew at the last minute from filming the drama. - BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sessions Court here today allowed an application by actress Amelia Henderson's application to stay an order for her to issue a public apology to film and drama producer A.Aida for breach of contract.

Judge Zulqarnain Hassan said the court used its discretion to allow the application by the actress, whose full name is Amelia Thripura Henderson, 28, pending her appeal against an order for her to pay more than RM200,000 to A. Aida for breaching a filming contract.

"The court granted the application for a stay of an order to issue a public apology and to take down videos containing elements of defamation which were posted on her Instagram page," said the judge during an online proceeding today.

Zulqarnain also allowed a stay of the order for Amelia to pay RM213,245 in damages to A. Aida, but ordered that the money be deposited into a joint account managed by the legal firms representing both parties.

On April 7 this year, the Sessions Court ordered Amelia to pay RM213,245 in compensation to A. Aida for breaching the contract of a drama series titled 'Sekali Lagi Cinta Kembali' last year.

In allowing the suit filed by A.Aida through her company, A.Aida Production Sdn Bhd, the court also allowed its application for an injunction barring Amelia from repeating or spreading defamatory words against the company.

Amelia filed an appeal against the decision of the Sessions Court last April 18 and the High Court had set Oct 24 to hear the matter.

At the proceeding today, A.Aida Production Sdn Bhd was represented by lawyer Ashmadi Othman, while lawyer Mansheel Kaur represented Amelia.

A. Aida Production filed a lawsuit against Amelia on July 28 last year after the actress withdrew at the last minute from filming the drama.

-- BERNAMA

Armed robbers steal millions worth of jewelry from Piaget store in Paris

Reuters

Ogos 2, 2023 14:50 MYT

French judiciary police work inside the Piaget store following a robbery, on Rue de la Paix next to the Place Vendome in Paris, France, August 1, 2023. - REUTERS

Armed robbers steal millions worth of jewelry from Piaget store in Paris

French judiciary police work inside the Piaget store following a robbery, on Rue de la Paix next to the Place Vendome in Paris, France, August 1, 2023. - REUTERS

PARIS: Armed robbers raided a store of the luxury Swiss watch brand Piaget in central Paris on Tuesday, escaping with between 10 million to 15 million euros ($11 million to $16.5 million) worth of jewelry, the Paris prosecutors office said.

The robbery took place around lunchtime at the store on the Rue de la Paix in the upscale Place Vendome area, home to several jewelers, watchmakers and luxury brands. The area has seen a spate of armed robberies in recent years.

An investigation is now underway and a source close to the matter said police were looking for three suspects.

In May last year, armed thieves robbed a Chanel watch and jewelry store in the area and then sped off on motorbikes. Bulgari and Chaumet stores have also been robbed in recent years.

Piaget is part of Swiss luxury goods group Richemont.

Woman set on fire by husband in critical condition - Police

Bernama


Woman set on fire by husband in critical condition - Police
Bernama
Ogos 2, 2023 18:10 MYT

Seberang Perai Utara police chief ACP Mohd Asri Shafie said the 35-year-old victim is receiving treatment at the Penang Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and being closely monitored by specialists. - Astro AWANI

Woman set on fire by husband in critical condition - Police

Seberang Perai Utara police chief ACP Mohd Asri Shafie said the 35-year-old victim is receiving treatment at the Penang Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and being closely monitored by specialists. - Astro AWANI

KEPALA BATAS: A woman, believed to have been splashed with petrol and set on fire by her husband in their house that is located in an oil palm plantation in Tasek Gelugor, on Monday is reported to be in critical condition.

Seberang Perai Utara police chief ACP Mohd Asri Shafie said the 35-year-old victim is receiving treatment at the Penang Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and being closely monitored by specialists.

"Based on information from a doctor who treated the victim, the woman remains in critical condition and the medical team was monitoring her closely," he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Mohd Asri said police were in the process of tracking down the husband and believe the suspect was hiding in Penang or a neighbouring state.

"Initial investigations revealed that the suspect was seen leaving the plantation yesterday in a factory van. Police are now tracking down the van to seek information about the movement of the suspect and to assist investigations," he said.

Mohd Asri urged members of the public and witnesses to come forward and provide information about the 36-year-old suspect so that police can take appropriate action under Section 326 of the Penal Code.

During the 9.30pm incident, the woman suffered third-degree burns after being set on fire by her husband, following an argument in their house.

Police were informed about the incident at 10.45pm by neighbours and a team arrived at the scene before sending the victim to the Kepala Batas Hospital for treatment as the woman had suffered 27 percent burns.

Investigations revealed that the husband and wife who have four children aged between 10 ad 13, worked in an oil palm plantation and lived in a house provided by their employer.

-- BERNAMA

Live Nation Informs Ticket Buyers that Singer Lauvs Tour in Kuala Lumpur Has Been Cancelled






Singer Lauvs tour in Malaysia has been cancelled.

Had the concert been held as scheduled, Lauv was expected to play for two nights from September 6th to 7th at the Plenary Hall in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Both nights were sold out.

The California-based American singer-songwriter, who broke into global prominence with his 2017 single I Like Me Better,

In an email statement sent by Live Nation to ticket holders this morning (30 July 2023), the event holder informs that the Lauv: The Between Albums Tour in Kuala Lumpur has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

https://www.tiktok.com/@projekpapa

PRN: Polis buka kertas siasatan klip video hina Anwar Ibrahim
ASTRO AWANI

Ogos 2, 2023

Polis Kedah telah membuka kertas siasatan berkaitan laporan penghinaan terhadap Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menerusi sebuah rakaman video yang dimuat naik di media sosial.PRN: Polis buka kertas siasatan klip video hina Anwar Ibrahim

Polis Kedah telah membuka kertas siasatan berkaitan laporan penghinaan terhadap Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menerusi sebuah rakaman video yang dimuat naik di media sosial.

ALOR SETAR: Polis Kedah telah membuka kertas siasatan berkaitan laporan penghinaan terhadap Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menerusi sebuah rakaman video yang dimuat naik di media sosial.

Jurucakap Polis Kedah, Senior Asisten Komisioner Alzafny Ahmad berkata, laporan itu dibuat oleh Ahli Jawatankuasa UMNO Pendang, di Balai Polis Pendang pada jam 1.45 petang Selasa.

Polis Kedah telah terima satu laporan berkaitan penghinaan terhadap Perdana Menteri Malaysia.

Pengadu merupakan ahli jawatankuasa UMNO Pendang beritahu telah melayari akaun Tik Tok Projek Papa dan dapati kandungan video tersebut mempunyai unsur yang menghina Perdana Menteri Malaysia dan mempunyai hasutan yang boleh menyebabkan kegusaran dan perpecahan rakyat, katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.

Alzafny memaklumkan, kes berkenaan disiasat di bawah Seksyen 504 Kanun Keseksaan dan 233 AKM 1988.

Justeru, beliau menasihati orang awam supaya tidak menyentuh sensitiviti kaum dan individu tertentu sepanjang tempoh kempen dalam Pilihan Raya Negeri ini.

PRN: PH-BN Pulau Pinang lancar Manifesto Perpaduan

Bernama

Ogos 2, 2023

Pakatan Harapan (PH) dan Barisan Nasional (BN) Pulau Pinang malam tadi melancarkan Manifesto Perpaduan dengan 16 tema utama antaranya cakna kebajikan dan memperjuang sosioekonomi rakyat. - Foto BERNAMAPRN: PH-BN Pulau Pinang lancar Manifesto Perpaduan

Pakatan Harapan (PH) dan Barisan Nasional (BN) Pulau Pinang malam tadi melancarkan Manifesto Perpaduan dengan 16 tema utama antaranya cakna kebajikan dan memperjuang sosioekonomi rakyat. - Foto BERNAMA

BUTTERWORTH: Pakatan Harapan (PH) dan Barisan Nasional (BN) Pulau Pinang malam tadi melancarkan Manifesto Perpaduan dengan 16 tema utama antaranya cakna kebajikan dan memperjuang sosioekonomi rakyat.

Naib Pengerusi DAP Pulau Pinang, Zairil Khir Johari ketika membentangkan manifesto itu berkata, tawaran itu adalah kesinambungan kepada dasar, polisi dan rekod prestasi kerajaan negeri selama 15 tahun ini.

Manifesto berkenaan antaranya menawarkan penubuhan Tabung Pembangunan Sosial Negeri daripada kutipan fi kesihatan perubatan ke atas warga asing bagi memanfaatkan golongan memerlukan selain menarik pelaburan berimpak tinggi melalui pembangunan projek Silicon Island yang dijangka menjana RM7 bilion kepada ekonomi tempatan pada tempoh pembinaan.

Membangunkan Meditech City di Batu Kawan dan projek GBS By The Sea sebagai usaha ke arah mencapai taraf Global City; memberi bantuan RM1,000 kepada setiap jemaah haji daripada golongan B40; memulakan pembinaan projek Transit Aliran Ringan (LRT) Pulau Pinang dan Kereta Kabel Bukit Bendera.

Selain itu, bantuan RM600 setahun kepada pemandu e-hailing dan insurans kemalangan diri kepada penunggang p-hailing (motosikal); meneruskan bantuan RM600 setahun kepada pemandu teksi dan bas sekolah; memperkenal Skim Perumahan Sewa Khas kepada golongan belia atau bujang, serta menyumbang komputer riba percuma kepada pelajar daripada golongan B40 yang memperoleh tawaran ke institusi pengajian tinggi awam (IPTA).

"Kita juga akan memberi bayaran bantuan sara hidup kepada pesawah dan pekebun sayur serta bantuan pukat kepada golongan nelayan dan memperkenalkan Program Mempelai Emas RM500 secara 'one-off' untuk setiap pasangan yang baru mendirikan rumah tangga," kata Zairil.

Menurutnya, gabungan PH-BN juga akan melaksanakan pembinaan Jalan Berkembar Tanjong Bungah -Teluk Bahang, Persimpangan Berlian Mencapah di Persimpangan Juru dan Jalan Pintasan Sungai Bakap serta menyiapkan pembinaan Jalan Pintasan Ayer Itam sehingga ke Lebuh Raya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu.

Turut hadir Ketua Menteri, Chow Kon Yeow; Pengerusi DAP, Lim Guan Eng; Pengerusi BN Pulau Pinang, Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir dan Naib Presiden PKR; Nurul Izzah Anwar.

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menetapkan tarikh pengundian PRN di Selangor, Kedah, Pulau Pinang,...

Sadio Mane joins Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr

Astro Arena

August 2, 2023 08:40 MYT

Sadio Mane became the latest big name to leave European football for the Saudi Pro League when he joined Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich.

Sadio Mane joins Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr

Sadio Mane became the latest big name to leave European football for the Saudi Pro League when he joined Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich.

SADIO Mane became the latest big name to leave European football for the Saudi Pro League when he joined Al-Nassr from Bayern Munich.

The 31-year-old Senegal forward spent just one season in Germany after moving to Bayern from Liverpool last summer and has now moved for a 34m transfer fee. which is reported.

Mane struggled for form and during a difficult season he suffered injuries that ruled him out of the 2022 World Cup and was fined and suspended by Bayern after a training ground brawl with teammate Leroy Sane.

 Kontrak untuk anak, menantu Muhyiddin: Boleh tak kamu sebut 'tak buat apa-apa?' - Anwar

ASTRO AWANI

Ogos 2, 2023 07:20 MYT

Kontrak untuk anak, menantu Muhyiddin: Boleh tak kamu sebut 'tak buat apa-apa?' - Anwar

Perdana Menteri mendakwa, Muhyiddin yang juga Pengerusi Perikatan Nasional (PN) telah mengayakan kroni dan keluarga. - Foto fail/BERNAMA

HULU LANGAT: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meminta Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin supaya menunjukkan bukti beliau tidak menyalahgunakan kuasanya ketika menjadi Perdana Menteri.

Berucap pada ceramah Jelajah Perpaduan di Semenyih pada Selasa malam, Perdana Menteri mendakwa, Muhyiddin yang juga Pengerusi Perikatan Nasional (PN) telah mengayakan kroni dan keluarga.

Dakwa Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan (PH) itu lagi, negara ini telah rosak kerana tindakan Perdana Menteri yang hanya menjaga kuasanya dan keluarga sendiri.

"Dia (Muhyiddin) sakau sana sini... dia boleh maki saya berbakul-bakul. Tetapi dia tak boleh tegur atau kecam saya (atas alasan) saya guna kuasa untuk sakau duit negara ini.

"Saya nak tanya Muhyiddin, dok cakap banyak sangat... boleh tak, kamu sebut 'tak buat apa-apa'? Kayakan kontrak anak kamu dan menantu kamu... (tetapi) kamu cakap bersih," ujarnya dalam ceramah berkenaan.

Anwar menegaskan, beliau juga telah melihat fail-fail yang dipercayai berkaitan unsur penyalahgunaan kuasa.

"... ada orang pula (cakap), 'ya betul Tan Sri bersih'. Saya sekarang tak macam dulu, saya tak tengok fail.

...

Police investigating viral video of woman being beaten up at stairwell

Bernama

Ogos 1, 2023 18:30 MYT




Northeast district police chief ACP Soffian Santong said the viral video was uploaded on the 'Whyman Whyman' Facebook account. - FACEBOOK/Traffic Info Crew

Police investigating viral video of woman being beaten up at stairwell

Northeast district police chief ACP Soffian Santong said the viral video was uploaded on the 'Whyman Whyman' Facebook account. - FACEBOOK/Traffic Info Crew

GEORGE TOWN: Police are investigating an incident in which a woman was allegedly beaten up by several individuals at the stairwell of a building.

The incident has gone viral on social media since yesterday.

Northeast district police chief ACP Soffian Santong said they received a police report from a 51-year-old man on July 30 at 10 pm, who claimed that the victim was his daughter.

"The viral video was uploaded on the 'Whyman Whyman' Facebook account. According to the local man, his 24-year-old daughter has left home in the George Town area since December 2022 due to family issues.

"Since then, his daughter has not returned home and cannot be contacted by family members. Following the viral video, the man filed a police report because he is worried about the victim's safety," he said in a statement today.

He added that the police have not been able to ascertain the exact location of the incident depicted in the viral video. The case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code (rioting) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (wrongful use of network services).

He advised the public not to spread the video recording to avoid speculation. The police also urged those with information about the incident to contact any police station to assist in the investigation.

-- BERNAMA

@utusantvofficial Ketua Polis Daerah Timur Laut, Asisten Komisioner Soffian Santong berkata, pihaknya menerima laporan daripada bapa mangsa pada pukul 10 malam kelmarin. #beritaditiktok...

Zahid used personal credit cards to purchase YAB donation item first - Witness

Bernama

Ogos 1, 2023 20:25 MYT

Datuk Rosiah Osman said DPM Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi credit cards were used to purchase carpets, fans and air conditioners as donations to the mosque because the foundation did not have a credit card. - BERNAMA

Zahid used personal credit cards to purchase YAB donation item first - Witness

Datuk Rosiah Osman said DPM Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi credit cards were used to purchase carpets, fans and air conditioners as donations to the mosque because the foundation did not have a credit card. - BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told today that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had used his personal credit cards first to purchase donation items for a mosque, as part of Yayasan Akalbudi's (YAB) charitable activities.

Datuk Rosiah Osman, 71, who was Ahmad Zahid's executive secretary at the time, said the purchases were then reimbursed from YAB funds.

Rosiah said, Ahmad Zahid's credit cards were used to purchase carpets, fans and air conditioners as donations to the mosque because the foundation did not have a credit card.

"We receive the credit card statements every month. I will scrutinise it to separate Datuk Seri (Ahmad Zahid)'s personal expenses from those related to Yayasan Akalbudi.

"I make the credit card payments using designated cheques, with Maybank cheques for Datuk Seri's personal expenses, while those related to Akalbudi Foundation are the foundation's Affin Bank cheques," she said.

Rosiah was testifying during examination-in-chief by Hamidi Mohd Noh, who is representing Ahmad Zahid, 70, at the defence hearing for the 47 charges he is facing, namely 12 criminal breach of trust, eight corruption and 27 money laundering charges involving tens of millions of ringgit belonging to YAB.

The seventh defence witness said that upon her retirement on Dec 7, 2011, she handed over the cabinet keys, Ahmad Zahid's used and unused personal cheque books as well as those belonging to the foundation to Major Mazlina Mazlan @ Ramly, who took over her duties.

"I instructed Major Mazlina to use Datuk Seri's personal cheques to pay his credit card expenses and YAB's cheques to settle YAB-related expenses.

"I also instructed Major Mazlina to use Datuk Seri's signature stamp for festive cards, invitation letters, certificates and letters of appreciation," said Rosiah, who started working as Ahmad Zahid's personal secretary in 1994.

Rosiah further agreed with the lawyer's suggestion that throughout her service, Ahmad Zahid had never instructed her to use the signature stamp for cheques.

Earlier, Ahmad Zahid's special officer Datuk Mohd Kamal Abdullah during cross-examination by deputy public prosecutor Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, said he found Mazlina was often careless in managing the cheques in 2013.

The sixth defence witness said that Mazlina's careless mistakes included issuing cheques with the wrong amounts as well as incomplete cheques, which involved YAB's expenses too.

"As far as I know, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid is a conscientious person but he will not fire his staff. He will only reprimand. Mazlina was reprimanded many times but she still did not change," he said.

The trial before Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah resumes tomorrow.

-- BERNAMA

Fahmi says ready to cooperate with Jais on mosque political talk claim

Bernama

Ogos 1, 2023
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he had been invited by the mosque committee to explain the decision to ban UK pop rock bank The 1975 and the cancellation of the Good Vibes concert. - BERNAMA

Fahmi says ready to cooperate with Jais on mosque political talk claim

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he had been invited by the mosque committee to explain the decision to ban UK pop rock bank The 1975 and the cancellation of the Good Vibes concert. - BERNAMA

PUTRAJAYA: Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil is ready to fully cooperate with the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) if he is called in for questioning on allegations that he had delivered a political speech at a mosque in Rawang on Sunday.

"Insya-Allah, if asked to, I am ready to step forward," he told a media conference after delivering his keynote address at the Public Sector Day Malaysia programme here today.

On Sunday, several pictures of Fahmi with captions that he had allegedly touched on political issues while speaking at the prayer area of the Nurul Yaqin mosque in Kampung Melayu Seri Kundang went viral.

Yesterday, the media reported that JAIS had received complaints on the matter and had called in the mosque 'nazir' (guardian) to give his statement.

Fahmi said he had clarified the matter on Facebook and Twitter , saying that he had been invited by the mosque committee to explain the decision to ban United Kingdom pop rock bank The 1975 and the cancellation of the Good Vibes concert.

"There was nothing political at all spoken (at the talk) or anything about the state elections," he said while regretting the actions of certain quarters for trying to politicise the matter.

On July 22, the government cancelled the Good Vibes Festival (GVF) 2023 following The 1975's controversial conduct and remarks during their session at the event held at the Sepang International Circuit (SIC).

-- BERNAMA

Jalan Sungai Besi, Bulatan Loke Yew dan Bulatan Pudu ditutup setahun - DBKL
ASTRO AWANI
Ogos 1, 2023 

Menurut Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, penutupan dibuat bagi membolehkan kerja-kerja pengubahsuaian dan pembinaan jambatan di Bulatan Loke Yew dijalankan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Jalan Sungai Besi menghala ke Sungai Besi atau Petaling Jaya berhadapan Fraser Business Park dan Bulatan Loke Yew akan ditutup selama setahun bermula 5 Ogos ini.

Menurut Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), penutupan itu dibuat bagi membolehkan kerja-kerja pengubahsuaian dan pembinaan jambatan di Bulatan Loke Yew dijalankan.

Justeru, kata DBKL, pengguna jalan raya yang melalui kawasan terlibat boleh menggunakan beberapa lencongan trafik yang telah ditetapkan.

 
Antaranya ialah trafik dari Bulatan Kampung Pandan untuk ke Sungai Besi atau Petaling Jaya akan dilencongkan kepada dua bahagian iaitu melalui jalan bersebelahan Federal Bakery dan memasuki laluan kontra di Lorong bersebelahan. (Rujuk Lampiran 1)

trafik dari Bulatan Kampung Pandan untuk ke Sg Besi atau Petaling Jaya akan dilencongkan kepada dua bahagian iaitu melalui jalan bersebelahan Federal Bakery dan memasuki laluan kontra
"Manakala trafik dari Sungai Besi atau Petaling Jaya untuk ke Bulatan Kampung Pandan akan dilencongkan ke susur kiri melalui Bulatan Loke Yew. (Sila rujuk Lampiran 2)

trafik dari Sg Besi atau Petaling Jaya untuk ke Bulatan Kg. Pandan akan dilencongkan ke susur kiri melalui Bulatan Loke Yew

"Trafik Cheras menghala ke Jalan Loke Yew hanya dibenarkan untuk membuat pusingan U sahaja menghala arah Cheras semula dan pengubahsuaian laluan trafik ini adalah kekal," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, pada Selasa.

Mengulas lanjut, DBKL berkata, laluan alternatif trafik dari Cheras menuju ke Jalan Sungai Besi adalah melalui Jalan Chan Sow Lin, Jalan Satu, Jalan Dua dan Jalan Tiga.

Bagi trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menghala ke Jalan Yew pula hendaklah melakukan pusingan U di persimpangan fly-over di Jalan Maharajalela dan ini juga sama untuk trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menuju ke kawasan persekitaran Jalan Yew (Sila rujuk Lampiran 3A, 3B dan 3C).

trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menghala ke Jalan Yew pula hendaklah melakukan pusingan U di persimpangan fly-over di Jalan Maharajalela dan ini juga sama untuk trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menuju ke kawasan persekitaran Jalan Yew

trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menghala ke Jalan Yew pula hendaklah melakukan pusingan U di persimpangan fly-over di Jalan Maharajalela dan ini juga sama untuk trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menuju ke kawasan persekitaran Jalan Yew

trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menghala ke Jalan Yew pula hendaklah melakukan pusingan U di persimpangan fly-over di Jalan Maharajalela dan ini juga sama untuk trafik yang datang dari Cheras dan menuju ke kawasan persekitaran Jalan Yew

"Trafik Jalan Kinabalu menghala ke Jalan Loke Yew dan Jalan Sungai Besi akan dilencongkan ke Jalan Yew menghala ke Bulatan Pudu sahaja.

"Sebagai laluan alternatif pengguna jalan raya hendaklah melalui pusingan U di SMK (P) Pudu. Pengubahsuaian laluan trafik ini adalah kekal. (Rujuk Lampiran 4A, 4B, 4C dan 4D)

Trafik Jalan Kinabalu menghala ke Jalan Loke Yew dan Jalan Sungai Besi akan dilencongkan ke Jalan Yew menghala ke Bulatan Pudu sahaja.

Trafik Jalan Kinabalu menghala ke Jalan Loke Yew dan Jalan Sungai Besi akan dilencongkan ke Jalan Yew menghala ke Bulatan Pudu sahaja....

A French daredevil has died after falling off a residential skyscraper in Hong Kong, reports say.

Remi Lucidi was last seen knocking on the window of a penthouse on the 68th floor of the 721ft (219m) Tregunter Tower on Thursday, according to the South China Morning Post.

A maid in the building is said to have called police after spotting the 30-year-old outside the window as Mr Lucidi apparently tried to seek help before losing his footing.

Police said the daredevil - who goes by the name Remi Enigma on social media - had fallen before officers arrived.

Mr Lucidi's sports camera, which contained videos of extreme sports, was reportedly found at the scene, along with his French ID card.

Police said a 30-year-old man's body was found on a patio in the city's Mid-Levels area, though they did not release the identity of the person.

"A preliminary investigation suggested the man was an extreme sports enthusiast," a source told the news site.

"It is possible that he got trapped outside the penthouse while practising an extreme sport in the building, and he knocked on the window for help, but accidentally fell to his death."

Mr Lucidi reportedly entered the Tregunter Tower, located in Hong Kong's upscale Mid-Levels district, around 6pm on Thursday and told a security guard he was visiting a friend on the 40th floor.

India: 47 pythons seized from passenger arriving from Malaysia

Named

August 1, 2023 08:20 MYT

India: 47 pythons seized from passenger arriving from Malaysia

Customs officials at the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) airport in southern India seized 47 pythons from an Indian citizen arriving from Kuala Lumpur. - Decorative pictures

NEW DELHI: Customs officers at the Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) airport in southern India confiscated 47 pythons from an Indian citizen who arrived from Kuala Lumpur.

All the pythons and two lizards were hidden in the passenger's luggage.

The reptile was seized under India's customary and wildlife protection laws and will be repatriated to Malaysia, local media reported on Monday.

The male passenger, who hails from Chennai, arrived at the airport on a Batik Air flight on July 29.

In April, Chennai airport authorities found 22 snakes in the luggage of a woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur. - BERNAMA

Aira permata baharu skuasy negara - Jurulatih

Bernama

Ogos 1, 2023 08:30 MYT

Andrew berkata kejayaan Aira melangkah ke final Kejohanan Dunia di Melbourne merupakan pencapaian yang sangat baik. - Facebook Aira Azman

Aira permata baharu skuasy negara - Jurulatih

Andrew berkata kejayaan Aira melangkah ke final Kejohanan Dunia di Melbourne merupakan pencapaian yang sangat baik. - Facebook Aira Azman

KUALA LUMPUR: Pemain remaja negara Aira Azman disifatkan sebagai permata baharu sukan skuasy yang mampu menempa lebih banyak kejayaan pada masa hadapan.

Jurulatih skuasy kebangsaan Andrew Cross berkata kejayaan atlet berusia 18 tahun itu melangkah ke final Kejohanan Dunia di Melbourne, Australia merupakan pencapaian yang sangat baik, selepas ratu skuasy negara Datuk Nicol David melakukannya pada 2001.

Prestasi Aira pada kejohanan itu cukup memberangsangkan apabila muncul naib juara acara individu wanita selepas tewas kepada juara bertahan Amina Orfi dari Mesir 8-11, 5-11, 1-11 dan pada masa sama membantu skuad wanita negara muncul naib juara acara berpasukan.

"Dia mempunyai potensi, walaupun tewas di final, dia sudah memberikan saingan kepada beberapa pemain yang berada di ranking lebih tinggi dan menewaskan pemain di ranking 10 terbaik.

"Berdepan pemain Mesir pada perlawanan akhir merupakan tugasan berat, tapi dia sudah berikan yang terbaik sepanjang minggu itu. Dia boleh berbangga dengan dua minggu yang cemerlang di Australia," katanya dalam kenyataan pada Isnin.

Walaupun terlepas peluang meraih gelaran juara acara berpasukan wanita, Cross yakin pasukan sedia ada mempunyai potensi besar terutama dalam kalangan pemain akan melalui transisi daripada remaja ke skuad senior selepas ini.

Selain Aira, turut membantu pasukan wanita negara muncul naib juara Kejohanan Dunia Remaja ialah K. Sehveetrraa, U.Thanusaa, and Whitney Isabelle Wilson.

-- BERNAMA

Agong, Permaisuri berkenan cemar duli ke Pesta Kuantan 188

Bernama

Ogos 1, 2023 05:45 MYT
Al-Sultan Abdullah dan Tunku Azizah berkenan menghadiri Pesta Kuantan 188 yang berlangsung di Kuantan 188, di Kuantan, malam tadi. Turut kelihatan, Tengku Hassanal dan kerabat diraja yang lain. --fotoBERNAMA

Agong, Permaisuri berkenan cemar duli ke Pesta Kuantan 188

Al-Sultan Abdullah dan Tunku Azizah berkenan menghadiri Pesta Kuantan 188 yang berlangsung di Kuantan 188, di Kuantan, malam tadi. Turut kelihatan, Tengku Hassanal dan kerabat diraja yang lain. --fotoBERNAMA

KUANTAN: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah dan Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah berkenan mencemar duli menghadiri Pesta Kuantan 188 yang berlangsung di Kuantan 188 di sini, malam tadi.

Ketibaan Seri Paduka Baginda berdua ke menara kedua tertinggi di Malaysia itu disambut oleh Pemangku Raja Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah dan kerabat diraja yang lain.

Turut hadir ialah Menteri Besar Pahang Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail yang mengetuai barisan kepimpinan kerajaan negeri, Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Infiniti Indah Datuk Omar Naresh Mohan serta Pengarah Urusan Kuantan 188 Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad.

Majlis turut dimeriahkan dengan acara memotong kek dan menjamah pulut kuning sempena memuliakan ulang tahun Hari Keputeraan Peribadi Al-Sultan Abdullah yang jatuh pada 30 Julai dan Tunku Azizah pada 5 Ogos ini.

Selain itu, majlis turut diserikan dengan persembahan silat, pukulan gendang perpaduan dan nyanyian artis antaranya Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, Cakra Khan, Man Bai, Ameng Spring, Aizat Amdan, Aishah Retno, Santesh serta pelawak Harith Iskander.

Pesta Kuantan yang berlangsung selama tiga hari bermula Sabtu (29 Julai) antara lain turut melibatkan penganjuran perlumbaan perahu naga Diraja Pahang, persembahan bakat dan kebudayaan, larian ria, berbasikal serta gerai jualan.

-- BERNAMA

 


YAKEB salur bantuan kepada Kenneth - Hannah
Bernama
Ogos 1, 2023 06:00 MYT

Berkongsi kronologi mengenai bantuan kepada Kenneth di Facebook, Hannah berkata, YAKEB menziarahi bekas atlet itu di tempat kerjanya pada 13 Julai dan membincangkan mengenai bantuan kecemasan/segera. - Foto Facebook Hannah Yeoh

KUALA LUMPUR: Yayasan Kebajikan Atlet Kebangsaan (YAKEB) telah menyalurkan beberapa bantuan kepada bekas jaguh skuasy negara Kenneth Low Ewe Loong yang dilaporkan menghadapi masalah kesihatan dan kewangan.

Menteri Belia dan Sukan Hannah Yeoh berkata yayasan berkenaan telah melawat bekas juara kebangsaan itu sejak awal Julai lepas.

"Untuk makluman sebelum kes ini ditularkan oleh media beberapa hari lepas, pihak YAKEB telah melawat beliau awal bulan ini," katanya menerusi hantaran Facebook rasminya semalam.

Hannah yang turut berkongsi kronologi mengenai perkara itu berkata, YAKEB membawa Kenneth ke Hospital Selayang bagi pemeriksaan mata pada 10 Julai.

Pada 13 Julai, YAKEB menziarahi Kenneth bersama majikannya di tempat beliau bekerja iaitu di Archery Glo Academy Damansara.

Menurutnya dalam pertemuan tersebut, bekas atlet berusia 44 tahun itu turut menerima bantuan kecemasan/segera berjumlah RM500 daripada yayasan berkenaan yang turut menyatakan komitmen membantu Kenneth melalui elaun bulanan RM300.

Blackpink's Ddu-Du Ddu-Du makes history as first K-pop video to surpass 2.1 bil YouTube views

Bernama

Julai 31, 2023 14:40 MYT
BLACKPINK's chart-topping single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a new YouTube record, becoming the first K-pop group video to amass over 2.1 billion views. - blackpinkofficial.com

Blackpink's Ddu-Du Ddu-Du makes history as first K-pop video to surpass 2.1 bil YouTube views

BLACKPINK's chart-topping single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a new YouTube record, becoming the first K-pop group video to amass over 2.1 billion views. - blackpinkofficial.com

SEOUL: BLACKPINK's chart-topping single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a new YouTube record, becoming the first K-pop group video to amass over 2.1 billion views, according to YG Entertainment, the agency representing the renowned quartet.

Having debuted on June 15, 2018, "Ddu-du Ddu-du," which featured on their 2018 EP "Square Up," has captivated audiences across the globe, securing its position as the most-watched K-pop music video on YouTube later that same year.

The song's irresistible chorus and dynamic gun-like dance moves have undoubtedly played a significant role in propelling its popularity to unprecedented heights, Yonhap news agency reported.

Beyond its YouTube success, the hit single also made waves on the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching an impressive peak at No 55 - an unprecedented achievement for a K-pop girl group at the time.

Moreover, the song's resonance with global audiences is further evident in its remarkable streaming numbers on Spotify, where it has garnered an impressive 600 million streams - a testament to its immense popularity on the world's largest music streaming platform.

-- BERNAMA

SPRM syak wujud sistem 'hawala' dalam kes rasuah berkaitan kelulusan VLN

Bernama

Julai 31, 2023 20:27 MYT
Sistem hawala merujuk kepada penghantaran wang melalui kaedah 'bawah tanah' tanpa melibatkan sistem perbankan atau syarikat kewangan rasmi. - Gambar fail/Bernama

SPRM syak wujud sistem 'hawala' dalam kes rasuah berkaitan kelulusan VLN

Sistem hawala merujuk kepada penghantaran wang melalui kaedah 'bawah tanah' tanpa melibatkan sistem perbankan atau syarikat kewangan rasmi. - Gambar fail/Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Ketua Pesuruhjaya Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) Tan Sri Azam Baki hari ini mendedahkan kewujudan sistem 'hawala' berhubung kes rasuah berkaitan kelulusan Visa Luar Negara (VLN) warga Bangladesh memasuki Malaysia.

Sistem hawala merujuk kepada penghantaran wang melalui kaedah 'bawah tanah' tanpa melibatkan sistem perbankan atau syarikat kewangan rasmi.

Bercakap pada sidang media selepas majlis pelancaran pemakaian kamera badan dan jaket SPRM di sini hari ini, Azam berkata pihaknya sedang mengesan beberapa transaksi wang yang disyaki dibayar bagi tujuan perolehan visa pelancong yang disalahgunakan untuk memasuki negara.

"Kami juga mengesyaki terdapat sejumlah besar wang yang disalurkan melalui sistem hawala di beberapa tempat," katanya.

VLN merupakan visa lawatan sosial untuk pelancong luar memasuki Malaysia bagi tempoh tertentu dan menurut undang-undang negara, pelancong Bangladesh dibenarkan menetap di Malaysia selama 30 hari dan tidak layak didaftar untuk sistem permit kerja.

Menurutnya siasatan lanjut SPRM mendapati lambakan pekerja Bangladesh di Malaysia adalah menerusi sistem VLN yang disalahgunakan untuk bekerja dalam negara serta tidak melalui saluran pengambilan pekerja asing yang betul.

Isu penyelewengan permohonan VLN oleh warga Bangladesh mendapat liputan meluas sejak April lepas susulan penahanan dua pegawai Jabatan Imigresen (JIM) yang ditempatkan sementara untuk bertugas di Pejabat Atase Imigresen di Suruhanjaya Tinggi Malaysia di Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Seorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang pernah bertugas di Suruhanjaya Tinggi Bangladesh adalah antara dua individu ditahan pada 28 lepas kerana disyaki menerima rasuah dianggarkan lebih RM100 juta sejak 2021.

Siasatan mendapati pegawai itu dipercayai menerima bayaran sekitar RM1,363 (US$300) ke RM2,272 (US$500) bagi setiap kelulusan permohonan VLN melibatkan jumlah rasuah dianggarkan lebih RM100 juta meskipun pembayaran visa yang ditetapkan oleh kerajaan hanya RM105 sahaja.

Mengulas isu kecurian unsur nadir bumi (REE) di Kedah, beliau berkata setakat ini empat individu ditahan dan pihak SPRM akan memanggil lebih ramai saksi.

"Kita masih perlu untuk memanggil lebih ramai saksi untuk siasatan lanjut. Dalam hal ini, kita bukan saja menyiasat berhubung isu wang, malah isu pematuhan kelulusan REE.

"SPRM bukan saja siasat berhubung kesalahan di bawah rasuah, salah guna kuasa dan sebagainya, tetapi menjadi tanggungjawab kami di bawah Seksyen 7 (Akta SPRM 2009) untuk melihat kepada sistem dan prosedur yang ada, sekiranya terdapat kelemahan dan sebagainya," katanya.

-- BERNAMA

Pemberian nombor akaun tanpa TAC, kata laluan tiada elemen risiko - Polis

Bernama

Julai 31, 2023 21:00 MYT
Bagaimanapun, Ramli berkata pemberian nombor akaun bank dengan TAC atau kata laluan boleh menyebabkan akaun tersebut diakses secara dalam talian. - Gambar fail/Bernama

Pemberian nombor akaun tanpa TAC, kata laluan tiada elemen risiko - Polis

Bagaimanapun, Ramli berkata pemberian nombor akaun bank dengan TAC atau kata laluan boleh menyebabkan akaun tersebut diakses secara dalam talian. - Gambar fail/Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Pemberian nombor akaun bank semata-mata tidak mempunyai elemen risiko yang boleh menyebabkan berlakunya kecurian, menurut Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial (JSJK) Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata pemberian nombor akaun bank dengan kod pengesahan transaksi (TAC) atau kata laluan boleh menyebabkan akaun tersebut diakses secara dalam talian.

"Setakat nombor akaun ini tidak boleh buat apa-apa, untuk buat transaksi mengeluarkan duit perlukan prosedur lain yang memerlukan seseorang itu memberikan maklumat lebih daripada nombor akaun.

"Tiada apa-apa elemen risiko di situ tetapi apabila anda memberikan nombor akaun dan kata laluan, tentulah itu satu risiko besar," katanya kepada Bernama di sini hari ini.

Beliau mengulas mengenai mesej tular melalui aplikasi WhatsApp sejak semalam yang mendakwa terdapat taktik penipuan dengan bertanyakan nombor akaun bagi memasukkan duit untuk pulang mengundi pada Pilihan Raya Umum.

POLIS-AKAUN 2 (AKHIR) KUALA LUMPUR

Mesej itu mendakwa ada pihak yang tertipu dengan taktik tersebut sehingga kerugian RM1,900.

Selain itu, Ramli berkata pihak bank juga mempunyai ciri-ciri keselamatan seperti beberapa soalan atau kata kunci yang hanya diketahui pemilik akaun sebelum melakukan sebarang transaksi.

Menurutnya setakat ini, tiada laporan diterima pihaknya berhubung perkara berkenaan, namun menasihatkan orang ramai supaya berhati-hati dalam berkongsi maklumat bank kepada orang yang tidak dikenali.

-- BERNAMA

KKM sahkan insiden keracunan makanan di SK Cyberjaya

Bernama

Julai 31, 2023 21:20 MYT
Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) hari ini mengesahkan berlaku insiden keracunan makanan melibatkan 24 murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Cyberjaya pada 27 Julai lepas

KKM sahkan insiden keracunan makanan di SK Cyberjaya

Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) hari ini mengesahkan berlaku insiden keracunan makanan melibatkan 24 murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Cyberjaya pada 27 Julai lepas. - Gambar hiasan

CYBERJAYA: Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) hari ini mengesahkan berlaku insiden keracunan makanan melibatkan 24 murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Cyberjaya di sini pada 27 Julai lepas.

Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan Lukanisman Awang Sauni berkata 24 murid itu mengalami simptom keracunan makanan seperti cirit-birit dan sekarang telah sembuh serta kembali bersekolah.

"Mereka telah mendapat rawatan di klinik swasta berdasarkan siasatan yang kita jalankan," katanya tanpa mendedahkan sama ada sumber makanan daripada kantin membawa kepada punca keracunan makanan itu.

Laporan sebuah akhbar tempatan semalam mendakwa lebih 50 pelajar SK Cyberjaya mengalami simptom keracunan makanan seperti muntah dan cirit-birit selepas menjamah nasi lemak dan ayam goreng di kantin sekolah berkenaan.

Bercakap kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan program 'Malaysia Suicide Awareness Voice of Hope' (MySAVE) di sini hari ini, Lukanisman berkata siasatan sedang dijalankan mengikut peruntukan di bawah Akta Pencegahan dan Kawalan Penyakit Berjangkit 1988 (Akta 342) termasuk menutup kantin sekolah berkenaan sehingga 10 Ogos.

-- BERNAMA