S.Korea police investigates death of singer-actress Sulli

South Korean singer-actress Sulli was found dead on Monday. Photo courtesy of YONHAP. SEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) — South Korean singer-actress Sulli was found dead at a residence in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Monday, police said. The 25-year-old, whose legal name is Choi Jin-ri, was found dead by her…

IMDB Trial: There was no reason not to believe Jho Low, says former 1MDB CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MBD) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi today denied that he foolishly believed fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low. Shahrol Azral, 49, said at that time he had no reason to disbelieve Jho Low and that…

LTTE linked arrests: I am satisfied with reasons given by police – Dr M

File photo of State Executive Council Member G. Saminathan (centre) who is among several individuals arrested for their suspected links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam group. In this file photo, Saminathan, who is also Melaka Consumerism, Human Resource, Unity Committee chairman, is seen doing a price check at…

MMEA detains two boats, tanker in Johor waters

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained 14 Indonesian men and seized two boats and a tanker in the waters off East Johor here Sunday.  MMEA Tanjung Sedili maritime zone director Maritime Captain Mohd Zulfadli Nayan said all the men were detained for committing various offences. He said…

Haze worsens in Palembang, visibility drops drastically

By Mohd Shukri Ishak JAKARTA, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in Palembang city in southern Sumatra has reached 921, the worst ever registered in the area. The haze has caused visibility to drop to less than 150 metres, resulting in the closure of schools in the city…

Thousands of troops and rescue workers deployed after Typhoon Hagibis hits Tokyo

NAGANO, Japan (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of troops and rescue workers were sent in here on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in recent history. At least 30 people were killed in the typhoon that left vast sections of…

Ministries to discuss possibility of reducing property prices for foreigners

PONTIAN, Oct 13 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will hold discussions with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on the lowering of the threshold for foreigners to purchase condominiums and apartments in urban areas from RM1 million to RM600,000. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamarudin said…

1MDB Trial: Jho Low was sole link between 1MDB, Najib and me, says Ex CEO

By: Sevagamy Nythiananthan KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9  (NNN-BERNAMA) — Fugitive businessman Jho Low (also known as Low Taek Jho) was the sole link between state-owned sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), its then chief executive officer (CEO) and former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. 1MDB’s former CEO, Datuk Shahrol Azral…

Cambodia’s DPM: Asean’s environmental issues, a regional issue

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Oct 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Environment ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met here on Tuesday to discuss a number of environmental related issues and transboundary haze pollution, Xinhua news agency reported. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment…

PEKA: Govt must take tough measures to stop logging activities

By Syamsiah Sahat KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Association for the Protection of Natural Heritage of Malaysia (PEKA) have urged the government to amend the Federal Constitution relating to forestry and the National Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313) to ensure that the nation’s forests can be protected and to guarantee its…