Najib’s Trial Day 19: I would have clarified with Najib if I had known, says Witness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Ihsan Perdana Sdn Bhd (IPSB) managing director Datuk Dr Shamsul Anwar Sulaiman told the High Court here today that he would have called and clarified with Datuk Seri Najib Razak if he knew that RM42 million had been transferred into two personal accounts belonging…

Historian Khoo Kay Kim dies at age 82 after brief illness

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) — Historian and academician Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Khoo Kay Kim, 82, has died of a lung infection at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) here at about 10.13 am this morning. His second son, Rubin Khoo, 47, said his father had a by-pass operation in…

Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino Tam dies

Tam, Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia. Photo courtesy of Bernama KOTA KINABALU, May 28 (NNN-Bernama) –The Sabah Wildlife Department has announced with great sadness the death of the last remaining male Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, named Tam. State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Christina Liew said she was informed…

Two dead, 14 injured in Pattani Ramadan market bomb blast

Photo courtesy of Bernama PATTANI (Southern Thailand), May 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Two people were killed and 14 others, including four rangers, were injured in a motorcycle bomb attack at a Ramadan market in Nong Chik, here Monday. In the 4.15pm (local time) incident, the market in Bo Thong town was…

Malaysia’s cybersecurity, forensics labs among most advanced in the world

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s cybersecurity and its digital forensic laboratories are among the most advanced in the world, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab said. In the Global CyberSecurity Index (GSI), Malaysia has been ranked in the top 10 since the first…

Malaysia appeals to Saudi Arabia for Haj quota increase

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has sent an official letter to the Saudi Arabia government requesting an increase in haj quota for the pilgrimage this year, said Tabung Haji chief executive officer Zukri Samat. He said, however, the TH Board has yet to receive a reply…

Faith is not frail for Syrian woman who lost four family members in the war

By Syed Azwan Syed Ali Kafr Nabudah: File photo of Syrian opposition fighters riding a tank as they head to the front lines in the countryside of Hama Province. Opposition fighters launched new counter-attacks against the government’s forces to retrieve what they have lost in the town. Photo: Mustafa Dahnon/dpa…

Nigerian man charged with murder of Malaysian nurse

SEPANG, Malaysia, May 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) —  A Nigerian man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here Monday with the murder of Serdang Hospital nursing sister Siti Kharina Mohd Kamarudin. Alowonle Oluwajuwon Gilbert, 36, was charged with the murder of Siti Kharina between 12.41 am on May 9 and 2.30 pm on…

Foreign fund outflow at RM252.98 mln for holiday-shortened week

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (NNN-Bernama) — Foreign fund outflow dissipated in the holiday-shortened week of May 21 and May 23 to RM252.98 million compared to RM1.0 billion last week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said foreign investors were offloading their position in view of…

Malaysian trio cycle home 16,000 km from UK

PADANG BESAR, May 27  (NNN-Bernama) — Three Malaysian youths arrived here safely Sunday after a cycling adventure of approximately 16,000 kilometres over the past 403 days from the United Kingdom. Muhammad Amir Arsad, 29, Mohd Faizul Abdul Malek, 27, and Mohd Azmeer Faiq Mohd Rusli, 29, arrived at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex here…
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