Day: July 31, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, Police rescued three foreign domestic helpers who had allegedly not been paid for the past six months during a raid in Teluk Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, yesterday. Bukit Aman D3 principal assistant director SAC Soffian Santong said that the police conducted a raid on a double-storey house in Bandar Rimbayu at 11 pm. ‘We rescued three women, aged between 30 and 44, consisting of two Indonesians and one Nepalese. ‘During the raid, we also arrested a 62-year-old local woman, believed to be the employer of the three domestic helpers and a 37-year-old Indonesian woman under Section 12 of

KUANTAN,, Police have confirmed receiving a report against a board member of a telecommunications company accused of using a fake ‘Datuk Seri’ title. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said an investigation is underway, and several individuals have been called to give their statements. ‘Police received the report and the investigation is being conducted under Section 420 of the Penal Code and Section 4(1) of the Pahang Emblems, Titles and Award (Prevention of Improper Use) 2017,’ he told Bernama when contacted today. It was reported that the Private Secretary to the Pahang Crown Prince, Amir Syaffiq Hamzah, confirmed that

MANILA: A second Filipino boxer is through to the Round of 16 after Nesthy Petecio scored a unanimous decision win in the women’s 57-kilogram class over Jaismine Lamboria of India in the Paris Olympics past midnight Wednesday (PH time). Three judges scored it 30-27 and the other two 29-28, all for the 32-year-old Petecio, silver medalist in 2021 Tokyo. She will take on first-time Olympian Amina Zidani of France on Aug. 3. ‘Your dedication, hard work and skill continue to inspire us all. Let’s keep the support and cheers going!’ the Philippine Olympic Committee posted on Facebook to celebrate the

MANILA: The Philippine government on Tuesday clarified anew that there was no agreement to notify China before its conduct of resupply missions to the Ayungin Shoal. In a joint press conference in Quezon City, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said the understanding reached was only to ‘exchange information,’ which Beijing too is obliged to do so under the ambit of the provisional arrangement it signed with Manila. ‘On the issue of notification, I think the more accurate term is exchange of information, which is exactly what we did with China, and – both of us,’ he said. ‘The fact that

MANILA: The Philippines and the United States are working to conclude and sign a key military intelligence sharing deal by the end of the year, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III said Tuesday. Speaking after the 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Austin said both nations are committed to making the defense alliance ‘even more secure through technology and security and cyber cooperation’. ‘We reiterated our shared intent to conclude a general security of military information agreement (GSOMIA) by the end of the year. Now, that’s crucial to our shared cybersecurity goals,’ he said.