Category: General

KLANG, The Selangor police, in collaboration with the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS), have been consistently sharing information since the investigation into GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISBH) began in the state. However, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they cannot provide further comments on the matter, as the investigation is being conducted by a special team at Bukit Aman. “From the beginning, the Selangor police have been working closely with MAIS and JAIS to share information related to this issue (GISBH). We cannot comment further, as investigations are ongoing,” he told

SUNGAI PETANI, A Myanmar contract worker was found dead with stab and slash wounds at a housing project site in Bandar Puteri Jaya near here at about 2 am today. Kuala Muda District Police chief ACP Wan Azharuddin Wan Ismail said the victim, in his 30s, was believed to have been involved in a fight. “The victim was stabbed in the left side and slashed in the left arm, causing him to sustain severe injuries. “The fight is not believed to be due to intoxication as there was no alcohol bottle at the scene. The victim was killed inside a

KOTA KINABALU, The National Entrepreneurial Group Economic Fund (TEKUN Nasional) has disbursed RM98.9 million in loans to 4,400 informal and micro-entrepreneurs in Sabah this year, surpassing its target of RM84.5 million. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the funding includes RM1.91 million to support 480 entrepreneurs operating at Pasar Tamu. ‘TEKUN Nasional is committed to supporting informal and micro-entrepreneurs through financing and entrepreneurial development,’ he told reporters after officiating the TEKUN Sabah office and the TEKUN Kota Kinabalu branch office here today. Ewon highlighted that since its inception in 1998, TEKUN Nasional has disbursed a total of

Manila: The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) are meeting this week to conduct a probe over claims that a former PNP chief accepted bribe from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said a meeting between CIDG officials and Pagcor chief Raul Villanueva will discuss the details surrounding the latter’s claim during a Senate hearing on Sept. 17. Fajardo said the CIDG was directed to coordinate with PAGCOR to get more details from the ‘talks in its intelligence community’ about the role of the former PNP chief.

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today congratulated the national men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani for winning the China Open badminton championship. Through a post on Facebook, Ahmad Zahid described the victory over the host pair He Ji Ting-Ren Xiang Yu in the final action today as something that is not easy to achieve and it should be celebrated by all badminton fans in the country, not to mention that they faced the fifth seeds. “This victory is Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin’s maiden achievement in bringing home the title in the BWF