Category: General

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed Sunday night that it has gained custody of Apollo Quiboloy and his four aides after their surrender in Davao City. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said the negotiation for their surrender started around 1:30 p.m. when they were issued a 24-hour ultimatum to come out of one of the buildings inside the 30-hectare Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Buhangin District or the police will make their move. They gave up at 5:30 p.m., a military aircraft flew them out of Davao City at 6:30 p.m. and they landed at Villamor Air Base

KANGAR, The body of a man with burn marks was discovered in the compound of a house on Jalan Jejawi, Arau, this afternoon. Arau police chief Supt Ahmad Mohsin Md Rodi said that police received information about the discovery from a member of the public via a phone call at 6.33 pm. “Initial investigations revealed that the man’s body was found deceased in the compound by a passerby near the MPK (Kangar Municipal Council) building adjacent to the property. “The body was found lying face up, burned and starting to bloat. The estimated time of death is approximately three days

JOHOR BAHRU, The Malaysian Immigration Department busted a street begging syndicate involving persons with disabilities, and detained six Chinese nationals during Op Serkap last Thursday. State director Datuk Mohd Rusdi Mohd Darus said the six individuals, comprising three men and three women aged between 51 and 63, were detained around 4.20 pm. He said the operation was a result of public tip-offs and two months of surveillance on foreign nationals using a city apartment as a meeting point to hand over their earnings from begging. “The syndicate was led by two women who collected the earnings from their male counterparts,

PORT DICKSON, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government will prioritise strategies to stabilise inflation and address the rising cost of living in Budget 2025. He said under the MADANI government, the inflation rate is holding steady at two per cent, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the second quarter of this year at 5.9 per cent. ‘I just returned from Vladivostok, Russia (where) I met President Vladimir Putin. Questions were raised about our inflation rate, which is at two per cent, while some food sectors see inflation at three to 3.5 per cent. Even that has

SEREMBAN, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today officiated the Seremban southbound rest and service (RandR) area on the North-South Expressway, marking the launch of the country’s first sustainable highway RandR. He emphasised that the development of this first sustainable RandR is a significant step toward prioritising facilities that benefit the public. ‘I have travelled this highway for decades, and I have never seen an RandR as impressive and sustainable as this one. The people of Seremban and Negeri Sembilan are fortunate to have such a facility; it is a great start for both traders and the community,’ he said.