PUTRAJAYA: A former owner of a workshop has been sentenced to 17 years in jail by the Court of Appeal for culpable homicide not amounting to murder of his girlfriend’s two-year-old son almost 10 years ago. Mohd Hisham Mat Yunus, 52, was initially convicted and sentenced to death by the
KUALA PILAH: Two suppliers of jewellery were ambushed in broad daylight behind a goldsmith shop and robbed of a delivery worth an estimated RM1 million here today. The gold store manager, Noorhasliza Abd Rahman, said based on CCTV footage at the premises, the incident happened around 11 am when the
KUALA LUMPUR: Diabetes is often associated with health issues including heart disease, kidney disease and amputations, and not many people know it could also lead to vision loss and is the most commonest cause of blindness in working-age adults. Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City,
KUALA LUMPUR: Heat stroke is a risk for anyone who is exposed to an extremely hot environment, regardless of a person’s level of health, said a public health expert at the Ministry of Health. Physician Dr Norlen Ahmad said the elderly, children and those with chronic diseases such as diabetes,
By Nor Liyana ZulkifliKUALA LUMPUR: The minimum wage rate in the country should be increased to balance the people’s income with the current high cost of living, said Sabah Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) senior lecturer in Political Economy, Associate Prof Dr Firdausi Suffian. He said the minimum wage rate should
PUTRAJAYA: Students, teachers and members of the implementing group in all educational institutions under the Education Ministry (MOE) are given special permission to wear appropriate sports attire during the current hot spell to avoid any health complications. In a statement today, the ministry said neckties are also not mandatory for
KUALA LUMPUR: Juwai IQI expects Singapore’s doubling of property taxes for non-residents last week may result in an estimated 15 per cent increase in foreign buying in Malaysia over the next 12 months. Singapore has doubled the tax rate for foreigners purchasing residential properties from 30 per cent to 60
THE once popular songkok lipat (foldable headgear) has been making a comeback the past few years. The traditional men’s headgear was popular between the 1960s and 1970s to match the baju Melayu (Malay attire), said Nurdalila Abd Ghani, the owner of ‘songkok Masood Hussin’ or better known as ‘songkok Muar’.
SUFFERING from vitiligo, which causes white patches on her skin, is not an obstacle for Siti Nuur Hidayu Muhammad, 33, to dabble in the world of modelling and further break the stereotypes of the fieled. Starting to suffer from vitiligo, which causes the skin to lose colour or depigmentation, when
KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei and his on-court nemesis Lin Dan of China to be inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall of Fame for 2023. BWF in a statement said the two legends, who were the most dominant men’s singles shuttlers in their generation,
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