Author: Bernama

Global Royalty sues Rosmah Mansor over ‘missing’ jewellery

KUALA LUMPUR: A wholesale jeweller from Lebanon has filed a suit against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, demanding her to pay US$14.57 or RM67.46 million, for violating the contract involving 43 pieces of jewellery sent to her five years ago. Global Royalty Trading SAL based in Beirut, as the plaintiff, filed

Purchase tickets using airlines’ official apps, passengers told

PUTRAJAYA: Consumers need to check prices and purchase tickets through official apps provided by airlines to avoid buying tickets at high prices, especially during festive periods. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said ticket prices would be different if they purchased using other apps. “If you want to buy Malaysian Airlines Berhad

Chevrolet alerts Malaysian customers to replace driver airbag  

KUALA LUMPUR: Chevrolet has issued an alert to remind Malaysian customers of the ongoing recall campaign involving 3,725 units of Chevrolet and Saab vehicles in Malaysia. In a statement today, the American car marque said that launched in June last year, the campaign aims to replace the Takata driver airbag

Five men arrested for assaulting, throwing woman under a bridge

SHAH ALAM: Police arrested five men believed to have been involved in assaulting, slashing and injuring a woman before throwing the victim under the Kampung Sawah Banting bridge in Selangor. Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Ahmad Ridhwan Mohd Nor @ Saleh said police received a tip-off from the public

Food waste guideline takes aim at banquets

BEIJING: Banquets have been made a focus in a recently released draft guideline for curbing food waste, Xinhua quoted a China Daily report on Monday. The draft, currently soliciting public input, is the latest in a series of efforts by the Chinese government to promote a more sustainable approach to

Anwar says 1MDB task force reviewing settlement deal with Goldman Sachs

KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Task Force on 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is now focusing its effort on reviewing the settlement deal between Goldman Sachs and the previous Perikatan Nasional-led (PN) government, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today. He said that based on initial findings, the task force led

Death toll in Sudan rises to 83 as clashes continue

KHARTOUM: The death toll in Sudan from ongoing clashes between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reached 83, while the number of injured totals 1,126, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Sunday. The WHO in a statement called on the parties to respect impartiality in the

Marine biologist bridges arts-science gap through gamelan

By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR: The rousing opening number by Malaysian artiste Michael Chan and the captivating music of the gamelan set the tone for the entire musical theatre, ‘Mantera Nelayan’. With the hypnotic rhythms of the gamelan, a completely immersive experience has been created, allowing the audience to

Biden calls for stricter gun control

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to tighten gun control measures amid the recent surge in gun violence in the United States, reported Sputnik. Biden said on Sunday that at least four people were killed at a teenager’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama on Saturday night. In