Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Melaka Zaidi Johari meninggal dunia pada usia 54 tahun, meninggalkan isteri, Siti Rohaya Kamalludin, dan empat anak. (Gambar Facebook) PETALING JAYA: Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Melaka Zaidi Johari meninggal dunia di Hospital Melaka pagi tadi susulan terkena serangan jantung di kediaman rasminya. Pejabat Ketua Menteri Melaka dalam kenyataan berkata, Zaidi, 54, rebah di kediaman rasminya sebelum dibawa ke hospital itu dengan ambulans, lapor Bernama. Walaupun diberi bantuan pernafasan oleh pasukan paramedik, beliau disahkan meninggal dunia sebaik tiba di hospital pada k ..read more

US ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to South Korea began Sunday. (AP pic) SEOUL: North Korea on Friday ridiculed this week’s Asia tour by the top US envoy to the UN, calling it the “aid-begging trip of a loser”. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday urged Pyongyang to return to dialogue during a visit to South Korea, adding later she still believed sanctions were an “effective tool” to deter the nuclear-armed North. Her comments followed Russia last month using its UN Security Council veto to effectively end UN monitoring of violations of the raft of sanctions on Kim Jong-un’s regi ..read more

Gambar tular beras yang dibuang di kawasan pembuangan sampah. (Gambar Facebook) PETALING JAYA: Bekas timbalan menteri dalam negeri Ismail Mohamed Said meminta maaf dan mengakui kesilapan melupuskan puluhan kampit beras, tin sardin dan tepung di kawasan pembuangan sampah berhampiran laluan pintasan Rumpun Makmur-Kampung Gunung Senyum, Kuala Krau, Temerloh. Mengulas penularan isu itu di media sosial, Ismail mengakui bertanggungjawab atas perkara berkenaan dan menjelaskan semuanya adalah stok simpanan untuk diberikan kepada orang ramai ketika beliau menjadi Ahli Parlimen Kuala Krau. Ketua Umno Ku ..read more

Zaidi Johari was appointed as the 29th state secretary of Melaka on Jan 5, 2022. (Facebook pic) MELAKA: Melaka state secretary Zaidi Johari died of a heart attack this morning. He was 54. According to a statement from the Melaka chief minister’s office, Zaidi passed away at about 8.15am at Melaka Hospital here. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance after collapsing at the state secretary’s official residence. The statement said he was given respiratory assistance by paramedics but pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. His body was bathed and shrouded at Melaka Hospital at about 9.3 ..read more

Khairi Anwar Jailani has been charged with intentionally hurting the religious feelings of others in his role as director and scriptwriter of ‘Mentega Terbang’. PUTRAJAYA: The gag order imposed on “Mentega Terbang” director and scriptwriter Khairi Anwar Jailani prohibiting him from making statements or comments on his ongoing case will remain in force. This follows the decision of a three-member Court of Appeal bench today to unanimously refuse Khairi leave to appeal against a Jan 24 High Court ruling. Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, who chaired the bench, said the High Court had exercised its di ..read more

The attack on the five Japanese nationals took place in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi today. (AP pic) KARACHI: Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant today as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom survived, a police spokesman said. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the government and set up their own strict brand of Islamic rule have launched some of Pakistan’s bloodiest attacks over the last few years, sometimes targeting foreigners, such as Chinese. The Japanese survivors have been moved to a safe pl ..read more

Israel had said it was going to retaliate against Iran’s April 13 missile and drone attack. (Reuters pic) SYDNEY: Australia on Friday told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a “high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks”, issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories. “We urge Australians in both Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to depart if it’s safe to do so,” the foreign affairs department said in a travel advisory update. Australia’s government had previously told citizens to avoid travel to both areas if possible and, if concerned, to l ..read more

CCID director Ramli Yoosuf says the police will continue reminding the public not to entertain calls from unknown numbers to avoid being scammed. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman’s commercial crime investigation department (CCID) has called on banks to revise their promotional strategies as these tactics are also being used by scammers. CCID director Ramli Yoosuf said that many industries, including banks, use telemarketing services to promote their products and services. However, he said there was now a public stigma against unknown numbers due to scammers’ use of phone calls as part of ..read more

The Access Partnership Report 2023 has predicted Malaysia’s e-commerce export value to surge 14% annually to reach an estimated RM36.2 billion by 2027. (Freepik pic) PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) will enhance cross-border e-commerce among small and medium enterprises by partnering with Amazon in a programme that allows products to be sold internationally via Amazon’s e-stores. In a joint statement, it said the year-long collaboration is in response to growing demand from Malaysian businesses. “The two parties will join hands to offer quarterly out ..read more

Volvo reported first-quarter operating profit despite lower sales volume as the truckmaker countered waning orders with higher prices. (Volvo Trucks pic) BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is selling the entirety of its Class B shares in truckmaker Volvo AB that were worth about 14.46 billion Swedish krona (US$1.3 billion). In a statement Thursday, Geely said the divestment is “in accordance with its long-term strategy” and that it will remain Volvo’s second-largest investor with 88.5 million A shares. “Geely Holding’s strategic adjustment and inclusion of AB Volvo in its automotive ..read more