KUALA LUMPUR: One person has died and another injured after a tree fell on Jalan Sultan Ismail here, hitting 17 vehicles. KL Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) M. Fatta M. Amin said they received a distress call at 2.19pm on Tuesday (May 7). "We dispatched 27 firemen, four fire engines and four emergency medical rescue service vehicles from the Titiwangsa, Jalan Tun Razak and Sentul Fire Stations. "Firemen at the scene found 17 vehicles had been pinned by the fallen tree. The KL Monorail line was also blocked," he said in a statement on Tuesday. He said two...…KUALA LUMPUR: One person has died and another injured after a tree fell on Jalan Sultan Ismail here, hitting 17 vehicles. KL Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) M. Fatta M. Amin said they received a distress call at 2.19pm on Tuesday (May 7). "We dispatched 27 firemen, four fire engines and four emergency medical rescue service vehicles from the Titiwangsa, Jalan Tun Razak and Sentul Fire Stations. "Firemen at the scene found 17 vehicles had been pinned by the fallen tree. The KL Monorail line was also blocked," he said in a statement on Tuesday. He said two...WW…

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has now been ordered to come up with new guidelines to manage the city’s ageing trees, even as an expert said that the tragedy in the city could have been averted if its roots had not been curtailed. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said it was important to catalogue older trees, many of which are between 50 and 80 years old, due to the unpredictable weather conditions. Dr Zaliha, who visited the site near Jalan Sultan Ismail where a man was killed after a large tree toppled during a...…KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has now been ordered to come up with new guidelines to manage the city’s ageing trees, even as an expert said that the tragedy in the city could have been averted if its roots had not been curtailed. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said it was important to catalogue older trees, many of which are between 50 and 80 years old, due to the unpredictable weather conditions. Dr Zaliha, who visited the site near Jalan Sultan Ismail where a man was killed after a large tree toppled during a...WW…

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Kuih bakul maker Nur Farrah Diba Azhar has her Chinese mother to thank for all the traditional recipes of halal Chinese New Year goodies she is churning out now. The 34-year-old said that before starting her business six years ago, she had received help from her maternal grandfather and a Chinese neighbour for their kuih bakul, or nian gao, recipes. “The nian gao is a must for certain ceremonies during the festival. I sell kuih bakul all year round, but during Chinese New Year, demand shoots up to between 3,500 and 4,500 pieces. “I sell them online and also at my shop at...…BUKIT MERTAJAM: Kuih bakul maker Nur Farrah Diba Azhar has her Chinese mother to thank for all the traditional recipes of halal Chinese New Year goodies she is churning out now. The 34-year-old said that before starting her business six years ago, she had received help from her maternal grandfather and a Chinese neighbour for their kuih bakul, or nian gao, recipes. “The nian gao is a must for certain ceremonies during the festival. I sell kuih bakul all year round, but during Chinese New Year, demand shoots up to between 3,500 and 4,500 pieces. “I sell them online and also at my shop at...WW…

— AZLINA ABDULLAH/The StarKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court says that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act 1967 that prevented Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) from being prosecuted on charges of money laundering and failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Poh Yih Tinn said the claim by Rosmah that the court had taken over the functions of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) was baseless. He added that the court will judge all the charges against her according to the criminal jurisdiction provided in the law. He said in an...…— AZLINA ABDULLAH/The StarKUALA LUMPUR: The High Court says that there is no provision in the Income Tax Act 1967 that prevented Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) from being prosecuted on charges of money laundering and failing to declare her income to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB). Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Poh Yih Tinn said the claim by Rosmah that the court had taken over the functions of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) was baseless. He added that the court will judge all the charges against her according to the criminal jurisdiction provided in the law. He said in an...WW…

KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has claimed that she would not get a fair trial due to an overlap in 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges against her. The wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said this in her response filed on Sept 22 to DPP Poh Yih Tinn's affidavit-in-reply in the former’s application to cancel 12 charges of money laundering involving RM7,097,750 and five charges of failing to declare income to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). "The first charge to the 12th amended charge (for money laundering) are flawed, vague and defective because they...…KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has claimed that she would not get a fair trial due to an overlap in 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges against her. The wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said this in her response filed on Sept 22 to DPP Poh Yih Tinn's affidavit-in-reply in the former’s application to cancel 12 charges of money laundering involving RM7,097,750 and five charges of failing to declare income to the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN). "The first charge to the 12th amended charge (for money laundering) are flawed, vague and defective because they...WW…

×ViewADDIS ABABA: For delivery man Sisay Alebachew, the difference between a good and bad day depends on Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s monopoly telecoms provider. When the Internet is down or too slow to use, customers struggle to place orders on the website of Deliver Addis, Sisay’s e-commerce employer, meaning he has little to do. Other times, when the phone network is jammed, Sisay can’t reach customers to complete deliveries – he wastes precious time standing outside their homes, dialling in vain. Sisay is thrilled, then, that after years of build-up, change finally seems to be coming to...…×ViewADDIS ABABA: For delivery man Sisay Alebachew, the difference between a good and bad day depends on Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s monopoly telecoms provider. When the Internet is down or too slow to use, customers struggle to place orders on the website of Deliver Addis, Sisay’s e-commerce employer, meaning he has little to do. Other times, when the phone network is jammed, Sisay can’t reach customers to complete deliveries – he wastes precious time standing outside their homes, dialling in vain. Sisay is thrilled, then, that after years of build-up, change finally seems to be coming to...WW…

×ViewPETALING JAYA: Malaysia and the United States have agreed to cooperate on any potential Covid-19 vaccine, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said he received a phone call from US President Donald J. Trump on Friday night (May 8). According to Muhyiddin, during the 30-minute conversation, he and Trump discussed the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the approaches taken in their respective countries. “We also emphasised the importance of working with the international community to reduce the impact of the pandemic on the well-being of the global community and the global...…×ViewPETALING JAYA: Malaysia and the United States have agreed to cooperate on any potential Covid-19 vaccine, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said he received a phone call from US President Donald J. Trump on Friday night (May 8). According to Muhyiddin, during the 30-minute conversation, he and Trump discussed the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the approaches taken in their respective countries. “We also emphasised the importance of working with the international community to reduce the impact of the pandemic on the well-being of the global community and the global...WW…

×ViewKUALA LUMPUR: Investors resumed buying on Bursa Malaysia as oil prices bounced higher while positive news streamed in from the US corporate scene.The FBM KLCI rose 7.79 points to 1,389.68 over Thursday morning as the sell-off earlier in the week was seen as overdone.There were 2.98 billion shares traded across the market for a total value of RM1.38bil.Apart from oil prices finding their footing, US corporate earnings were revealed to be better than expected, which put Wall Street on a rise overnight.Further helping sentiment was the US senate's approval of a new relief package that...…×ViewKUALA LUMPUR: Investors resumed buying on Bursa Malaysia as oil prices bounced higher while positive news streamed in from the US corporate scene.The FBM KLCI rose 7.79 points to 1,389.68 over Thursday morning as the sell-off earlier in the week was seen as overdone.There were 2.98 billion shares traded across the market for a total value of RM1.38bil.Apart from oil prices finding their footing, US corporate earnings were revealed to be better than expected, which put Wall Street on a rise overnight.Further helping sentiment was the US senate's approval of a new relief package that...WW…

×ViewYEREVAN (Reuters) - A Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down an Armenian SU-25 warplane over Armenian territory on Tuesday, killing the pilot, an Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman said.Shushan Stepanyan, an Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman, wrote on her Facebook page that the plane had been on a military assignment when it was shot down. (Reporting by Nvard Hovhannisyan; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Gareth Jones)Article type: meteredUser Type: anonymous webUser Status: Campaign ID: 1Cxense type: freeUser access status: 3   Report it to us.What is...…×ViewYEREVAN (Reuters) - A Turkish F-16 fighter jet shot down an Armenian SU-25 warplane over Armenian territory on Tuesday, killing the pilot, an Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman said.Shushan Stepanyan, an Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman, wrote on her Facebook page that the plane had been on a military assignment when it was shot down. (Reporting by Nvard Hovhannisyan; Writing by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Gareth Jones)Article type: meteredUser Type: anonymous webUser Status: Campaign ID: 1Cxense type: freeUser access status: 3   Report it to us.What is...WW…

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A sustained investor confidence is set to see buying momentum persist on Bursa Malaysia this week with market focus shifting toward banking counters as they prepare to unveil their fourth quarter (4Q) results. Earnings in the banking sector in the quarter are expected to come in neutral to muted amid net interest margin pressure, higher operating expenditure as well as credit costs, among others. Head of wealth research & advisory, designated portfolio manager at UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors, Mohd Sedek Jantan said additionally, attention remains on China's...…KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A sustained investor confidence is set to see buying momentum persist on Bursa Malaysia this week with market focus shifting toward banking counters as they prepare to unveil their fourth quarter (4Q) results. Earnings in the banking sector in the quarter are expected to come in neutral to muted amid net interest margin pressure, higher operating expenditure as well as credit costs, among others. Head of wealth research & advisory, designated portfolio manager at UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors, Mohd Sedek Jantan said additionally, attention remains on China's...WW…