KOTA KINABALU: A woman ehailing driver and another man were sentenced to a combined 21 years’ in jail by the Sessions Court for robbing a passenger in Tawau early this month. Tawau Sessions Court Judge Awang Kerisnada Awang Mahmud sentenced Ziana Abdul Zain, 27, to a 10-year imprisonment while Hamzah Syed Hamid, 26, was given 11 years and six strokes of rotan. The accused … [Read more...] about Woman ehailing driver, accomplice jailed 21 years for robbing passenger
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Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as aid trickles in
An Afghan man looks for his belongings amid the ruins of a house damaged by an earthquake in Bermal district, Paktika province, on June 23, 2022. AFP GAYAN , Afghanistan— Aid trickled to devastated villages in remote parts of Afghanistan Friday but thousands of people remain with little food, shelter and water three days after the country’s deadliest earthquake in … [Read more...] about Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as aid trickles in
4.3 million baht seized in police raid on illegal casino
A police raid that seized 4.3 million baht from an illegal underground gambling den has sparked a bizarre war of words between the authorities and a nongovernmental organisation. More than 4.3 million baht was seized after police raided an illegal casino hidden on the underground floor of the Ayothaya Tower on Ratchadapisak Soi 18 in Huay Kwang district of Bangkok. The … [Read more...] about 4.3 million baht seized in police raid on illegal casino
What PAP’s internal election is about & what the 2020 results reveal
The People's Action Party (PAP) went through an important internal election on Sunday, Nov. 8. This was the biennial election for its Central Executive Committee (CEC), which is the political party's highest decision-making body. But the election results, voted by more than 3,000 party cadres on Sunday, revealed that those casting votes did not want any drastic changes … [Read more...] about What PAP’s internal election is about & what the 2020 results reveal
Drowned body of missing 11-year-old found in Penang
GEORGE TOWN: The drowned body of 11-year-old Muhammad Mikhaeil Mukmin Abdullah, who went missing while bathing at Pantai Bersih, Bagan Ajam on Monday (June 27), has been found. A spokesman from the Penang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said that the victim's body was found near the location the boy was last seen. The body was found stuck in a fishing net at … [Read more...] about Drowned body of missing 11-year-old found in Penang