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Japanese fan charged with sexual harassment for planting unwanted kiss on BTS' Jin at fan meet

SEOUL, Nov. 18 -- A Japanese woman in her 50s has been charged with allegedly forcing an unwanted kiss on BTS member Jin during a public fan event last year, according to a report by Hankook Ilbo. Th... Read More


Penang on alert for floods, monitors 20 hotspots with real-time updates from METMalaysia

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 18 -- Penang has activated a specialised multi-agency response team to monitor 20 identified flood hotspots, following a warning from the Malaysian Meteorological Department (METMala... Read More


Pandikar defends controversial Pintasan run, insists Hajiji wants him for MA63 talks

KOTA KINABALU, Nov. 18 -- Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has defended his controversial candidacy in the Pintasan seat, saying he was personally asked to contest by Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, who felt his e... Read More


Penang on brink of mobility crisis? State Opposition leader warns of rising congestion, LRT shortfalls

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 17 -- Penang Opposition leader Muhammad Fauzi Yusof has warned that Penang is now on the brink of mobility crisis. The Sungai Dua assemblyman from PAS said the state recorded an ext... Read More


Bukit Mertajam food fight fatal stabbing: Three men arrested, remanded seven days over cook's death

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Nov. 17 -- Three men have been remanded for seven days in connection with the stabbing death of a female cook from Myanmar at an ala Thai restaurant in Lorong Bukit Juru here last nigh... Read More


Sino-Japanese brickbats do not augur well for a stronger Asean - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, Nov. 17 -- In a year when South-east Asia desperately needs calm, predictability, and a rules-based strategic environment, the escalating rhetorical exchanges between China and Japan cur... Read More


After Hasnah retires, Court of Appeal president Abu Bakar Jais assumes Chief Judge of Malaya duties

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 17 -- President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) Datuk Abu Bakar Jais will now temporarily carry out the duties of the Chief Judge of Malaya (CJM), following Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Has... Read More


Keeping Up with the Lawsuits - Ray J, Kardashians revive their long-running feud over sex tape

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 -- Ray J has fired back at Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, filing an explosive cross-complaint that accuses them of breaching a secret US$6 million (RM25 million) settlement over ... Read More


Penang govt not 'running away' from NCPR town hall, says Zairil; session after design finalised

GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 17 -- The Penang government will not "run away" from holding public engagement sessions on the new alignment for the North Coastal Paired Road (NCPR), said state exco Zairil Khir Joh... Read More


Fifa urges criminal probe into alleged document forgery by FAM and seven players

PETALING JAYA, Nov. 17 -- Fifa has instructed its secretariat to notify criminal authorities in Malaysia and other countries to investigate alleged document forgery involving seven naturalised footbal... Read More