Author: Indera Adiputera

JOHOR BARU, Aug 16 — The police have completed their investigations into the gang assault case where a 15-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by a group of secondary school students in Taman Bistari Indah here last week. Following that, the Johor Baru South district police are expected to submit the investigation papers to the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) today. Johor Baru South police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said police have completed investigations into the case under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting, He said investigators questioned the suspects, aged between 14 and 17, on the incident following…

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to trigger a “global catastrophe” and the collapse of global food markets after Russian night strikes against a grain silo and loading facilities at an inland port on the Danube River. Drone attacks early on Wednesday hit Izmail, Ukraine’s main inland port which is across the Danube from Romania, triggering a spike in global grain prices. Several buildings in Izmail were destroyed, halting the loading of ships that were being used to sidestep a de facto blockade on Ukrainian food exports Russia imposed in mid-July, when Moscow left a…

ISKANDAR PUTERI, July 31 — Police have seized five Lamborghinis and opened an investigation paper against five drivers of the luxury car for allegedly overtaking dangerously and driving recklessly along the Senai-Desaru Expressway in Kota Tinggi last Saturday. Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said police have recorded statements from the five drivers aged between 44 and 64 and released them on police bail. “The investigation paper was opened under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he told reporters at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters today. Kamarul Zaman said police also issued summonses against all the…

JOHOR BARU: A complaint that went viral on social media about services at a government hospital here did not tell the full story, says Ling Tian Soon. The Johor health and unity committee chairman said the assumption that a patient had to wait eight hours for treatment was untrue as she underwent various tests during that time. Ling said after the post made its rounds on Facebook, he conducted a spot check at Hospital Sultan Ismail (HSI) on Thursday (Aug 3) evening. “I was informed that the patient was brought to the hospital’s emergency and trauma unit in an ambulance.…

BEIJING (Reuters): US climate envoy John Kerry said it was “imperative that China and the United States make real progress” in the four months before the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, as he met his counterpart Xie Zhenhua in the Chinese capital on Monday (July 17). He also urged China to partner with the United States to cut methane emissions and reduce the climate impact of coal-fired power, with the two sides aiming to rebuild trust following a suspension in talks last year. As delegates representing the world’s top two greenhouse gas emitters gathered in a conference room overlooking…

JOHOR BARU: Johor will find a win-win solution to address abandoned shopping malls around Johor Baru city area, says Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor. The state housing and local government committee chairman added that there are a few shopping malls that have been abandoned for a long period of time here. “There are nine key strategies under the Johor Bersih initiative, which also touches on abandoned buildings in the state, especially in the city centre,” said Mohd Jafni. He added that some of the abandoned malls identified are Skudai Parade, Danga City Mall and JB Waterfront City. Mohd Jafni said…

MOSCOW/NEW DELHI, June 30 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation around Ukraine and how Moscow had resolved an armed mercenary mutiny in a telephone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, the Kremlin and New Delhi said. Moscow said that Modi had expressed support for what the Kremlin called the Russian leadership’s decisive actions in handling the mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group last Saturday. The Indian government said Putin, who will also join Modi on Tuesday for a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, informed the prime minister about the recent developments in…

Malaysia’s parliament passed three bills last week related to decriminalizing suicide, marking a momentous shift in how the largely taboo topic is treated in the country and making the Southeast Asian nation of over 33 million people the latest in a growing list of countries that are amending suicide legislation. In March, Ghana’s parliament passed a bill to decriminalize attempted suicide. Guyana did the same in November last year, followed by Pakistan in December. India and Singapore changed their laws in 2018 and 2020, respectively. These reforms come amid a global push by mental health advocates and academics to overturn punitive approaches to preventing suicides. Still, attempting suicide remains illegal in…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s health ministry on Thursday (Jun 29) announced that face masks will no longer be required to be worn on public transport and in healthcare facilities from next Wednesday onwards. This after the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 5 declared that COVID-19 is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).  Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said that face masks will only be mandatory for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as health workers who are following infection control practices when handling patients. Healthcare facilities include hospitals, clinics and nursing homes while…

AKIPRESS.COM – Turkmenistan banned the sale of electronic cigarettes, turkmen.news sources say. These cigarettes spread widely in a country where conventional tobacco products are almost completely banned. Buying disposable electronic cigarettes, reusable vape devices, spare parts for them, as well as filling liquids has recently become almost impossible. Officially, no regulations were issued, the goods simply disappeared from sale. Sellers tell buyers that they have been banned. Previously, it was easy to buy electronic cigarettes, they were sold online and offline. In particular, high-end night shops throughout Ashgabat have become a popular place to sell this product. These shops are owned…