Новости за 09.01.2025

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MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday declined to say Russian forces accidentally shot at an Azerbaijani plane which crashed last month, despite Baku repeatedly urging it to accept responsibility for the fatal disaster.

IPOH: The officer who investigated the alleged murder of teenager Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie by a senior police officer denied that the accused was charged immediately after the case went viral on social media.

SUNGAI PETANI: The role of the National Farmers Organisation (Nafas) as the main supplier of fertiliser to farmers across the country must be maintained, said Merbok Area Farmers Organisation (PPK) general manager Faizul Mat Hasan.

CHUKAI: A toy shop owner pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of 148 imitation firearms on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR: NPC Resources Bhd’s major shareholders are considering privatising the company at RM2.82 per share, the company said in response to a recent surge in its share price.

ALOR STAR: The progressive wage policy (PWP) will require meticulous implementation supported by a comprehensive policy to ensure fair performance evaluation among workers.

KULAI: Three Indonesians including a woman have been arrested in connection with the discovery of the bodies of a woman and her infant by the roadside in Taman Impiana Kelapa Sawit here.

MELAKA: A male primary school teacher has been remanded for six days on suspicion of molesting two Year 6 female students in a haunted house opened in conjunction with the school carnival day yesterday.

PETALING JAYA: Tourism industry players must upgrade their services to prepare for an anticipated surge in tourist arrivals, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing today.

SANDAKAN: Two women, fearing their husbands would scold them for pawning their mobile phones to buy makeup, filed false robbery reports.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will take longer than anticipated to increase the labour force's share of the economy, with the 2025 target of reaching 40 per cent likely to be missed.

PUTRAJAYA: The minutes of the meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board concerning former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will not be disclosed to the public.

KUALA LUMPUR: Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei are on the brink of achieving their career-best world ranking next week, potentially climbing two spots to world No. 3 after an impressive run at the Malaysia Open.

LONDON/JAKARTA: A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals operating in Israel has worsened the global consumer company’s loss of market share in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, where it is battling smaller, often cheaper local rivals.

KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong actress May Chan has wowed netizens with her dramatic transformation in only a year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property prices in Klang Valley, especially for landed homes in Petaling Jaya, are expected to rise by 3-4 per cent this year, according to CBRE WTW Valuation and Advisory.

KUALA LUMPUR: Thai mixed doubles star Dechapol Puavaranukroh believes he can achieve the same level of success with new partner Supissara Paewsampran as he did with former partner Sapsiree Taerattanachai.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mat Kilau actor and singer Fattah Amin, 35, said that his "ideal woman" is smart, talented and single.

JOHOR BARU: Former chairman of Koperasi Felda Selancar 3, Pahang, was fined RM22,500 by the Sessions Court here today for 15 charges of forging checks worth RM34,450 belonging to Koperasi Peneroka Felda Selancar 3 six years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR: A video featuring officers from the Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) has received widespread acclaim from netizens for their diligent enforcement of regulations after they uncovered a seller hiding cooking oil packets in a bin, despite the seller’s claims that the items were out of stock.

ALTADENA, United States: Homes reduced to ashes, businesses in flames, and in the midst of the devastation, haggard residents: the California city of Altadena, ravaged Wednesday by a violent fire, looked like an area that has just been bombed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Maybank have a number of skilled and reliable players, but their conversion of chances into goals has not been effective in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL).

DONALD Trump returns to the White House in two weeks with everything seemingly going his way -- from stronger grassroots support than ever to a cowed billionaire class and a demoralised opposition.

JOHOR BARU: Despite police warnings not to circulate footage of a man shot multiple times in front of a restaurant in Taman Setia Indah yesterday (Jan 8), the video has gone viral.