International Macau scam mastermind nabbed in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: The mastermind of an international Macau scam, who is wanted in Taiwan, has been arrested in Ampang. Also known as Jason Wei, sources said the man was wanted by Taiwanese police since 2014. The sources said Wei was detained with another Taiwanese man identified as Ku Chin Ling, 49. “Police believe the two had joined forces and made Kuala Lumpur the base for their international scam, ” sources told The Star.According to sources, Taiwanese police received information that Wei had been “residing” in Kuala Lumpur and ran a Macau scam targeting Chinese citizens. The term “Macau scam” was coined as it is believed it originated from Macau or that the first victims came from there.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 22:53 UTC
After surreal week, Tuchel's Chelsea era starts quietly
He was only announced as Lampard's replacement 24 hours before kickoff and had one training session with a team that had won twice in their past eight league matches. Before kickoff the former Borussia Dortmund and Paris St Germain manager said the last few days had been "surreal" and he did not hesitate in shaking things up -- making four changes from Lampard's last league game in charge. Chelsea attempted almost 900 passes but there was little thrust until Christian Pulisic, Mount and Abraham came off the bench late on. That was perhaps overly optimistic, but Tuchel said the future of Chelsea starts from Thursday morning. Honestly, when you sign for Chelsea, you are absolutely right that you sign for the expectations to challenge for a title," he said.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 21:51 UTC
Issues in changing starting date of semester
The current semester (Semester 1, Session 2020/2021) is being conducted much more smoothly. Therefore, I do not see the reason for delaying the starting day of Semester 2 for the current academic year. As such, delaying the starting day for the second semester may still not make it possible for face-to-face learning to resume. Changing or delaying the starting date for Semester 2 will pose problems to existing students, especially those on study leave who would have to complete the semester based on the current academic calendar before returning to work. Furthermore, changing the starting date will affect not only the semester concerned but also the dates for future semesters.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 21:22 UTC
The positive knock-on effects of Permai, Penjana and Prihatin
Kuan, who goes by the moniker Uncle Kentang, suggested that groups or businesses which helped people affected by the pandemic should be recognised for their efforts. “The allocation for skills enhancement will help those who have lost their jobs due to Covid-19 to acquire new knowledge. “I can help my family financially especially after we were badly affected by the floods, ” said the marketing executive. Businesswoman Nurul Sheriena Musa said Penjana has helped her run her childcare centre for special needs children. “I was very relieved by the assistance and it helped me cover some of my operating costs, ” she said.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 20:37 UTC
Exclusive: Family of Black man killed by Cincinnati store owner seeks federal civil rights probe
The first time he pulled a gun and the second time he assaulted the store owner. The store owner, Michael Mages, 60, who is white, referred Reuters to his lawyer, Erin Moore, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Tye family attorney Fanon Rucker of The Cochran Firm suspects Mages may have mistaken Tye for the robber. On the day of the shooting, according to the prosecutor's account, the store owner saw Tye approaching the store and attempted to lock the door, but Tye was able to enter. Deters said that Tye backed the owner into a corner, the owner retrieved his handgun, and shot Tye.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 20:14 UTC
For one survivor, Holocaust memories live on only in faded photos
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For some survivors of the Holocaust, the vow to "never forget" takes on a special meaning when they have only faded memories, or none at all, of parents they lost as young children. Leah Nebenzahl was a baby when her parents, Pipha and Zvi Herschman, were murdered in Nazi-occupied Poland. On Wednesday, Holocaust survivors mark the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by Soviet troops. Many were reunited with relatives and went on to live their lives in Israel, the United States, Canada, Latin America and other places. But she said she still held fast to her life's motto - "to turn darkness into light and bitter into sweet".
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 11:39 UTC
Post of topless photo of Kellyanne Conway’s daughter prompts probe
New Jersey authorities have opened a probe after a private photo of Kellyanne Conway’s teen daughter briefly appeared on the former Trump adviser’s Twitter Fleets. No additional information can be released,” Alpine Police Chief Christopher Belcolle confirmed to the New York Daily News on Jan 26. Conway’s husband, conservative anti-Trump lawyer George Conway, used his own influential Twitter account to share a statement directly from the couple’s 16-year-old daughter Claudia on Tuesday. This is coming completely from me, Claudia,” the teen said in a series of clips first posted on her public TikTok account. Claudia repeatedly used her sizable social media presence to encourage her followers to oust Trump from the White House.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 11:15 UTC
EPF to resume counter services at KL branch on Friday
KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) will resume counter services at its Jalan Raja Laut branch here on Friday. In a statement on Thursday, it said visits to the branch could only be made by appointments via the Janji Temu Online facility within the EPF website (www.kwsp.gov.my). The retirement fund said all members must go through a temperature screening and check in via MySejahtera prior to entering the branch premises. The EPF said the standard operating procedures (SOPs) were to ensure the safety and health of its members and staff. “In addition, all EPF counter services nationwide will be operating from 8.30am until 3pm, beginning Feb 1, until further notice, ” it sai
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 10:51 UTC
Malaysian artists flood Twitter with #ArtistofMalaysia hashtag
When freelance illustrator Intan Suhana Juhari posted #ArtistofMalaysia on her Twitter account last September, she did not expect it to become a trending hashtag. But as soon as the 38-year-old posted it, asking artists to basically introduce themselves and their artworks, countless Malaysian artists, from graphic designers to sketch artists, replied and flooded Twitter with their works using the hashtag. Today, the #ArtistofMalaysia hashtag is trending once more after Intan (or Sue Anna Joe as she’s known on Twitter) called on artists to use it again. Let's make #ArtistOfMalaysia trending again like last time! Share your works IG/Shopee/etc RT/Like/Support/Comment others Use the hashtag #ArtistOfMalaysia // Hi, Anna here.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 07:42 UTC
Appeal court quashes Taman Rimba Kiara development order
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 27): The Court of Appeal today quashed a development order by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to develop Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur by Memang Perkasa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malton Bhd. "We hereby issue an order of certiorari quashing the decision of the first respondent, the Datuk Bandar granting the development order dated July 13, 2017 in relation to the proposed development on the piece of land," Justice Lim said. They said the granting of the development order was "disproportionate to the purported resolution of the matter of the Bukit Kiara longhouses". Shortly after the decision was delivered, the TTDI Residents Association together with the Save Taman Kiara Working Group said this decision is a major victory. Datuk Harpal Singh Grewal represented the Taman Rimba Kiara longhouse.
Source:The Edge Markets
January 27, 2021 05:46 UTC
Sincerity can close ‘comfort women’ case
Later I found out it was for conscription into the women’s volunteer corps.”Yun’s parents forced her to drop out. Japanese writer Kakou Senda’s 1973 book Military Comfort Women (“Jugun-Ianfu”), the first postwar mention of Imperial Japan’s front-line brothels, helped confirm Yun’s suspicion about the true nature of the women’s volunteer corps. He set out to identify the women, and his book popularised the Japanese euphemism “comfort women.”Like the term “women’s volunteer corps, ” it disguised the truth. Some researchers contend that Korea was the safest country from which to pull women into Imperial Japan’s vast network of comfort stations. That was why the former “comfort women” had to remain silent while being collectively overlooked or ignored by society.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 03:56 UTC
Is Biden's China team fit for the job?: China Daily contributor
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): US President Joe Biden's China team is competent but does not inspire confidence. The good news for US-China relations is that the accession of Biden brings with it the promise of decent speech, a degree of fair play and the restoration of protocol. In putting together his China team, he has called upon partisan professionals who he has reason to trust. If this is an accurate indication of which way the wind is now blowing in Foggy Bottom, then US-China relations are going to remain on tenterhooks for some time to come. As the joke goes, the job of think tanks is to make the taxpayer think they need more tanks.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 03:22 UTC
'Bling Empire's Christine: 'People think I married well; I don't have to work'
Reality series Bling Empire can come across as superficial, what with its stars constantly prying into each other's juicy personal lives all the while decked out in the most expensive designer duds. "People think I sit around the house and I'm so lucky I'm married to a plastic surgeon, and I don't have to do much. In fact, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery was something that I founded. Christine believes the significance of Bling Empire goes beyond a show about the lifestyle of the affluent – it is about seeing more Asian-American representation in the media. Bling Empire is available on Netflix.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 02:21 UTC
SOBA judges laud quality submissions
PETALING JAYA: Small and medium enterprises, as well as the country’s non-listed companies, have seen improvement in various aspects as compared to previous years. Speaking after the final round of judging for SOBA 2020 submissions, Chia said that there were higher quality applications for the above RM25mil turnover tier, with an increase in participation from larger non-listed companies that have diversified in the marketplace and achieved strong revenue growth through product, market development or digitalisation. SOBA 2020 is the first time the awards programme has had its two judging sessions conducted entirely online, which has been well received by its panel of judges. SOBA 2020 is organised by SMG with Digi, PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd and RHB Bank Bhd as main sponsors, Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Bhd as co-sponsor and Matrade as official trade promotion partner. For more information on SOBA 2020, email Lily or Poh Ern at soba@thestar.com.my or visit www.soba.com.my.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 01:52 UTC
The Jokowi government has ignored science many times. This won’t end well
But his recent statements regarding the pandemic and the flooding in Kalimantan have shattered any illusions. However, it is wrong to prematurely dismiss suggestions offered by environmentalists and scientists that environmental destruction in South Kalimantan is also a causal factor in the massive flooding. On her Twitter account, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said there was “misleading information” regarding the causes of the South Kalimantan flooding that was “deliberately spread by some parties”. The reality is that the rate of deforestation in South Kalimantan is at best alarming. This only shows how post-truth politics has normalised science denial, not only among the public but also among government officials.
Source:The Star
January 27, 2021 01:52 UTC