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Daily Express
3 days ago
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- Daily Express
Veteran diplomat Shahrul appointed Malaysia's new US ambassador
Published on: Tuesday, June 03, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jun 03, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Malaysia's ambassador to the US, Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, receiving his letter of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara today. (Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA: Former foreign ministry secretary-general Shahrul Ikram Yaakob has been appointed the new Malaysian ambassador to the US. The position had been vacant for more than four months since the previous ambassador, Nazri Aziz, ended his two-year stint in Washington in February. Shahrul, a career diplomat, received his letter of appointment from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Negara today. Shahrul served in the diplomatic service for 34 years, including two stints in the US. He was previously assigned to Malaysia's diplomatic missions in Washington and Beijing, among others. Shahrul held several key positions during his tenure at the foreign ministry, including deputy secretary-general for bilateral affairs, director-general of the Asean-Malaysia National Secretariat during Malaysia's Asean chairmanship in 2015, and undersecretary of the multilateral political division. He served as first secretary at Malaysia's embassy in Washington in the 1990s and was the country's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York from 2017 to 2018. He also served as Malaysia's ambassador to both Qatar and Austria. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
29-05-2025
- The Star
Investigation of baby's death at childcare still ongoing, say police
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are still taking statements from the owner and caretaker of a taska in Danau Kota where a baby died. Wangsa Maju deputy OCPD Supt Syahrul Anuar Abdul Wahab, at the district police headquarters here, said that the process was ongoing. 'No arrests have been made as of now. The owner of the taska and others will be called in for a statement. 'If there are elements of neglect, then we will make arrests,' he said. On Monday (May 26), a baby died at the taska in Danau Kota. His cause of death was listed as 'asphyxia due to food and milk aspiration'. Also read: Baby at Danau Kota taska choked to death, say cops On a separate matter, Supt Shahrul said that the anti-gambling operation on Wednesday (May 28) at a commercial building on Jalan Tun Razak revealed that the group was targeting foreign customers. 'We have also identified the owner of the premises,' he said, adding that the police would investigate if the owner was involved in their operations. Also read: Call centre in Kuala Lumpur office block raided During the raid, the police arrested 29 Chinese nationals and one Malaysian. The group is believed to have been promoting online gambling to Chinese nationals. It is also believed that the group had been operating here for around two months and was led by a still-at-large Chinese national.
