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Hype Malaysia
09-05-2025
- Hype Malaysia
(Video) SUV Crashes Into KFC Outlet In Perak, Leaving 1 Dead & 7 Injured
Cars and restaurants don't mix. One is a place to get your fried chicken fix and maybe 'Stone Water' from the ice cream machine, and the other is a two-ton missile that just happens to have seats in the back. Eating fried chicken has risks associated with it other than an imbalanced diet. With restaurants, roads, and parking lots so intimately chained together, however, it was an inevitability that a car would end up in a KFC, just like that time a Proton Saga driven by a 90-year-old. On the night of 8th May in Setiawan, Perak, a KFC near a main street traffic light intersection was blown wide open by a white Volvo SUV. The vehicle was reportedly driven by a 29-year-old lawyer who lost control after passing through the traffic lights. While it is not known as to why the car lost control, the chaos it left behind drew a large crowd. Tragically, the incident took the life of a 73-year-old woman and injured seven others, including a child. The group included two adult men, three adult women (one of whom was reportedly an elderly), and a young girl, aged 3 to 4. All victims were rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. According to Manjung district police chief ACP Hasbullah Abd Rahman, the crash occurred at around 9:05pm at the traffic light intersection along Jalan Sitiawan–Lumut, right in front of the KFC restaurant. The vehicle was heading from Kampung Koh towards Sungai Wangi when it allegedly lost control, veered sharply to the right, and rammed through the front of the restaurant. The driver himself suffered minor injuries and is now in police custody, being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which deals with causing death by reckless or dangerous driving. Police are currently urging witnesses to come forward to aid the investigation. If you saw the incident or have dashcam footage, you're asked to contact Insp Nur Syafiqah Baharudin at 012-637 5962 or 05-689 9072. At the same time, we extend our condolences to the family of the deceased, and we wish the other victims a smooth recovery. Sources: SinChew, MalayMail Gan contributed to this article.
South China Morning Post
05-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Malaysian flag gaffes expose how AI can inflame deep social divisions
Between US President Donald Trump's April 2 volley of tariffs and Chinese President Xi Jinping's three-country stop in Southeast Asia just two weeks later, most of the Asia-Pacific's attention was captured by the implications of these contrasting developments. Advertisement But what happens on the ground in smaller countries offers a more interesting composite of local dynamics that can defy reductive geopolitical narratives. The recent controversy in Malaysia involving the publication of the country's flag in a local Chinese-language newspaper during Xi's trip to Kuala Lumpur is just such an example. In conjunction with Xi's visit, Sin Chew Daily ran a front page that had the Chinese flag flying alongside what was supposed to be the Malaysian flag – except it was missing its yellow crescent . The crescent symbolises Islam, which Malaysia's constitution recognises as 'the religion of the federation'. Yellow, the colour of royalty in Malaysia, symbolises the country's system of constitutional monarchy which establishes the Malay rulers as the head of Islam. In Malaysia's increasingly polarised society, the backlash was swift and severe; not just from among the Malay-Muslim majority but also from non-Muslims, including Chinese Malaysians who are wary of being scapegoated by association. Fanning the flames of suspicion was incredulity that a newspaper that had operated for nearly a century could have made such a mistake. More than 40 police reports were made in the two days about the misprint. Sin Chew immediately apologised for its 'unintentional technical mistake' and made a digital correction. It also suspended its editor-in-chief and deputy chief subeditor as the news outlet cooperated with official investigations. Advertisement But the damage had been done. Some Malays were incensed, perceiving an insidious signalling of loyalties by a Chinese vernacular outlet to the visiting Chinese head of state. In a country where the Malay identity is constitutionally defined by ethnicity and Islam, both of which are upheld by the royal institution, the absence of the yellow crescent in Sin Chew's flag undermined what some view as the very essence of the nation – Malay primacy.
Free Malaysia Today
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Yet another Jalur Gemilang snafu, this time by education ministry
The education ministry said amendments are being made to the SPM results analysis report. PETALING JAYA : The education ministry has apologised for a mistake in the design of the Jalur Gemilang printed in its Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results analysis report, the latest snafu involving the national flag. The ministry said a thorough investigation was ongoing and admitted that the mistake was unacceptable. 'We have asked for the analysis report that was distributed earlier today to be returned, and amendments are being made,' it said in a statement. 'This carelessness is unacceptable as the Jalur Gemilang symbolises the nation's dignity and sovereignty. Stern and immediate action has been taken against all parties involved,' it added. The report contained an image of students in a classroom, with a Jalur Gemilang with two stars instead of one hanging on the wall. The flag also only had eight alternating red and white stripes instead of 14. Last week, Sin Chew Daily courted controversy for publishing a graphic illustration featuring the Jalur Gemilang without the crescent moon, leading to a police investigation and the detaining of two top editors. Sin Chew swiftly apologised for the 'technical mistake' and suspended its chief editor and deputy chief sub-editor pending the outcome of the investigation. Kwong Wah Yit Poh is also being investigated over a Facebook post purportedly showing the Jalur Gemilang without the crescent moon. A Singapore-based baby food vendor that opened a booth at a trade show in Kuala Lumpur also recently apologised for putting up a video showing the Jalur Gemilang without the crescent moon.
The Star
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Actions on flag mistakes will follow relevant laws, says Saifuddin
PUTRAJAYA: Actions regarding mistakes on the country's flag will be taken according to the rule of law, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The minister was responding to questions about a recent mistake by Chinese daily Sin Chew during a monthly meeting at the Home Ministry headquarters on Tuesday (April 22). 'The Ministry has contacted Sin Chew and they have responded. We will study their explanation professionally and make a decision based on facts. 'I would like to remind everyone that the flag is our country's identity. Any negligence, carelessness, and irresponsibility must be avoided, and if they occur, we will handle them responsibly according to the law,' he said. He added that the matter was being investigated under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1963 and the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. When asked about a similar mistake at a recent expo, he said the public brought the issue to the Ministry's attention. 'They will also go through the same process,' he said. On April 17, the media reported the detention of the Sin Chew Daily editors to assist in the investigation of the incomplete Jalur Gemilang illustration. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that both individuals were detained for further investigation. Previously, the daily published the Jalur Gemilang on its front page for coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Malaysia, but the image was incomplete. The incident received criticism from various parties, including the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim, who said the newspaper's management should check materials thoroughly before printing. The newspaper apologised and explained it was an unintended technical error.
New Straits Times
22-04-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Now Singaporean company in trouble for incomplete Jalur Gemilang at expo
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry will investigate a Singapore-based baby food vendor over its display of an incomplete Jalur Gemilang at an exhibition at a shopping mall in the federal capital. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the vendor would face the same action that was taken against Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily for a similar offence. "This incident happened after we had taken action against Sin Chew (for the same offence), and the public highlighted this similar incident. "They will go through the same process under the Home Ministry," he told reporters after the ministry's monthly assembly here today.
