KOTA KINABALU: Three clerks of a primary school here were rushed to hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties and vomiting believed due to inhalation of ammonia gas. Sabah Education director Datuk Raisin Saidin said the incident at 1.30pm on Tuesday (Sept 10) involved only three female clerks at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Likas, adding no teachers and pupils...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed in his bid to review the decision by a previous Court of Appeal panel that reinstated four abuse of power charges linked to the misappropriation of RM232.5mil against him. A Court of Appeal five-member panel chaired by Justice Azizah Nawawi said that the earlier quorum had...
BEIJING: A woman in China proudly became a grandmother at the age of 36 after her 18-year-old son welcomed his first child, igniting a heated debate across the country about early marriage and parenthood. The young grandmother, surnamed Liu, hails from Huizhou city in southern China’s Guangdong province and works in the interior decorating industry. On Aug...
WHENEVER seafood is exported, any certificates attesting to its safety and legitimacy tend to be a boost to its perceived quality. This is especially so if the certificates appear to come from a government authority from the country the seafood is being exported from. Recently, it was claimed that Department of Veterinary Services certificates accompanying seafood being...
Hong Kong actress Sharon Chan recently arrived in Malaysia for work, and she made sure to seize the opportunity to indulge in one of her favourite cuisines. In a recent update on the microblogging platform Threads, Chan shared a video of herself enjoying bak kut teh, saying it's the first thing she did after landing in...
MANILA: The dismissed Philippine mayor being linked to money laundering faced questions at the Senate on Monday (Sept 9) about billions of pesos that went into her bank accounts, and how these are linked to a China-focused online gambling hub. Ex-Mayor Alice Guo appeared again before a Senate panel, less than a week since she was...
JOHOR BARU: The father of Barisan Nasional's would-be candidate for the Mahkota by-election has passed away. It is understood that Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah's father breathed his last on Tuesday (Sept 10) evening after he was placed in an induced coma two days ago. Johor Umno liaison committee posted a condolence message on Facebook. "We regret to inform...
SEOUL: The disparity in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, especially in the defence sector, poses a significant disadvantage for Malaysia and other developing countries, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said this gap is evident in various defence-related fields, such as surveillance, cyber warfare and autonomous systems. "I believe that this gap will leave developing...
KUALA LUMPUR: Turkmenistan, along with other Central Asian countries, have expressed a keen interest in engaging with Asean. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Sept 10), Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) said the message was conveyed to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan during his meeting with his Turkmen counterpart, Rashid Meredov, who is also vice...
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau gave fans a scare after taking a tumble during his Today... Is The Day tour in Shenzhen, China, on Monday (Sept 9). In multiple videos that have gone viral on Chinese social media, Lau was seen walking along the stage while serenading fans with his song, Nan Ren Ku Ba Bu Shi...
