Recently, a viral message claimed that the Health Ministry had "chosen" a company to construct three new hospitals. The claims were even brought up in Parliament, with an MP asking about the "construction" of the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar. Is there any truth to the claims? VERDICT: FALSE Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad debunked these viral...
Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau gave fans a scare after performing a dangerous stunt during his recent concert in Shanghai, China. On July 5, Lau performed a daring move by sliding on his knees along an elevated platform, about 4m above the ground, without any safety equipment or precautions. In a viral video capturing the moment, fans...
KUALA LUMPUR: Phase 1 of the Point of Presence (PoP) Project, involving the installation of 677 PoPs in schools and industrial areas valued at RM673.2mil, has achieved 99.11% completion. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said as of Wednesday (July 10), 671 out of 677 PoPs have been successfully installed, with the remaining six located in...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble on Tuesday as they searched for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized gold mining area on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 23 people. More than 100 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in the remote and...
SUBANG JAYA: Two journalists have been threatened by those involved in the cyberbullying of the late social media influencer and activist Rajeswary Appahu, says Fahmi Fadzil. The Communications Minister said both journalists received messages as well as photographs of their residences. "They are very scared. This is a criminal threat. Some of them (cyberbullies) hide behind fake...
PETALING JAYA: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Tuesday granted an audience to Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong at Istana Negara. In a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook account, it was mentioned that Sim attended Istana Negara on Tuesday (July 9) morning. The post also included photographs of the...
SINGAPORE (Bernama): The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has approved 16 species of insects for human consumption, including specific types of cricket, locust, grasshopper, mealworm, silkworm and honey bee. "With immediate effect, the SFA will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low regulatory concern. "These insects...
THE Perak Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry's enforcement team has launched various operations to ensure the issue of diversion and leakages of subsidised goods, such as diesel and cooking oil, are curbed, a state exco member says. Perak domestic trade, cooperatives, consumer affairs and Chinese new villages committee chairman Woo Kah Leong said a...
KUALA LUMPUR: The concert by Indian composer AR Rahman on July 27 should provide opportunities for local artists to collaborate with the world-renowned singer. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed the matter in his meeting with AR Rahman at the Parliament Building on Tuesday (July...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen from Kota Belud fire station, assisted by teams from the Tuaran station and voluntary firemen, worked together to put out a blaze that razed 18 houses in Kampung Kuala Abai, Kota Belud. No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred on Tuesday (July 9). The Fire and Rescue Department received the emergency call...
