KUALA LUMPUR: A unified stance among Asean member countries on climate change is crucial for the region to be taken more seriously on the global stage, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (pic). He said if Asean member countries work together and take advantage of its 670 million population as well...
SERI ISKANDAR: "When I heard the baby crying, I dived straight into the ditch with only one thought in mind, to rescue the baby and the other victims,” said Mohd Azwan Basirun, 38, the heroic figure who helped save those involved in a car accident in Bagan Serai on Aug 24. In the incident at KM15...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli forces have withdrawn from the city of Jenin and a refugee camp there, following a 10-day episode of "violent aggression", says the Palestine news agency (WAFA). Twenty-one people were killed in the city and camp, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Friday (Sept 6). A Reuters witness said the Israeli...
KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria has been elected as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) vice-president for Southeast Asia on Sunday. OCM, in a statement, said Mohamad Norza won the post unopposed for the 2024-2028 term during the 44th OCA General Assembly in New Delhi, India. "On behalf of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was easier against the US dollar in early trade today ahead of the United States (US) inflation data this week, said an analyst. At 8.07 am, the local note depreciated to 4.3400/3565 versus the greenback from Friday’s close of 4.3275/3330. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the...
PUTRAJAYA: Between 2021 and 2024, civil servants accounted for approximately 10 to 13% of new bankruptcy cases, says the Malaysian Department of Insolvency (MDI) director-general Datuk M. Bakri Abd Majid. He expressed concern over the rising trend of bankruptcies among civil servants, noting that this increase contrasts with the overall decline in national bankruptcy statistics. Based on...
IPOH: Firemen here were roped in to help cut a metal ring that was stuck on a man's genitals at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital. A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the hospital had requested their assistance after medical staff had trouble removing the ring from the 37-year-old man's genitals. The spokesman said they received...
HANOI (Reuters) - Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 24 people and injured another 299 in northern Vietnam on the weekend, the government said, as authorities on Monday warned of more flooding. The typhoon was Asia's most powerful storm this year and made landfall on the country's northeastern coast...
Allenby Bridge, Ahmad GHARABLI (AFP) - A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being "eliminated", Israel's military said, as it pounded Hamas targets in Gaza. The rare attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing comes amid soaring violence in the West Bank with...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s largest home-grown mini-market chain retailer 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd made its debut on the Main Market today, opening at RM1.85 sen per share, 12.12% up from its initial public offering (IPO) price of RM1.65. Listed under the retailers sub-sector of Bursa Malaysia’s consumer products and services sector, the convenience store operator...
