JAKARTA: A man has been found dead on Wednesday (May 14) after being attacked by a crocodile while swimming through a canal on Indonesia's Sumatra island, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The 45-year-old was swimming with a friend on Tuesday when the crocodile pulled him underwater, according to Abdul Malik, a spokesman for the national search...
ISLAMABAD: The ceasefire between Pakistan and India will be extended to Sunday (May 18), a top official in Islamabad said, indicating the respite in fighting is holding after clashes this month brought the two nuclear-armed nations close to a full-blown war. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar (pic) added in a speech to parliament on Thursday...
Tom Cruise’s film crew on his latest Mission: Impossible epic feared the American actor was about to die after he appeared to pass out on the wing of a stunt plane over South Africa. The 62-year-old Hollywood star, who does his own stunts and was flying the biplane alone, was laid out flat on the wing after spending...
BEIJING: China’s attempt to offset the damage of tariffs is getting a helping hand from Generation Z, which is spending big on everything from toys to bubble tea. The country’s younger generation of shoppers is on a spree of what analysts call emotional consumption, defying a wider malaise in China’s economy. Revenues at Gen Z favoUrites...
VIENTIANE: Health authorities in northern Laos' Xayaboury province have issued a warning about poisonous wild mushrooms after six deaths were reported, urging the public to stay vigilant and take preventive measures to avoid further fatalities. According to a warning issued by the provincial health office on Tuesday (May 13), poisonous mushrooms have killed six people and...
LOS ANGELES, United States: A delivery driver dropped off more than an Amazon package on her weekend route when she stopped to relieve herself outside two different houses. Security camera footage captured the courier, wearing an Amazon vest, climbing the steps of a home in Los Angeles with a parcel in hand. When she walked away from the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Youths must continue to strive, innovate and contribute toward building a greater nation, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil. He said youths are the leaders of tomorrow and the catalysts for change today. "(On National Youth Day), we celebrate the spirit, energy and extraordinary potential of our youths, the pillars of hope for the nation. "Be...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Community Communications Department (J-KOM) has denied instructing its staff to “like”, “share” or “promote” the campaign of certain leaders in the 2025 PKR election. Its director-general, Datuk Ismail Yusop, described allegations linking the department with the party's election as being unfounded. "All department staff carry out their duties professionally and with integrity, in line...
KAZAN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is honoured to deliver a public lecture at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations University (MGIMO), a renowned academic institution in Russia. He would be delivering a lecture titled "Asean in a Multipolar World: Perspectives from Malaysia." Following the lecture on Thursday (May 15), Anwar was scheduled to receive...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two prominent local non-profit universities received a RM1mil boost to their student loan funds from the family of the late Tan Sri Wong Mook Leong. The donation saw the establishment of permanent revolving interest-free student loan funds, each worth RM500,000 under his name, for both Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR...
