LONDON: Britain's head of state, King Charles III, officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as prime minister on Friday (July 5) during an audience at Buckingham Palace. A photograph released by the palace showed the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won a landslide election victory. The king earlier accepted the resignation of Conservative leader...
BEIJING:A tornado that ripped through a town in eastern China on Friday (July 5) killed one person and injured 79, local authorities said. Images posted on social media networks showed extensive damage after the tornado struck mid-afternoon in Dongming county, 530km (330 miles) south of Beijing in Shandong province, the local emergency management bureau said in...
PETALING JAYA: High-achievers have still failed to obtain spots in the matriculation programme, says Datuk Dr Seri Wee Ka Siong. "It is truly heartbreaking when my office and the person in charge at MCA Youth received calls from helpless parents of those who failed to make it to the matriculation programme today. "When the appeal results were...
PETALING JAYA: The Youth and Sports Ministry is studying the feasibility of Malaysia hosting the SEA Games 2027. "As such, the ministry held engagements with stakeholders such as state governments and corporate bodies on June 6," said Minister Hannah Yeoh in a parliamentary written reply on Thursday (June 27). She was responding to a question by Chong...
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state legislative assembly on Friday (July 5) unanimously approved an emergency motion condemning acts of extreme violence that endanger the lives and careers of athletes, particularly in football. The motion, tabled by Seri Serdang state assemblyman Abbas Salimmi Che Adzmi during the RS-1 Half Term Review (KSP RS-1) debate session, called for...
NIBONG TEBAL: Supporters from both sides in the Sungai Bakap by-election are counting down with a last push to campaign for their candidates before polling on Saturday (July 6). Hundreds lined the roads, brandishing placards and banners, while others waved party flags at passing cars. Vehicles adorned with party logos drove by, flags waving from windows and...
Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei, 73, recently admitted that he was taken aback by the 25-month jail term imposed on his 36-year-old fiancee Chris Wong. Wong, a Chinese national, was convicted on five charges on June 19 – including two for violating her stay conditions, one for using fake documents, another for making false statements...
PETALING JAYA: Kedah will take on JDT in the FA Cup semi-final. The Canaries booked their spot in the next stage after clinching a 1-0 aggregate win against northern rivals Penang in the two-legged quarter-final. They were held 0-0 in the second-leg held at the Darulaman Stadium in Alor Setar on Friday (July 5). Kedah won the first-leg...
KOTA KINABALU: Hyellene Danius took time off her busy schedule to help flood victims in Penampang, 150km away from Tenom where she works as a teacher. The 27-year-old, who was crowned Sabah's 64th Unduk Ngadau in May, said she left Tenom early on Thursday (July 4) morning for Penampang. "I had a photo shoot yesterday which ended...
PUTRAJAYA: More bus drivers have been found without valid licences and even testing positive for drugs in the ongoing crackdown, says Anthony Loke. The Transport minister said that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) had inspected a few hundred buses so far. "As of last night, 351 tour buses were inspected. "From that number, four drivers were found not...
