IPOH: A woman who was injured after falling into a 10m deep ravine while descending Mount Korbu was successfully rescued early Tuesday (July 9) morning. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the 35-year-old victim was safely brought out at around 1.30am. ALSO READ: Challenging rescue op underway after woman falls into...
IPOH: Four people, including a 68-year-old man, were injured when a Health Ministry’s ambulance they were in skidded into a drain near Jalan Tol Kamunting, Taiping here, on Tuesday (July 9). Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the incident occurred at 3.30am when the ambulance returned to Parit Buntar Hospital...
KUALA LUMPUR: Legendary Indian music composer AR Rahman urges young and aspiring music composers to stay true to their individuality and use their uniqueness to contribute meaningfully to the music industry and beyond. The Oscar winner, who was in town for an exclusive meet-the-fans session ahead of his upcoming concert at National Stadium Bukit Jalil on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s direction following its intention to join BRICS, and how this move could benefit the country’s economic development, will be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (July 9). According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the matter will be raised by Lee Chuan How (PH-Ipoh Timor) in a question to the...
KLUANG: In a bid to prevent underprivileged children from abandoning their studies, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has come up with a programme to provide free tuition. Free Market Johor coordinator Zaharah Raishan Mohd Yassin said the initiative, which started about four years ago, has benefited some 80 children so far. “We want to ensure that children from...
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no conditions to support the Prime Minister if wanting to obtain parliamentary allocations, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In calling for cooler heads to prevail, Anwar again urged the Opposition to negotiate with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. “I have explained this many times, yet I am still chastised. All allocations...
PETALING JAYA: After an epic duel with Germany which they won in extra time, Spain remain the only team to have won all their five games in the tournament. Meanwhile, Les Bleus are having the blues, having not scored a single goal in open play. Even then, French Totem Kylian Mbappe will remian a red flag to...
IPOH: The Perak state government will ensure that non-radioactive rare earth element (NR-REE) products remain the property of the state government, and not managed by any government-linked companies (GLCs) such as Petronas, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. The Mentri Besar said that the matter is a concern for all state governments in the country because they...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it would add three energy-efficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels to its North American operations. The addition of the vessels, which brings the total number in Petronas' fleet in North America to six, comes ahead of the start-up of LNG Canada's gas-export facility...
Late last year, my family and I went on an adventure to the Arctic Circle, specifically Kiruna and Abisko in Sweden. The trip was for us to experience a “white Christmas”, see the northern lights (my wife’s life-long dream) and celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Packing for a family of six for a winter holiday was...
