SEOUL (Reuters): Among the trash that balloons carried over the border from North were articles printed with Hello Kitty characters, badly worn clothing, and soil containing traces of human faeces and parasites, South Korea said on Monday. North Korea has flown balloons carrying trash since late May, with hundreds landing in South Korea. South Korea deployed...
NIBONG TEBAL: Emphasising that both Sungai Bakap by-election contenders have their own strengths, Perikatan Nasional candidate Abidin Ismail said he accepted the complaints about his academic credentials. Abidin, who was out and about campaigning for the seat, said it was normal to draw comparisons between both candidates. "What is important is that each of us have our...
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood evacuees in the Membakut district has increased to 114 individuals from 45 families on Monday (June 24) night, compared to the morning’s figure of 100 from 40 families. All evacuees have been transferred to a relief centre. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee secretariat said in a statement that all flood...
A VIDEO has gone viral on social media platform TikTok claiming that seven states want to secede from Malaysia. The video lists Kedah, Sabah, Penang and Johor among the states that want to leave Malaysia. Is it true that seven states want to secede from Malaysia? According to a video clip on RTM's Biar Betul! programme, the claims...
KOTA BHARU: A man who lodged a police report about a crime at the Pengkalan Chepa police station on Sunday (June 23) was arrested after it was discovered he was wanted by police over a 'Love Scam' case. Kota Bharu district police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said the local man, 46, was arrested after the...
PETALING JAYA: Turning Langkawi into a Muslim preferred destination could be an uphill task, says former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who highlighted several concerns. According to Zaid, there are existing Muslim tourism destinations in the region such as Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu and Kota Baru in Kelantan, Indonesia’s Medan, Jakarta and Surabaya, Thailand’s Hatyai, Saudi Arabia’s...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong has attended a briefing ahead of the upcoming Parliament meeting. "At the pre-sitting briefing for the second sitting of the third term of the 15th Parliament for Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament and Senators at Kompleks Seri Perdana, Putrajaya today, which was also attended by YAB Prime...
BATU PAHAT: The body of a second fisherman who went missing after a boat capsized off Tanjung Segenting here has been found. Batu Pahat maritime zone maritime commander Mohd Haniff Mohd Yunus said the body of Tan Hai Lian, aged 62, was found along Pantai Koris here at around 11.30am on Sunday (June 23), some 12...
PETALING JAYA: Selangor beat Perak 2-1 in the Super League at the Petaling Jaya Stadium on Sunday (June 23) to continue their winning run in the league. Ronnie Fernandez of Chile was the toast of the team when he scored two goals. He struck first in the 23rd minute when he capitalised on a loose save made...
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): The former chairman of Stark Corp, a Thai industrial cable maker at the center of an accounting scandal and debt defaults, was brought back to Thailand after months on the run, ending a chase for the country’s most wanted corporate fugitive. The government has Chanin Yensudchai in its custody and he has been detained,...
