BANGKOK: Phuket International Airport temporarily closed its runway after an aircraft made a hard landing, damaging its landing gear and disrupting arriving flights. At around noon on Wednesday (March 11), an Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating on the Hyderabad–Phuket route suffered an incident on the runway at Phuket International Airport. The problem was reportedly...
JOHOR BARU: A woman was found dead in a hotel room with multiple stab wounds on her body, nine on her chest. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said police were alerted about the death of the 37-year-old woman, believed to be a sex worker, at 5.30am on Wednesday (March 11). “The victim, who is...
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered all government agencies, government-linked companies and government-linked investment companies not to hold Hari Raya Aidilfitri open houses this year. He said this was due to the economic effects of the ongoing Middle East conflict, adding that the number of trips abroad should also be reduced. "All ministers and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is in a good economic position and has the capacity to absorb some of the changes stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Aziz said on Monday. Domestic oil and gas supplies were "in good shape" with no market disruptions expected, Amir Hamzah told...
GEORGE TOWN: A foreign national was found dead with head injuries at Gat Lebuh Macallum here at midnight on Monday (March 9). George Town OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victim, believed to be in his 20s, was found lying unconscious in an open area behind an apartment building. He said the discovery was made...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have remanded a female actress and her husband over an alleged fraud case involving the sale of cows. Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Sazalee Adam said that the actress has been remanded for three days, until March 11, while the husband has been remanded until Monday (March 9). Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians eager to travel to 10 Middle Eastern countries are advised to defer their trip due to the ongoing regional conflict, as the Foreign Minister’s travel advisory on March 5 remains in force until further notice. These 10 countries include Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab...
KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government has given a RM22.748mil grant under its Ecological Fiscal Transfer (EFT) initiative to support the state government’s environmental conservation efforts. The grant, which has now amounted to RM126.36mil since 2019, was presented by Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of continuous rain at alert level in several areas in Sabah starting Tuesday (March 20) until Wednesday. According to MetMalaysia, the areas affected are the West Coast (Ranau), Tawau (Lahad Datu), Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran and Sandakan) and Kudat. The public can get the latest weather...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of takedown requests for harmful online content submitted by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to service providers has risen, said Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching. She said the upward trend is driven by several factors, including more proactive monitoring by MCMC, increased public awareness of complaint channels, and the...
