MELAKA: A two-month-old baby boy is in a critical condition after allegedly being abused by his biological mother at their home in Taman Seri Pelangi, Sungai Petai, Alor Gajah. The abuse was discovered when the 22-year-old mother took the unconscious baby to Alor Gajah Hospital in the early hours of Monday (May 5). She had said that...
PETALING JAYA: PKR Youth supports Nurul Izzah Anwar's bid for the party's deputy presidency, says Adam Adli (pic). "Nurul Izzah is the face of the future, and we all must take a clear stand. PKR Youth supports her candidacy," said Adam in a Facebook post on Wednesday (May 7). The PKR Youth chief said that this is...
MUZAFFARABAD, Kashmir: Families are reinforcing their bunkers and confirming evacuation plans. Hospitals have stocked up on essential medicines. Schoolchildren are being trained on the essentials of first aid. All across the Pakistani-held section of Kashmir, there is an air of emergency, a persistent trepidation as the threat of military confrontation looms. “God willing, nothing will happen,” said...
KLUANG: Electrical supply to three premises here has been disconnected for alleged involvement in online gambling activities. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the operation was jointly conducted with the Kluang police Criminal Investigation Department and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). “The operation took place on Tuesday (May 6) between 10am and 1.45pm,’’ he said in...
Malaysian-born Singaporean actor Lawrence Wong, who made his directorial debut with the short film Esky, has been chosen for the Official Selection in the Best First Time Director category at the Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards. Esky is part of Homebound, an anthology of five shorts produced in collaboration with animal welfare group SOSD Singapore to spotlight rescue...
JOHOR BARU: The mountain climber who died after falling along the Banyu Urip trail of Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday (May 3), has been laid to rest on Wednesday morning. Rennie Abdul Ghani, 57, an engineer at a private company, was laid to rest at the Mutmainah Muslim Cemetery in Pasir...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants affected by traffic congestion expected during the Asean Summit this month are advised to apply for work-from-home (WFH) status. The Public Service Department said the WFH policy would allow civil servants to work more flexibly, but still subject to current regulations while maintaining continuity of public services. It said the WFH policy provided through...
Ministry’s decision will reinforce Malaysia’s export credibility, say groups PETALING JAYA: The appointment of the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) as the sole issuer of Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin (NPCO) has received broad support from business chambers and trade groups, who say the measure will help protect Malaysia’s trade integrity, particularly with the United States. However,...
KLANG: Police have confirmed that the deaths of a woman and her nephew at a house in Semenyih last April were caused by suffocation involving plastic bags. Selangor deputy police chief DCP Mohd Zaini Abu Hassan said the conclusion was based on post-mortem results conducted on both victims. "The post-mortem, carried out at Sultan Idris Shah Hospital...
MELAKA: Melaka police have summoned a popular YouTuber to assist in the investigation after a video of him allegedly riding a modified micromobility vehicle went viral on social media. Melaka Police Chief, Deputy Comm Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar, said the 27-year-old was called in for questioning after authorities came across a 22-second video uploaded on TikTok at...
