PETALING JAYA: Water levels at eight rivers in TERENGGANU breached the dangerous mark on Sunday (Dec 1), says the Drainage and Irrigation Department. The rivers are Sungai Telemong in Hulu Terengganu; Parit Utama in Padang Kamunting (F1) and Sungai Nerus in Kuala Nerus; Sungai Marang in Jambatan Pengkalan Berangan and Jambatan Pengkalan Berangan (F2), Marang; Sungai Terengganu along...
KUALA LUMPUR: The prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power and breaches of trust is akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, placing immense burden on its people, says Sultan Nazrin Shah (pic). To address this, he said, the administrative systems, governance and management practices must be anchored in values, principles and trustworthiness, transcending ethnic,...
PASIR MAS: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry estimates that flood-related agricultural damages across the country amount to approximately RM16mil this year. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu stated that the damages, which include rice, vegetables, and fisheries, may increase once the assessment is fully completed. He identified the five worst-affected districts as Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat,...
Josh Allen has been dating Hailee Steinfeld since mid-2023 following his split from ex-girlfriend Brittany Williams. Josh Allen has been integral in the Buffalo Bills’ success over the last three seasons. As a quarterback, Josh had a breakout year in 2020, leading the team to their first playoff victory since 1995. They won two playoff games, ultimately losing to...
Whether she’s attending an awards ceremony or on vacation, K-drama superstar Song Hye Kyo never fails to captivate fans with her effortlessly elegant style and beauty (which she’s born with, by the way). Earlier this week, the 42-year-old actress did so again when she graced the opening of French luxury jeweller Chaumet’s boutique at Icon Siam in Bangkok. She has been a Chaumet brand...
Rushing to pay a bill is so ingrained in our culture that this writer has long given up arguing with anyone who pays first. There is always PayNow, right? However, it seems some people have taken it to another level. A clip showing two men allegedly from Saudi Arabia jostling to pay for their meal at a restaurant. At one point,...
HANOI (dpa): Vietnam’s National Assembly on Saturday approved an ambitious cross-country high-speed railway project, which will cost an estimated US$67 billion (RM298 billion), the National Assembly said in a statement. Passengers in the future will be able to travel by high-speed train from the capital Hanoi in the north of the country to the metropolis of...
SINGAPORE: When told by a “police officer” that she might be implicated in money laundering, a woman feared she would be dragged into the S$3 billion case. Wanting to be known only as Grace, the retiree, 67, said that even though she was never involved in crime, she thought about Singapore’s biggest money laundering case that...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Popular eatery ABC Nasi Kandar in Singapore, which shut its chain of food stalls abruptly in the last few months, is under probe by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for possible illegal employment offences. In reply to queries from The Straits Times, an MOM spokesperson said it is investigating ABC Nasi Kandar...
SEOUL (AFP): One of South Korea's top actors apologised after it was revealed he fathered a child with a woman he is not married to, sparking nationwide scrutiny in a country where births outside marriage are still seen as taboo. Jung Woo-sung, an A-lister in South Korea's competitive film industry since his debut in the 1990s,...
