KOTA KINABALU: A mother's last effort was to try and save her son before they were hit by a train along the Petagas railway tracks near here on Tuesday (Nov 19) afternoon. According to people at the scene, the 41-year-old woman is believed to have pushed her son away from her in an attempt to get...
PUTRAJAYA: Over 80,000 Malaysians are expected to die of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) or so-called "superbug" infections by 2030, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said this forecast was made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and steps need to be taken to address this threat. ALSO READ: Study: Superbugs expected to kill 39 million by...
KUALA TERENGGANU: The districts of Kemaman, Marang, Hulu Terengganu, and Setiu in Terengganu have been hit by floods, according to the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat. It said 212 people from 54 families are taking shelter in eight temporary relief centres as of 10pm compared to 12 people in Kemaman at 6pm. Kemaman recorded the highest number...
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry will investigate reports of students from Thailand crossing Sungai Golok daily to attend school in Malaysia, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said that if these students are Malaysians, this should not occur as the government has provided various access and educational facilities for its citizens. "If these children are Malaysians, they should...
GERIK: The cousin of the drowning victim, Nur Arina Azizan, said the 20-year-old was quite excited to return to her village this time around for leisure activities, including taking a dip and going down the river on a float during a picnic outing. Norhaslinda Mohamad Yusuf, 36, said Nur Arina rarely had the chance to visit...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, may be hiding in Myanmar under the protection of its military generals, says lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. According to Sinar Daily, the defence attorney of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said rumours of Jho Low's whereabouts initially pointed to Dubai,...
KYIV (Reuters): Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday (Nov 19), taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing Biden administration on the war's 1,000th day. Russia said its forces shot down five of six of the missiles, which were fired at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Debris of...
His girlfriend Ye Ke announced she would stop posting content online after catching plenty of flak for the things she said on live streams. In September, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, 46, confirmed that he's dating influencer Ye Ke, 32. However, in the short span of time that followed, Ye Ke gained infamy for saying questionable things on her live streams. She...
While none of us are beneath tapow-ing from a buffet, we think there is still some decorum, right? In a video that has been seen more than 1.2 million times, some diners at what looked like a celebratory buffet were caught red handed – literally – grabbing from a long table of cake with their bare hands. Forget takeaway...
BANGKOK: Though Miss Thailand, Suchata 'Opal' Chuangsri (pic), won fourth place in Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico on Sunday, several fans in Thailand praised her for her achievement in the final round of five pageants. A 21-year-old Phuket native was born on Sept 20, 2003. Her family runs a hotel in the southern island province. She is...
