BANGKOK: The disappearance of Malaysian Goh Beng Shong and his girlfriend, in Bangkok has taken an unexpected turn after Thai authorities confirmed he had left Thailand on Sept 7. Goh’s mother, Tan Lee Lie, 60, who travelled from Penang to Bangkok to look for her 21-year-old son, said she contacted the Malaysian embassy in Thailand for...
JITRA: No fresh leads have been found regarding the whereabouts of missing Felcra retiree Sabari Baharom, 62, as the search entered its third day on Wednesday (Oct 2) at Sungai Padang Terap here. Based on Bernama’s observation at the search location near Kampung Lubuk Batu Bridge, the search and rescue team (SAR) continued their operation until...
Widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive player's in NBA history, Dikembe built a successful career on and off the court. Dikembe Mutombo built a long-lasting and successful career in basketball. Over time, the late athlete increased his net worth. After retiring from the sport in 2009, he was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame...
A nutritionist says contaminated soy sauce could sometimes be the cause for food poisoning instead of actual spoiled food at restaurants. Eww... Dine out often? It might do you good to look closely at the soy sauce bottles on the tables. According to Malaysian nutritionist Siin Lin, those unsuspecting bottles of sauces might be the reason some...
She was told she would have to wait more than five hours after rejoining the line for a ride. For many, Disneyland is the happiest place on earth. But for a Mainland Chinese visitor to the Shanghai Disneyland Park, it was hell. The woman had been queuing up for ride when she left the line to use the...
PETALING JAYA: The emergence of shuttlers Mohd Faiq Masawi-Lok Hong Quan have strengthened Malaysia’s options in the boys’ doubles in the World Junior Championships. While Asian Junior Championships silver medallists Aaron Tai-Kang Khai Xing remain Malaysia’s best bet to end the six-year title drought in the world junior meet, they will be ably supported by Faiq-Hong...
MANILA (Reuters): Registration gets underway in the Philippines on Tuesday for one of the world's biggest midterm elections, headlined by what could be a bitter proxy battle between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and fiery predecessor Rodrigo Duterte. The May 2025 election will be a litmus test of Marcos' popularity and a chance to consolidate power and...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - When Claudia Sheinbaum takes her oath of office on Tuesday, formally becoming Mexico's first woman president, she will adopt a new government logo that nods to the aspirations of young girls. "A young Mexican woman will be the emblem of Mexico's government," Sheinbaum wrote a day earlier in a post on social...
KOTA BHARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the RM20mil allocation for the purchase of 20 units of water pump in Kelantan, which was announced in May, had long been approved. Anwar, also the Finance Minister, said the implementation of the project was delayed due to several problems that cropped up, including the issue of...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak believed that the RM2bil donation from Saudi Arabia was not unreasonable as Ambank, the bank which handled the transaction, had processed the funds under the understanding that they were a legitimate donation. Najib's counsel Tania Scivetti submitted that AmBank, as one of the major...
