KOTA KINABALU: A man missing for six days in Kalabakan, Tawau, has been found. Khairul Saharin, 31, was found at 7.43am on Tuesday (Oct 21) as the ongoing search and rescue operation resumed. He was found weak and traumatised, said operations commander Khalik Ali. He said Khairul was helped out of the forest and given a preliminary medical...
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has recorded nearly two million cases of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) since July, marking a steady surge in flu-like illnesses as unstable weather and lower immunity drive infections across the city. Jakarta Public Health Office head Ani Ruspitawati said the infection remains the most common illness at community health centres, as it...
BEIJING: Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojav Zandanshatar has stepped down after losing support of the country's parliament, Chinese state media reported on Friday (Oct 17), vacating the pivotal role after taking office just four months ago. Lawmakers on Friday voted for the dismissal of Zandanshatar, a former foreign minister and parliamentary speaker, following a meeting, according to...
PUTRAJAYA: Principals must not hide any form of wrongdoing involving their students just because they want to protect the image of their schools, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said sometimes principals have misplaced priorities as they are focused on preserving the school's image. “That is why we have to pressure them to be responsible....
SEREMBAN: A 35-year-old man claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to seven charges of robbing his victims of jewellery over a period of 17 months. Mohamad Halikhwan Halbahri pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Judge Mohamad Kamil Nizam on Wednesday (Oct 15). He was charged separately with robbing seven women aged...
TOKYO: A Japanese man was sentenced to death for the murder of four people, including two police officers, in a rare shooting and stabbing rampage two years ago, a court said Tuesday (Oct 14). Japan has one of the world's lowest murder rates and some of the toughest gun laws, and there are few instances of...
IPOH: Perak Barisan Nasional public service and complaints centre chief Mohd Rawi Abdullah has become a victim of identity misuse after someone allegedly used his lost MyKad to claim the RM100 one-off Sara cash assistance. Rawi said at least three people had approached him regarding similar cases earlier and he told them to lodge police reports,...
PETALING JAYA: Schools should remain a safe environment for learning and not places where past crimes are seemingly overlooked, says a human rights activist. Lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan expressed concern over the recent decision to allow four students accused of gang rape to sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations. Rajesh stressed that the presumption of innocence...
SINGAPORE: A doctor with over 40 years of experience and several past convictions inappropriately prescribed hormone replacement therapies (HRT) to 18 patients, despite them having normal hormone levels and not showing symptoms that warranted the therapies. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) brought Dr Wong Yoke Meng before a disciplinary tribunal, which found him guilty of professional...
SEREMBAN: A security guard at a primary school here and her boyfriend have been detained by police to help in investigations into the alleged molest of a nine-year-old female pupil. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the 22-year-old woman and her 25-year-old lover were detained following a report lodged by the alleged victim's...
