DOHA: Malaysia is firm in its stand that Israel stop the atrocities against Palestinians, release all Palestinian prisoners and agree to a peace plan, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday (May 14), Anwar said he conveyed the matter when he met the Hamas delegation, led by its leader,...
IPOH: The High Court here has set the dates for the trial of the senior police officer who is charged for the murder of a secondary school student in Taman Jati, Meru Raya, here last year. Justice Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet set the trial to be held from Nov 4 to 8, Nov 11...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others have successfully struck out a lawsuit by business tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad over losses allegedly suffered during the government's takeover of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Bhd and Renong Bhd in 2001. High Court judge Judicial Commissioner Dr Suzana Muhamad Said had allowed the striking out application...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football, still reeling from the violent attacks on national players, suffered another blow after a video clip of players fighting during a 2024 Youth Cup match went viral. The incident occurred during a Group A match between Melaka FA and Sri Pahang FC at the Hang Tuah Stadium in Melaka on Sunday. The 44-second...
KOTA KINABALU: A man died after falling from a building on Jalan Apas in Tawau. According to Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin, the victim – whose identity had yet to be ascertained – was naked. Prior to the incident at noon on Sunday (May 12), the victim was reportedly seen wandering in front of a fast...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): A light plane with three people aboard landed safely without landing gear Monday after circling an Australian airport for almost three hours to burn off fuel. The pilot, Peter Schott, and his passengers, a 60-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman, walked unaided from the twin-turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air after landing at Newcastle...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been an outpouring of support and well-wishes for acid attack victim Faisal Halim, including from Manchester United stars Andre Onana and Alejandro Garnacho. In a 26-second video posted on various platforms, Manchester United players wished Faisal Halim a speedy recovery from the attack on May 5 which left the Selangor FC winger...
HULU SELANGOR: The turnout for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election recorded 55.79% as of 4pm, according to the Election Commission (EC). The voting process at 17 polling stations is still going on in the rain and the polling stations will close at 6pm. Before this, the polling station at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Bukit Fraser which had...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two more local men have been detained in connection with the firebombing of an entertainment outlet on Jalan Yap Kwan Seng early Thursday morning (May 9). Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said both suspects, aged 25 to 28, were detained on Saturday (May 11). "The latest arrests bring the total of...
NEW YORK: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria's marketing authorizations within Europe. "As multiple, variant Covid-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of...
