PETALING JAYA: National squash players Rachel Arnold and Aira Azman will take on each other in the semi-finals of the China Open after stunning their respective Egypt opponents. The world No. 30 Rachel delivered a power-packed performance to stun top seed and world No. 8 Rowan Elaraby of Egypt 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 in the last...
MANILA: Over 200 individuals were stranded in 11 Luzon ports due to the effects of Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-rey) as of Tuesday (Oct 29) afternoon, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The agency reported it monitored 224 stranded passengers, truck drivers, and cargo helpers in Southern Tagalog and Bicol ports from 8am to noon. Of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament have been reminded that they have 12 days left to submit their health status. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul (pic) reminded MPs that they must undergo mandatory health screenings and submit their medical reports by Nov 11. "I informed them that it is mandatory ... on July 17 and Oct...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court that allegedly being called "Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty" by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi would not have mattered to him if he was not a politician. “If I were just selling kacang putih by the roadside, I would not care. "But as a political leader, this...
BEIJING: An associate professor at a prestigious university in China has posted videos of her working out in the gym to recruit chemistry PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows. Yang Xuemei, 31, from Harbin Institute of Technology’s Shenzhen campus in southern China began posting videos of herself training in gyms and showing off her muscles as “advertisements”...
SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old girl was among 112 suspected drug offenders who were nabbed in an islandwide anti-drug bust, said the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in a statement on Monday (Oct 28). The raids, which took place from Oct 14 to 25 in areas such as Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Clementi, Eunos, Jurong and Tampines, saw a...
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on thin ice on Monday (Oct 28) after his ruling coalition was projected to have lost its parliamentary majority in disastrous snap elections. Ishiba, 67, called Sunday's vote days after taking office on October 1, but voters angry at a slush fund scandal punished his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). "We...
PETALING JAYA: Thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds are expected in parts of Peninsular Malaysia until 4pm on Friday (Oct 25). The Meteorology Malaysia Department (MetMalaysia) issued a warning at 12.50 today of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor as well as in Kuala Lumpur...
KOTA KINABALU: More research is needed on otters in Malaysia to better understand the mammal’s needs, says an advocacy group. This was shown to be crucial by the attack by a romp of otters on joggers at the Tanjung Aru Perdana Park here on Sept 11, the Malaysia Otter Network (MON) said Its chairman Prof Dr Mohd...
PETALING JAYA: Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members aged 100 years and above have been given until March 31 to claim their savings. The EPF said the deadline is for those who have not fully withdrawn their retirement savings. "These members or their beneficiaries must submit a claim for the monies by the March deadline," EPF said in...
