KOTA KINABALU: A search has been mounted for a six-year-old autistic girl who went missing from her home in Penampang on Friday (March 1). According to the report that came in at 5.44pm, the victim's mother realised her daughter, Avelyn Alesha Jude, was not in the house in Kampung Sugud at 4pm. "She tried to search for...
KUANTAN: A teenage boy died after being buried in a cave-in while panning for gold at Pos Pantos, Kuala Lipis on Wednesday (Feb 28). Lipis OCPD Supt Azli Mohd Noor said investigations found that the victim, Budiman Johan, 18, along with four other friends, had gone to an oil palm plantation in Pos Pantos to pan...
PUTRAJAYA: Job vacancies advertised online recorded an increase of 29.5 per cent with 338,305 vacancies in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 compared to 261,231 vacancies recorded in the second quarter (Q2) last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In the Big Data Analytics Job Market Insights and My Job Profile: Job Vacancies...
BATU GAJAH: A company that was supposed to invest in MYAirline Sdn Bhd has pulled out from the deal, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the ministry received a letter from the company on Wednesday (Feb 28) stating that they would not be continuing with their intention of investing in the airline and that they...
PHNOM PENH: At least three people were seriously injured in a Jan 30 landmine explosion in Pursat province. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has issued renewed calls for the public to be extra vigilant and not enter areas which have not been confirmed as safe. The explosion occurred when a man unloading...
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the top U.N. court on Wednesday found that Russia violated elements of a U.N. anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. In the same ruling, judges at the...
JOHOR BARU: Foreigners - including some who are disabled - have been hauled up by the Immigration Department after being found collecting donations at a night market in Gelang Patah. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said five of them were detained at around 6.30pm on Tuesday (Jan 30) in a joint operation with the Johor Baru...
AMPANG: A 36-year-old man was detained for allegedly assaulting his wife and destroying her belongings at their home in Pandan Perdana. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the victim, an interior designer, argued with the suspect at their home at about 9.30am on Monday (Jan 29). "The suspect then destroyed his wife's laptop before...
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government on Friday withdrew a bill that would have allowed sixteen year olds to vote in local government elections if it had passed. New Zealand's highest court ruled in late 2022 that the country's current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: Kenanga Research is keeping Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) as its top sector pick on the back of its earnings resilience. "We believe Pavilion REIT’s premium retail assets are less vulnerable to downward pressure on occupancy and rental rates amidst rising headwinds in the retail sector on the back of sustained high inflation that hurts...
