ISTANBUL: A flight operated by India’s Vistara Airlines made an emergency landing on Friday (Sept 6) around 4.30pm (9.30pm in Singapore) in Erzurum in eastern Turkey, after a piece of paper with “bomb on board” written on it was found in a lavatory, Turkish officials said. Two bomb disposal experts and one search dog were continuing...
MELAKA: An interior design company supervisor was sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined RM70,000, in default 12 months in jail, by an Ayer Keroh Magistrate's Court here for driving under the influence of alcohol that resulted in a road crash and caused the death of a car driver, three years ago. Magistrate AzureenSahira Sauffee...
MANILA: Alice Guo, also known as Guo Hua Ping, has been handed over to the Philippine National Police (PNP) custodial centre in Camp Crame, Quezon City on Friday (Sept 6)afternoon after appearing in a court in Tarlac. Guo left the custodial centre on Friday at around 9:40am and police brought her to the Tarlac Regional Trial...
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA calls for the strict enforcement of child protection laws following a disturbing incident involving a school bus driver. Wanita MCA secretary-general Chan Quin Er (pic) said Wanita MCA has always been steadfast in pushing for the strict enforcement of the Child Act 2001. "Besides the Penal Code, every citizen in Malaysia deserves their...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue cases for 34th epidemiological week (ME34) from Aug 18 to 24 dropped to 1,980 cases with one death due to complications, compared to 2,294 the previous week. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the cumulative number of cases of dengue reported until the ME34 was 94,807, compared...
MELAKA: The Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB) has been urged to get public views before giving a fresh look to local trishaw services by January next year, says Cassel Krishnan. The Melaka DAP Youth chief said it's crucial to obtain the views from locals as the trishaw rides are part of the tourist attractions here, especially...
Pancreatic cancer cells can “starve”, thanks to a combination of a new type of cancer drug and a keto diet, an early study suggests. Researchers said that their new study points to a “vulnerability” that could potentially lead to a new treatment for pancreatic cancer, which has notoriously poor outcomes. Only around 5% of people with the...
KUALA LUMPUR: A senior police officer pleaded not guilty to two counts of extortion in separate Magistrate’s Courts in Ampang, Monday (Sept 2). Deputy Supt KK Ravindhran, 52, was charged with extorting two electrical contractors, aged 42 and 50 years old, by sending a picture of a brutally murdered man via WhatsApp. The alleged offences took place...
JOHOR BARU: A 22-year-old male escaped unhurt after losing control of his car, which ended up in a big drain along Jalan Dato Onn 1 in Bandar Dato Onn here. Tebrau fire and rescue station operation commander Noor Azhan Ahmad said a distress call notifying about the incident was received at 1.19am in the wee hours...
KUALA LUMPUR: Several follow-up actions will be taken to improve the facilities and basic amenities at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bangsar here, according to Lembah Pantai MP Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi said during his visit to the school on Monday (Sept 2), he noticed that certain amenities, such as toilets and air-conditioning systems, as well as non-structural aspects...
