KOTA BARU: A senior civil engineer pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here Monday (June 16) to 14 charges of receiving RM100,000 in bribes in connection with payment claims for the Central Spine Road (LTU) project in Gua Musang, Kelantan. Based on the 14 charges, Mohd Azly Abdul Aziz, 44, in his capacity as South...
KUALA LUMPUR: NSK Grocer (KL) Sdn Bhd, widely recognised for delivering premium quality products at affordable prices, announces the opening of its eighth outlet at the Amerin Mall, located in Taman Impian Indah, Seri Kembangan. Strategically located near Balakong, Cheras South and Kajang, this new outlet is easily accessible via the SILK Highway, Cheras-Kajang Expressway (E7)...
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, has been transferred to emergency surgery for a brain bleed, the Santa Fe Foundation hospital said on Monday. (Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb)
ISTANBUL (BERNAMA-ANADOLU): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, as well as bilateral ties and regional issues, in a phone call on Monday (June 16), according to Turkiye's Communications Directorate. During the phone call, Erdogan warned that the cycle of violence sparked by Israeli attacks...
KUALA LUMPUR: The RON95 petrol subsidy rationalisation exercise will proceed as planned, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister made this announcement amidst a surge in global crude oil prices following the Israel-Iran conflict. ALSO READ: ‘Don’t delay RON95 revamp’ "There is no issue of raising the price of petrol for the vast majority of up to 85%...
SUNGAI PETANI: A dog was seen in a viral video being dragged with a chain by a motorcycle ridden by a man in his 60s. It is believed that the incident happened during the weekend near Bukit Puteri in Sungai Petani. In the 48-second video clip, the dog was seen bleeding and suffering serious injuries. Several passersby who...
KUCHING: The Asean Power Grid (APG) initiative will improve power connectivity and energy security across the region, says Datuk Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister said an enhanced memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the APG was set to be signed at the Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in October, along with the formal...
AHMEDABAD, India (AP): Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the...
US President Donald Trump reiterated his support for Chinese students in America on Thursday and pledged to help them remain in the country after graduation, distancing himself from initiatives that his administration has announced to limit or block international students because of national security concerns. “I’ve always been strongly in favour of it. I think it’s...
JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia aims to seal a free trade agreement with the European Union in 2026, Indonesian trade ministry official Djatmiko Bris Witjaksono said, after the two sides completed their latest round of negotiations. Indonesia and the EU have been in discussions on the agreement for about nine years, and are aiming to sign and ratify...
