PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines cabin crew have been praised for their exceptional professionalism and dedication during a recent medical repatriation flight from Kuala Lumpur to Osaka, Japan. Their actions were described as heroic by AK Aeromedical Services CEO Dr Kiran Chalam in a heartfelt post on the True Malaysia Airlines Fans Group on Facebook Dr Kiran detailed...
PASIR SALAK: The last words of the late police corporal Muhammad Taufik Sayutin, who drowned here on Sunday (Dec 22) during a swim with old school pals, were a desperate cry for help before he was swept away in the raging waters of an irrigation canal at the Changkat Lada sluice gate in Kampung Gajah. One...
PETALING JAYA: A Christmas tree at a shopping mall in Subang Jaya has caught fire. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the distress call was received at about 7.10pm on Monday (December 23). "Six firemen were dispatched to the scene. AChristmas tree caught fire, but it was extinguished once the firemen arrived,"...
HONG KONG (SCMP): Cathay Pacific Airways has apologised for diverting a US-bound flight to Tokyo because of an unruly passenger before returning to Hong Kong, causing a delay of about 15 hours for travellers on board. Hong Kong’s flag carrier on Sunday pointed to safety guidelines, handling constraints at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and statutory requirements on...
MUAR: Two men and a woman, believed to be involved in an armed robbery with machetes in Taman Sri Treh, Muar, on Tuesday (Dec 17), and who went viral on social media, have been remanded for seven days starting Saturday (Dec 21), Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Suzana...
KUANTAN: A 55-year-old man who had been reported missing since Dec 13 was found dead in a car in a parking lot near a restaurant in Sungai Isap on Saturday (Dec 21). Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the victim, Safri Mohd Ali from Kampung Hijrah, was found unconscious by members of...
The 6-year-old was found dead during the winer holiday season of 1996, and her case has remained a mystery since. The 1996 holiday season was completely uprooted after 6-year-old pageant star JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family’s home. To this day, her case has remained an unsolved murder, but her immediate family — Patsy, John and Burke...
KOTA KINABALU: A man was allegedly beaten up, threatened and locked in a room by two men in Tawau for getting their relative pregnant. The 27-year-old was called to the house at Kg Merotai Besar by his girlfriend, Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin told the media on Friday (Dec 20). He said the man claimed that...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than three dozen Republicans rejected a demand by President-elect Donald Trump to use the measure to lift the nation's debt ceiling. Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson was trying to plot a course that could pass...
IPOH: The government has not lost sight of effecting reforms and remains on the right track, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said that the government was being careful to ensure things are moving, albeit slowly, so things are done correctly. "We are a bit careful and will take a slightly longer time to ensure...
