China abductee reconnects with family after 34 years, is quickly estranged again over money

BEIJING (SCMP): A man in China who went through many hardships to reunite with his family 34 years after he was abducted has announced a tragic rupture with them one year after the reunion. Yu Baobao, 37, said on his social media account, which has 326,000 followers, that he had severed ties with his birth family...

India flexes military muscle with ‘Poorvi Prahar’ tri-services exercise along China border

NEW DELHI: Just days after reaching an agreement with China on de-escalation and patrolling along disputed areas in eastern Ladakh’s Demchok and Depsang, India is set to display its military prowess with a major tri-services exercise along its eastern border with China. This joint exercise, named “Poorvi Prahar,” will commence on Sunday (Nov 10). The exercise will...

Health Ministry views seriously claims by pharmaceutical association on potential harm of generic medicines

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry views the baseless and irresponsible statements seriously and will not hesitate to take action against certain parties claiming that generic medicines could harm patients. In a statement on Friday (Nov 8), the ministry said such statements raise concerns among patients-whether in the ministry’s facilities or private healthcare-encouraging them to reject treatment regimens. “The...

City Hall raids businesses using public spaces to display goods

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur City Hall has conducted a special operation on business operators that use public areas to store and display goods, including those operating in unhygienic conditions. City Hall's Enforcement Division and the Health and Environment Division led the operation which focused on businesses at Pasar Borong Kuala Lumpur and Pusat Bandar Utara Kuala...

Family claims bodies of father, daughter killed in stabbing incident

GEORGE TOWN: The family of a father and daughter killed in a stabbing incident at an apartment in Bandar Baru Farlim, Air Itam, on Friday night claimed their bodies for burial. The remains of Siti Zulaila, 30, and her father, Zulkifli Ibrahim, 62, were brought out of the Penang Hospital Forensic Medicine Department after the post-mortem...

US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng calls Americans to ‘go back to Malaysia’

PETALING JAYA: US-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng has asked Americans frustrated with the results of the recent US presidential polls to "go back to Malaysia". Waving his Malaysian passport, Chieng has joked during a segment on the popular The Daily Show that if Americans are too frustrated with the results of the election, they might want...

JPJ op finds many motorcyclists lack licence or road tax

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 28,811 notices have been issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for various offences under Ops Khas Motosikal since it was implemented on Nov 1. JPJ director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said as of the seventh day of the operation, the most common offences are not having a licence or road...

Mosques under Jakim to hold solat hajat for PM’s mission to Arab-Islamic Summit

PUTRAJAYA: Three mosques under the purview of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) have been asked to hold solat hajat (prayers of need) to pray for the success of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s mission, as he represents Malaysia at the Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh on Nov 11. Religious Minister in the Prime Minister’s...

US and China must ‘get along’, Xi tells Trump

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday (Nov 7) Beijing and Washington must find a way to "get along" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump's crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world, and heralds a possible shift in US-China relations,...

Thai PM meets Myanmar junta chief on sidelines of summit in China

KUNMING: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met Myanmar's junta chief on the sidelines of a regional summit in China on Thursday (Nov 7), in a rare overseas trip by a general grappling with a civil war at home. Myanmar's ruling military has been battling against a rebellion that erupted after it seized power in a 2021...