(Reuters) -Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal has been done to ensure the safety of Russian military bases. Russia's Foreign Ministry said earlier that Assad had left Syria and given orders...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Syrian community in Malaysia gathered to mark the fall of the government led by president Bashar al-Assad. A video has gone viral, showing Syrians outside the Syrian Embassy here replacing the Assad regime flag with the Syrian rebel flag. The flag representing Syrian rebels features three horizontal bands in green, white, and black, with...
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine showed off a new locally-produced "rocket-drone" on Friday which it said could fly 700 km (430 miles) - more than twice the longest range attributed to missiles supplied by Western allies. The unmanned craft, called "Peklo" - which means hell in Ukrainian - is the second such "rocket drone" unveiled by Kyiv...
BANGKOK: A Chinese national was arrested on Thursday (Dec 5) night after crashing his Toyota Alphard into several cars, killing one and injuring four others, on Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya. A 30-year-old Thai driver, identified as Saphaprom Wongmak, was found dead at the scene, police said, citing CCTV footage showing his black sedan being hit...
Kuala Lumpur's Taanusiya Chetty was voted the fairest of all and crowned Miss World Malaysia 2024 at the grand coronation event in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday (Dec 3) night. The 24-year-old teacher impressed the judges with her elegance and intellect, earning her the title along with RM50,000 in cash and prizes. She will represent Malaysia at the...
PETALING JAYA: There will be nine new international routes connecting five key destinations in Malaysia to other countries, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic). There will also be one charter flight route, the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said, adding that this brought the total number to 3,100 weekly flights to Malaysia. The 10 new routes...
This fish has been missing from CNY dinners since the pandemic GEORGE TOWN: After a hiatus of a few years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the exotic dragon tiger grouper (Loong Fu Pan in Cantonese) is set to make its grand comeback just in time for the Chinese New Year celebration. Datuk Danny Lee, who runs a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has announced the postponement of the signing of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) agreement, initially scheduled for Dec 9, to January 2025. Anwar, who also serves as the Finance Minister, said the delay was due to Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong testing positive for Covid-19. "Last night, the...
BALIK PULAU: A pair of Chinese nationals were fined after pleading guilty at the Magistrates’ Court here Wednesday (Dec 4) to charges of stealing money from two airline passengers at Penang International Airport last month. Magistrate Chia Huey Ting ruled that He Da Peng, 51, be fined RM2,000 and Xin Min, 61, RM3,700, with additional three-month...
KUALA LUMPUR: The three policemen, believed to be involved in misconduct for visiting nightclubs in Golok, Thailand, will be transferred, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain. He said that the policemen, aged between 26 and 32 with the ranks of sergeant major, corporal, and lance corporal, were being investigated by the Integrity and Standard...
