Student dies after fall from school’s fourth floor in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: A 16-year-old student died after he was believed to have fallen from the fourth floor of a block at a secondary school here. The male student died on the spot in the 6am incident. It could not be immediately established how the incident happened. Reporters were also barred from entering the school grounds. A police vehicle carrying...

Armed Forces trailer overturns on KL-Karak Highway, heavy traffic reported

KUALA LUMPUR: An armoured vehicle transporter owned by the Malaysian Armed Forces overturned following an accident on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak (KLK) Highway Thursday (Nov 7) afternoon. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohammad Ab Rahman said that the transporter, which was carrying two Adnan armoured vehicles from a unit based in Mentakab, Pahang, was en...

Father, daughter stabbed to death in Air Itam, suspect turns knife on self

GEORGE TOWN: A man killed a woman and her father before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to be a tragic case of unrequited love. The man, 32, was rushed to the hospital after he was found with multiple stab and cut wounds on his body at the ground floor of an...

Xi Jinping reflects on 50 years of China-Malaysia ties, calls for stronger future cooperation

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping expressed deep satisfaction during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, emphasising the strengthening relationship between China and Malaysia. Reflecting on recent diplomatic advancements, Xi highlighted the significance of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations. "I am very happy to meet the Prime Minister again," Xi said,...

Madani plates: ‘If he wants to sue, let him try his luck,’ says Loke

PUTRAJAYA: "If he wants to sue, let him try his luck," says Transport Minister Anthony Loke in response to a businessman’s claim for RM1.3mil in damages over the alleged copyright infringement of Madani vehicle registration plates. Loke clarified that the authority to register any vehicle registration number is governed by the Road Transport Act 1987, which...

FashionValet probe: Suspicious transactions detected, possible fraud being investigated, says MACC chief

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered several suspicious transactions while scrutinising documents related to the investigation into FashionValet and 30 Maple Sdn Bhd, Malay language portal Astro Awani reports. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Mohd Azam Baki said that the Forensic Accounting Division is currently examining about 50 to 60 boxes of documents...

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupts once again

JAKARTA: Mount Marapi in Indonesia's West Sumatra province erupted on Thursday (Nov 7) morning, sending a column of ash up to 800m into the air, according to the Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre, reported Xinhua. The eruption occurred at 8.54am Jakarta time, with ash dispersing to the east and northeast of the crater. Residents have been...

QuickCheck: Did a man go around breaking car windows in Penang?

INSTANCES of people causing havoc are always shocking and alarming, and as such any videos of these acts tends to go viral rapidly along with any accompanying claims about where it happened and what provoked it. Recently, it was reported that a man was seen breaking car windows along the Dr Lim Chong Eu Highway in...

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,...

Chinese man has one wife, four lovers, all living in same complex, unaware of each other

BEIJING (SCMP): A married man in China managed to maintain relationships with four other women, all residing in the same housing complex. Remarkably, one of these women even lived in the same building as his wife. This secret arrangement lasted over four years without any of the women discovering each other’s existence, sparking astonishment across Chinese...