PATTAYA: Tourists have been warned to take precautions when swimming at Pattaya Beach after the seaside town was invaded by moon jellyfish - Aurelia aurita - during the past four days. Officials said the seaside at the Pattaya Beach, especially at the Dong Tan section, has had plenty of common jellyfish during the past four days...
BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) ordered a commercial container carrying ice cream from Taiwan worth RM355,874 to be sent back to the country of origin because it did not have a valid Maqis import permit. Penang Maqis in a statement on Monday (Sept 30) said the ice cream weighing 3,772kg was detained...
IT is pretty much accepted that when an ambulance is heading somewhere with its siren on and lights flashing, it is not to be blocked as it is handling an emergency. As such, any video of someone behaving contrary to this by blocking an ambulance on the road is likely to go viral as many will...
Klang Valley ridership up for rail and bus, but mindful maintenance needed PETALING JAYA: Experts are reminding public transport operators here to be mindful of good maintenance as ridership in the Klang Valley hit yet another all-time high last month. In the latest published data by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, 33,790,386 trips were made using the combination of...
IPOH: A sinkhole has caused the porches of two houses in Taman Teja here to cave in, while two other houses also suffered some minor damages. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said a big chunk of the porches of both houses, numbered 11 and 15, at Lorong Teja Utama, caved...
MIRI: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has agreed for the Miri Airport to be further expanded following the increased number of passengers using it. The Prime Minister said the growth rate of airport users had increased by almost 90% compared to last year, justifying the need for the infrastructure to be further enhanced. "I agree to give attention...
KUALA LUMPUR: Business activities involving GlSB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) in the country are believed to have come to a halt following a series of large-scale raids conducted by the police under Op Global phases 1 to 4, which commenced early this month. During these operations, police froze 138 bank accounts belonging to GISB, seizing over...
LONDON: British actress Maggie Smith, an award-winning Shakespearian actress and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films as Professor Minerva McGonagall, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday (Sept 27). One of the few actors to win an Oscar (two), Emmy (four), and Tony, Smith's long career started on the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was unable to answer questions at the High Court relating to the millions of ringgit that landed into his personal AmBank account. "Can we deal with it later?" he said to lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee here on Friday (Sept 27). Lim, who represented SRC International Sdn Bhd...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war, as he stood next to Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy before their meeting in New York. (Reporting by Helen Coster, Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu)
