Perak man wins RM17mil lottery jackpot

PETALING JAYA: A lucky winner from Perak has won the RM17mil Power Toto 6/55 Jackpot on Aug 18, 2024, by betting on his family members’ ages. The 61-year-old winner, who works as a plantation estate worker, said that he has been betting on the same set of numbers for many years without fail. "These numbers were actually...

Icelandic volcano eruption slows down, spa resort evacuated

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A volcano in southwestern Iceland spewed lava and smoke for a second day on Friday, the country's meteorological office said, after the eruption forced the evacuation of a nearby luxury spa resort. Fountains of glowing molten rock could be seen shooting into the night sky after Thursday's eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, but...

Philippine police raid Chinese-run scam centre, arresting dozens including Malaysians

MANILA: Philippine police raided a Chinese-run scam centre in the capital Manila on Thursday (Aug 22), arresting dozens of Filipino and foreign workers who allegedly tricked people into investing in a "manipulated" trading platform. Police said the centre was operating in the guise of a licensed online gaming company, which President Ferdinand Marcos banned last month...

Setapak residents ordered to evacuate due to landslip

THE occupants of a house in Taman Bunga Raya in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, have been ordered to evacuate following a landslip underneath the structure. The premise is located atop a hill next to Jalan Genting Klang, parts of which slipped after a downpour on Thursday evening (Aug 22). Speaking to a Malay portal, the Fire and Rescue...

Pro-democracy activists rally behind Indonesia’s Constitutional Court

JAKARTA: Pro-democracy activists from all ideological persuasions on Thursday (Aug 20) held a meeting with the Constitutional Court (MK) honorary council to lend their support for the court's move to defend democratic principles in the country, following its ruling lowering the threshold for parties to nominate a candidate in the regional head elections. The activists, who...

Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from sunken yacht, official says

PORTICELLO, Italy (Reuters) - The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of a yacht that sank earlier this week off Sicily during a storm, Massimo Mariani, an interior ministry official, told Reuters. Lynch's daughter, the last person unaccounted for after the shipwreck, is still missing, Mariani said, adding...

Foreign Ministry monitoring situation in Russia, urges Malaysians to stay alert

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Foreign Ministry, through its embassy in Moscow, is closely monitoring the recent drone attacks in Moscow and other developments in the Kursk region. "We will continue to assess the situation to ensure the safety of Malaysians (in Russia)," it said in a statement on Thursday (Aug 22). Malaysians residing in or visiting affected areas...

Jun Hao goes down to Kodai in Japan Open as doubles enjoy a good day

PETALING JAYA: Men singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao's winning run against Kodai Naraoka has ended in the Japan Open. On Thursday (Aug 22), the world No. 27 Jun Hao blew away a good start to go down 23-21, 10-21, 15-21 to Japan's No. 1 and world No. 8 Naraoka in the second round in Yokohama. Jun Hao...

Zii Jia, Aaron, Wooi Yik drive away with Chery and RM100,000

PETALING JAYA: Paris Olympic Games bronze medal winners Lee Zii Jia and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik were handsomely rewarded as they received a Chery Tiggo 7 Pro cars each for their efforts. Zii Jia became only the third Malaysian men’s singles player to achieve a podium finish after Rashid Sidek and Lee Chong Wei by clinching...

Malaysia as Asean chair to proactively engage, urge US, China to ease tensions

KUALA LUMPUR: As the Asean chair next year, Malaysia will lead the regional grouping in engaging more proactively with the US and China to reduce their growing tensions. "As long as we (Asean) take this centrality role to continue to engage with both, I think it should be alright to contain (the tensions),” said Malaysia’s Prime...