(Adds dropped word "to" in first paragraph) (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump is due to surrender at a Georgia jail on Thursday to face charges he illegally tried to overturn the vote in the state in the 2020 presidential election which put Joe Biden in the White House. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Trump is due to report briefly...
NAMIE, Japan (AFP): Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (Aug 24) despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water over several decades is a big step in decommissioning the still highly dangerous...
KAJANG: A 30-year-old woman has been rescued after she slipped and fell while heading down Broga Hill. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the woman sprained her right ankle as a result of the fall. "We received a distress call at 10.53am and deployed a team to the site. "The victim slipped and...
PETALING JAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2023 examination will take place from Dec 5 to March 7 next year, says the Education Ministry. SPM 2022 was conducted from Jan 30 to March 15 this year. Science practical tests will be held from Dec 5 to 7, while the Bahasa Melayu (BM) oral test will be from...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the successful landing of Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday (Aug 23). In a Facebook post on Thursday (Aug 24), the Malaysian Prime Minister said Malaysia also took pride in the...
PETALING JAYA: The government is addressing the possible radiation risk on food imported from Japan similarly to what was done in 2011, says Health Ministry special advisor Dr Kelvin Yii. He reassured the public that the ministry and relevant ministries, including Agriculture and Food Security, were taking stringent measures to ensure safety of food from Japan...
MELAKA: The conferment of a Datukship by Melaka Yang-di Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Mohd Ali Rustam is a precious gift to the minorities, says Parti Punjabi Malaysia (PPM) secretary-general Datuk Amarjeet Singh. Amarjeet, conferred the Darjah Mulia Seri Melaka (DMSM) which carries the title Datuk on Thursday (Aug 24), attributed this recognition to the spirit of...
KUALA LUMPUR: A "too good to be true" deal on a used car ended up being just that after scammers managed to dupe almost RM7,000 from a beautician. The 54-year-old victim, Jong, was in the midst of purchasing a 2021 Honda CRV after seeing the offer via Facebook in early August. The "car" was being sold at...
MUAR: The Simpang Jeram by-election will set the path for the 'Perikatan Nasional wave' to make its way into Johor, says Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. The Kedah Mentri Besar said that the matter has been studied by the coalition and it was only a matter of time before the wave reached Johor. "The wave that...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested 15 men for illegally selling PETRONAS diesel following raids in six states. Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the operation was conducted after an internal investigation by PETRONAS and intelligence gathering by police. The suspects were aged between 29 and 52, he added. "We also seized...
