LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts. They're among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who've been pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, according to 13 people with knowledge of the matter, including five fighters in the units. Few live to tell their...
ALOR SETAR: A company owner pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here Tuesday (Oct 3) to a charge of making a false claim amounting to RM44,600 under the Social Security Organisation's (Socso) Penjana Kerjaya 2.0 programme in 2021. Muhammad Asyraf Omar, 31, the proprietor of Asyraf Omar Legacy, made the plea after the alternative charge was...
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has sent an investigation team following a viral video of a roadside restaurant in Tepian Tebrau charging RM1,200 to their customers. Its director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said that the restaurant owner could be given a compound if the food sold did not display the prices. "It...
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament and its speaker taunted billionaire Elon Musk on Monday after he posted a meme on his social media platform mocking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's pleas for wartime assistance from the West. Musk owns SpaceX, which provides Starlink satellite communication services that are vital for Ukraine's defence effort, but his statements have sometimes...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) assured that the government is not sitting idle and will do everything in its power to ease the burden of the people affected by the current increase in global rice prices. He said this included the various intervention measures announced by Agriculture and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri...
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is on alert and is preparedness to face Disease X if it appears in this country, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan. Speaking to reporters after launching the Malaysian Diet Guide Series and the Healthy Eating Responsibility For Women (HER) Initiative on Monday (Oct 2), he said the...
CYBERJAYA: Tesla has opened its first centre in Malaysia that will provide an all-in-one customer experience. The two-storey building here is developed in two phases with the first phase consisting of the retail area which showcases the latest Tesla electric vehicle (EV) models. The second phase would see the centre rolling out more facilities for service, delivery...
KOTA KINABALU: Two children are suspected to have drowned at a river in Keningau district on Monday (Oct 2). According to the report received at 5.07pm, the girls Azila Jabar, 12, and her younger sister Arlina Jabaraged, nine, were at Kampung Lingkudou River when the incident occurred. A search and rescue operation has been launched to locate...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would focus on having one-on-one conversations with Australians to rally support for the Indigenous referendum, as early voting began in some parts of the country. In a landmark referendum, Australians will decide on Oct. 14 whether to approve altering the constitution to enshrine an...
IPOH: There has been no rush to buy face masks at pharmacies here despite the haze shrouding parts of the country. Pharmacy owner Michael Kok, 47, said sales of face masks had not picked up despite the poor air quality. “There was a downpour the night before, so the air seems better now,” he said when met...
