ALOR GAJAH: Three men were charged at the Magistrate's Court with the murder of their friend, whose decomposed body was found in an overgrown field at a plantation in Pulau Sebang here. However, no plea was recorded when the charges were read to A.A Dinesh, R.C Veeraganeish and V. Sasikumar before Magistrate Nurul Bahiyah Kamaluddin on...
The first of such fuel stations is set to operate in the peninsula next year PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is set to fast-track clean hydrogen development, with the first hydrogen fuel stations and public buses expected to be operational in the peninsula next year, says the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. Chang Lih Kang said that with...
SEGAMAT: A retiree, who thought he won RM3.5mil from a lottery ticket, ended up losing his life savings to two conmen who duped him into believing that the money was needed to pay for some special prayers to enable him to win more in future. The incident happened when the victim, in his 60s, was approached...
(Reuters) - Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo reviewed by Reuters shows. But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of the detention centers...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang hospitals are not facing any shortages of beds currently but remain on guard for any outbreaks or surges in medical cases, says state health committee chairman Daniel Gooi Zi Sen. "We're now doing fine in terms of public healthcare facilities. We have sufficient beds if there are no emergencies. "However, precautionary measures must be...
SEREMBAN: A driver was burnt to death after his car was engulfed by flames following an accident along Jalan Bukit Tangga near here. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim's vehicle was hit by a lorry near the Jeram Toi recreational forest around 9.30am on Tuesday (Sept 26). "The huge impact has caused both vehicles...
SEPANG: An Indonesian couple have been detained after police recovered some drugs on them following a high speed car chase. In the attempt to flee, they crashed through the police roadblocks and toll booth barriers. Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police flagged down a multi-purpose vehicle with four people while carrying a...
JOHOR BARU: The beautician who allegedly performed a breast enhancement procedure on a 29-year-old housewife that led to her eventual death is still missing. Johor health and unity committee chairman Ling Tian Soon said after the death of the victim, Tan Wei Shan, last month, the state Health Department’s private medical practice control section launched an...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) will intensify its efforts to introduce and provide the people with an understanding of the Malaysia MADANI concept, said Teo Nie Ching. The KKD Deputy Minister said that the ministry, through the Information Department, had implemented 32 Kita Madani programmes involving 27,170 participants and 2,848 Jalinan Insan Wahana...
IPOH: The state government has received almost RM16mil in royalty payments from the export of rare earth carbonate (REC) to China, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad (pic). He said the operation of the non-radioactive rare earth elements (N-RREE) pilot project on 87.4ha (216 acres) in Kenering, Hulu Perak generated the royalties after the tenth...
