BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Belgium called an emergency meeting of key government ministers and security chiefs for Thursday after drone sightings forced closures of airports and a military air base on Tuesday evening in what the defence minister called a coordinated attack. Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary closures of airports in...
IPOH: A man was found dead in a stream near his orchard at Lata Telaga 7, Kampung Repoh, near Batu Kurau, on Wednesday (Nov 5). Perak Fire and Rescue Department acting operations chief Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah said the department received a distress call about the incident at 3.05pm, and a team from the Batu Kurau Fire...
RIYADH: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, expressed his appreciation to the Saudi Arabian government for the good treatment of Malaysian citizens working in the country across various sectors including oil and gas, services, and health. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Sultan Ibrahim made the remarks during a meeting with the Crown...
Late Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers was found dead in a blood-stained bathroom earlier last month, according to a new report on Oct 30. Per a recording of the 911 call obtained by TMZ, a woman identified only as Keely told a dispatcher she discovered Rivers “face first in a pile of blood” in a bathroom...
TENOM: The police Forensic Unit has appointed an expert to review data obtained from LGMS Bhd and stored on a pen drive, a prosecution witness said in the sexual harassment trial involving preacher Ebit Erawan Ibrahim Lew, or Ebit Lew. The 18th prosecution witness, police Investigating Officer Supt Noor Asyikin Shamsuri, 46, told the Tenom Magistrate’s...
KUALA LUMPUR: Controlling inflation and widening insurance base coverage is the approach the government is looking at to tackle soaring medical costs, says Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan. He said the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) system is one of the important aspects to address the issue. "We have agreed to expand the insurance coverage in...
PETALING JAYA: Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic) has expressed alarm over the government's debt service ratio, which stands at 17% of annual revenue. In a Facebook post uploaded on Tuesday (Nov 4), Dr Wee said he raised the issue during the winding-up speech on the Budget 2026 Policy Stage Debate in...
GEORGE TOWN: A plastic barrier has been placed around a sinkhole in Bayan Lepas as measures are being taken to address the incident, said state Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari. Zairil said the sinkhole, which appeared at the intersection of Jalan Datuk Ismail Hashim and Jalan Kenari on Tuesday evening (Nov 4), measures...
LONDON: A roller-coaster 2025 is entering its final weeks. The one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election arrives alongside key central bank decisions and earnings that could set the short-term tone for markets. Here's a look at the week ahead from Gregor Stuart Hunter in Singapore, Alden Bentley in New York and...
The golf influencer died suddenly, the 'Fore Play' podcast revealed days after he died attending a wedding in the Dominican Republic. Here's what we know so far about Franke's devastating death. Barstool Sports’ fan-favorite golf influencer Cody ‘Beef’ Franke died at the age of 31 earlier this month, the “Fore Play” podcast announced. Barstool’s founder, Dave Portnoy, mourned Franke’s death...
