SEPANG: The Sessions Court here on Monday (April 7) acquitted and discharged the founder of The Sky Clinic, Dr Roland Victor, on a charge of making and initiating the transmission of offensive videos about the Covid-19 vaccine. Judge Ahmad Fuad Othman ordered the doctor to be freed after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish...
IPOH: Veteran actress Datin Noor Azizah Azizul Hassan, 79, who passed away on Monday morning (April 7), was laid to rest at Masjid Paloh Muslim Cemetery here at about 2.50pm. Over 100 individuals, comprising family members and close friends, attended the burial. Among them was 1970s singer and Yayasan Kebajikan Artis Tanah Air (YKAT) president Datuk DJ Dave. Noor...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will adopt various proactive measures based on a 'whole-of-nation' approach to counter the impact of the newly imposed US tariffs, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said despite facing global economic uncertainty, Malaysia's economic resilience was strong and capable of weathering the impact...
PUTRAJAYA: Civil servants must be exposed to new technologies to enhance their efficiency, thus reducing reliance on foreign and external consultants, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the current demands require civil servants to change and the potential possessed by each of them must be harnessed for...
SHANGHAI: A 27-year-old Japanese man has trended on social media because his unconventional name of “Happy” has brought him just the opposite. After Terauchi Happy’s story was reported by ABEMA Prime TV at the end of March, a heated discussion about unusual names was triggered on the internet. His name was given to him by his mother...
BEIJING (Reuters): China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation. State-run Xinhua news agency also published the Chinese government's stance, saying the U.S. should "stop using tariffs as...
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar): The Special Search and Rescue Team of Malaysia (SMART) to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar will end its operations and return home on Monday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from the search and rescue (SAR) operation by SMART having ended, it needs to be stopped because no more survivors...
JAKARTA,(Xinhua): Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has announced that Indonesia was working closely with Malaysia to respond to new reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States. According to a press release issued by the ministry Friday, the announcement came following a series of high-level meetings between Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and senior...
MANILA (Bernama-Xinhua): A van carrying tourists plunged into a 50-metre ravine in the northern Philippines, killing five passengers on board and injuring nine more, police said Saturday, reported Xinhua. The police said the accident happened around 10 pm local time on Friday in Sadanga, a town in the Mountain Province, north of Manila. According to the investigation,...
SEREMBAN: The Negri Sembilan government will tighten enforcement on illegal dumping sites, especially involving gas pipeline areas in the state. Local government development, housing and transport action committee chairman J Arul Kumar said this is following the incident of open burning of illegal waste in a high-risk area in Bukit Sendayan that occurred two days ago. He said...
