KOTA BARU: Traffic on several major federal roads in the Gua Musang district remained congested due to the rising number of vehicles as of 6pm Saturday (March 29). Gua Musang OCPD Supt Sik Choon Foo said congestion stretched for about 6km at the Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis border, but traffic in Gua Musang town remained smooth. "Vehicles are...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is prepared to extend assistance and support humanitarian efforts following the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and northern Thailand. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that Malaysia stands in unwavering solidarity with our neighbours and fellow Asean Member States. "We acknowledge the state of emergency declared by the authorities in Myanmar, and the...
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YEONGYANG, South Korea (Reuters) - As the flames of a raging wildfire swept towards the town of Samui-ri in South Korea's mountainous southeast this week, a village leader surnamed Kwon rushed home to try to help his family and neighbours. Instead, his body and those of his wife and another family member were found hours later...
YANGON/BANGKOK/HANOI (Agencies): A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam on March 28, killing at least 25 people, toppling buildings, bridges and an air traffic control tower, and rupturing roads. The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit north-west of the city of Sagaing at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock...
(Reuters) - At least 144 people in Myanmar have been killed and 732 injured by a major earthquake that struck the country on Friday, state-run MRTV said on the Telegram messaging app on Friday (Reporting by Shoon Naing; Writing by Martin Petty)
KUALA LUMPUR: A man miraculously survived a fall from the 10th floor of a building here. When contacted, Sentul District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that the police were informed of the incident today at the Sri Aman Flats at around 12.30pm. "The 25-year-old man fell from the 10th floor and landed on a...
KLUANG: What was supposed to be an exciting "balik kampung" journey turned into a tragedy when three members of a family died in an accident while travelling back to their hometown for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Taufiq Bani, 33, said his sister, Siti Khazira, 35, and her husband, Nasaarudin Pardi, along with their four children, were on...
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, after a summary of Washington's latest offer showed it demanding all of Ukraine's natural resources income for years. The latest U.S. proposal would require Kyiv to send Washington all profit from a...
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (March 28) stressed that the proposed implementation of subsidy rationalisation for RON95 petrol will not affect the low-income group. As such, he said the public should not fall for dubious information spread by irresponsible parties because the petrol rationalisation was not implemented to affect the majority...
