SELAYANG: There are not expected to be any contests for top leadership positions at the upcoming Bersatu elections, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Bersatu president said that he held discussions and negotiated with party members to avoid any clashes in the lead-up to the October election in order to preserve party unity. "The idea for negotiations...
KOTA TINGGI: Barisan Nasional might forge ahead alone in the 16th General Election (GE16), says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. The Umno deputy president said that the party is not bound to any coalition and is only in the unity government based on the agreement to run the country. "Come 2027, we can ask ourselves – are we...
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish coal miner trapped underground since Thursday was found alive by rescuers on Saturday, local media reported. The Rydultowy mine in southern Poland, operated by state-controlled group PGG, was hit by a tremor at around 0600 GMT on Thursday about 1,200 metres (3,960 feet) below ground. One miner died as a result of...
PETALING JAYA: Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country have more than doubled in the first six months of this year to over 10,000 units, compared with the same period last year. Based on figures by the Statistics Department, 10,663 EVs were sold as of June 30, compared with 4,409 EVs in the same period...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia will probably face Indonesia's world No. 9 Anthony Ginting in a mouthwatering last 16 clash in the Paris Olympic Games. The badminton competition is from July 27-Aug 5 at the Adidas Arena in Porte de la Chapelle. In the draw released on Friday (July 12), Zii Jia was placed...
GEORGE TOWN: The mother of Muhammad Luth Syauqi Nur Sufyan, the second victim who died on Friday (July 12) after eating poisoned snacks, related that she noticed her son had shed tears the night before. Nurain Hasnorizal, 25, said her youngest son, aged two, was otherwise unresponsive while receiving treatment at Penang Hospital’s paediatric intensive care...
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Immigration Department is ready to issue 10-year passports following a study, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution. "We are ready. We will make the announcement soon," he told reporters when he opened the Immigration Department passport office at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on Friday (July 12). However, Saifuddin declined...
PETALING JAYA: The mother of the late Hindu activist, Rajeswary Appahu, lodged a police report against four individuals for allegedly disrupting an ongoing police investigation related to a cyberbullying case involving her daughter. Puspa Rajagopal, 56, said the individuals were misleading and confusing the public by discussing the case on social media and were talking badly...
PETALING JAYA: Widow of former Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, Toh Puan Raghad Kurdi Taib, lodged a police report after she was barred from entering her own house in Sarawak. She also said that she had made the “necessary court application” following the incident that took place last week. “Please I'm doing all this with...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Joe Biden has shown he is "a pro-Russian candidate being controlled by the Kremlin," Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman joked on Friday, after the U.S. president misspoke and introduced Ukraine's leader as "President Putin" before correcting himself. Video of the gaffe at a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday featured prominently on news bulletins in...
