KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's chances of advancing to the quarter-finals were dented after suffering a 0-4 defeat to Argentina in their second Group A match of the Junior World Cup at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Wednesday (Dec 6). Reigning champions Argentina went ahead in the 20th minute when Bautista Capurro scored a field...
The last hiker missing after a volcano eruption in Indonesia was found dead, rescuers said, raising the death toll to 23 three days after the disaster. Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia’s west spewed an ash tower 3,000m – taller than the volcano itself – into the sky on Sunday as 75 people...
HONG KONG: (Reuters): China hopes Myanmar achieves national reconciliation quickly and continues its political transformation, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday (Dec 6). Wang, who met Myanmar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Than Swe in Beijing, said both countries should strengthen law enforcement cooperation to eradicate telecom fraud, China's foreign ministry said in...
RAMALLAH: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Wednesday (Dec 6) that "Palestinians in Gaza are living in utter, deepening horror," as they "continue to be relentlessly bombarded by Israel and collectively punished." Speaking at a press conference ahead of Human Rights Day, Türk said that "humanitarian aid is again virtually cut off,...
IPOH: The Perak government is still waiting for the federal government’s approval to make Lumut as its Maritime Defence City, says Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. The Perak Mentri Besar said the Defence Ministry is still formulating the National Defence Industry Policy (NDIP), an initiative under the Defence White Paper. "The matter is still at the stage to...
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to make a one-day visit to Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan on Thursday (Dec 7). In Sabah, he is scheduled to grace the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ulu Padas Hydroelectric Dam in Kampung Kungkular, Tenom, which will also be attended by Chief Minister Datuk...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Madani Government One Year Anniversary Programme, which will kick off on Friday (Dec 8) at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, will serve as the best platform for the people to personally witness the government’s ‘report card’ for the past year. The three-day programme until this Sunday is aimed at disseminating and promoting the...
KUALA LUMPUR: CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) has issued a warning regarding scammers exploiting the WhatsApp application for impersonation activities and deceiving victims into transferring money. In a post on Facebook, CSM said there were fraudulent activities using the application, with the perpetrator posing as someone known to the victim before sending a link and asking the victim to...
PUTRAJAYA: Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from a medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law, says Wisma Putra. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (Dec 6), said threatening a United Nations...
PETALING JAYA: The body of autistic boy Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin was transported by the police forensic team from the location where he was discovered at about 11.50pm on Wednesday (Dec 6). The body was discovered at a river some 200m from his home at about 10pm. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said...
