JOHOR BARU: The Bangkok luxury mall shooting was a traumatic experience for Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim and his family, who were within earshot of the incident. Recounting the anxious episode, the Johor crown prince said he and his family were sitting at a hotel lobby near the mall and when the shots...
KUALA LUMPUR: Five areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 9am on Thursday (Oct 5), with Bukit Rambai in Melaka being the most affected area with an API reading of 153. Based on the Malaysian API Management System website operated by the Department of Environment, other areas with API of above 100 are...
KOTA KINABALU: The subsidies given by the government to the people throughout the country including electricity, fuel and food is expected to exceed RM81bil this year, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said even though the figure was seen as high, reducing the total subsidy without looking at the needs of the people was...
GEORGE TOWN: Fast lanes on Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway at The Light Waterfront will be closed to make way for the construction of an interchange. In a statement by developer IJM Land, it said the fast lanes in each direction bound for George Town and Bayan Lepas will be closed and diverted from Oct...
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who murdered seven babies, had worked. Letby, 33, Britain's most prolific serial child killer of modern times, was convicted in August of killing five baby boys and two baby girls at the Countess...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia tested its emergency public warning systems across the country on Wednesday, blaring out sirens and interrupting some television and radio broadcasts to warn the population to stay calm. The test, first conducted in 2020, is part of a new initiative that requires authorities to conduct tests twice a year, starting from Sept. 1. It...
KUALA LUMPUR: The 23rd Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) was awarded the regimental colours on Wednesday (Oct 4) by Sultan of Kedah Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah. The ceremony, held at Kem Perdana Sungai Besi here, was in recognition of the services and sacrifices of the battalion in defending the country’s sovereignty...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will call on Asean's main rice supplier nations to give priority to exporting the staple food to member countries at the 45th Asean Ministers' Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF). Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin said the matter would be raised during the bilateral discussion sessions with the countries...
PUTRAJAYA: Court of Appeal Judge Azizah Nawawi has recused herself from hearing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to reinstate his lawsuit against former attorney general (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas. On Wednesday (Oct 4), Justice Azizah had disclosed to the court that her husband, Datuk Nik Suhaimi Nik Sulaiman, was the Appellate and...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A handful of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday ousted Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as party infighting plunged Congress into further chaos just days after it narrowly averted a government shutdown. The 216-to-210 vote marked the first time in history that the House removed its leader, with eight Republicans voting with...
