JAMMU, India/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -India and Pakistan accused each other of launching drone and artillery attacks overnight into Friday morning, as tourists and villagers fled the third day of the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades. Sirens rang out in cities in the conflict's Kashmir flashpoint and beyond and people were told to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has received a courtesy visit from Biduanita Negara Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin and discussed various topics related to the arts. Anwar said the courtesy call at his office in Putrajaya was also attended by Siti Nurhaliza's husband Datuk Seri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, representing Yayasan Nurjiwa. "Various topics were...
IPOH: The 73-year-old woman who was hit by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that crashed into a fast-food restaurant in Sitiawan on Thursday (May 8) night has died. Manjung OCPD Asst Comm Hasbullah Abd Rahman said the victim was pronounced dead at 10.56pm on Thursday after receiving treatment at the emergency ward of the Seri Manjung...
BATU PAHAT: A juvenile crocodile was captured near the site where a 4.5-metre female crocodile weighing about 410kg was caught on Wednesday (May 7). The Johor Fire Rescue Department Operation Centre reported receiving a call about the reptile on Friday (May 9) at 7.15pm. Bandar Penggaram Fire station senior officer II Murad Paiman said six firemen and...
THANH HOA, (Vietnam): Two foreigners have been detained by police as part of an investigation into the suspected desecration of the royal tomb of Emperor Le Tuc Tong, located in Kien Tho Commune, Ngoc Lac District, the central province of Thanh Hoa. Last Saturday (May 3) evening, officials from the Thanh Hoa Centre for Historical Research...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian High Commission in New Delhi urges the postponement of all non-essential travel to India, especially to Indian states bordering Pakistan. In a statement Wednesday (May 7), the High Commission said this includes travels for holidays or other non-urgent purposes. "In view of the recent escalation between India and Pakistan, in which India launched...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines has suspended flights to and from Amritsar, India due to evolving security and operational concerns. The national flag carrier said this on Wednesday (May 7) following the closure of Amritsar Airport from May 7 to May 9. Malaysia Airlines said passenger and crew safety remains its top priority, and added that it is...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the need for bold and comprehensive reforms in developing Malaysia's new education strategy ahead of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP). The Prime Minister, in a Facebook post Wednesday (May 7) night, said that existing policies must be reviewed and refreshed to ensure every ringgit invested through 13MP yields...
GEORGE TOWN: Two public health assistants from the Penang City Council have been remanded for three days from Wednesday (May 7) by the Sessions Court here for allegedly accepting a RM54,000 bribe from a contractor. The remand order for the two male suspects, in their 30s and 60s, was issued by Judge Juraidah Abbas following an...
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed satisfaction and happiness on his state visit to Malaysia last month, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He also described the visit as a great success, the Foreign Minister said. According to Mohamad, the feedback was conveyed to him recently by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Congratulations to everyone," he said when...
