Girl among three killed, baby hurt after family of four on motorcycle crash into lorry

KUALA LUMPUR: Three people were killed while a baby was injured in a road accident here. The incident occurred early Thursday (Nov 21) morning along KM2 of the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (Duke), heading towards the Segambut toll plaza from Sungai Buloh. When contacted Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said that the accident occurred...

Malaysia re-elected to Uncitral for 2025-2031 term

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been successfully re-elected to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Uncitral) for the 2025-2031 term. The election, held during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Nov 20, saw Malaysia secure one of the eight Asia Pacific Group seats with the highest number...

Vehicles in viral video given summonses for parking too close to bus stop, Ipoh cops say

IPOH: Owners of vehicles parked in front of Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun received traffic summonses in a viral video for violating parking rules, say Ipoh police. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said while police had said that summonses would not be issued for vehicles parked on both sides of Jalan Ashman Shah...

Malaysia, Vietnam elevate bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership

KUALA LUMPUR: The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam has announced the elevation of Malaysia and Vietnam bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Thursday (Nov 21), Lam underscored his productive discussions with...

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader

AMSTERDAM (Reuters): Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The move comes after the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan announced on May 20, that he...

Melaka carrying out measures to protect residents from crocodile threat

MELAKA: The Melaka government is committed to ensuring the safety of residents, particularly those living near the basin of Sungai Malim, from the threat of crocodiles. State senior executive councillor for housing, local government, drainage, climate change and disaster management Datuk Rais Yasin said he hoped the Melaka chapter of the Wildlife and National Parks Department...

MPV in crash where eight died was being pursued by cops

SARIKEI: An accident that resulted in eight deaths and two injuries here occurred when a MPV vehicle tried to flee from an inspection by police on patrol. Sarikei police acting chief Supt Aswandy Anis said the MPV, driven by a Malaysian with seven Indonesian passengers, entered the opposite lane at the Simpang Bulat diversion. He said that...

Scheduled water cuts to seven Penang Island areas Nov 28-29

GEORGE TOWN: A total of 37,000 user accounts across seven coastal areas on Penang Island will experience a scheduled 14-hour water supply disruption from 10pm on Thursday, Nov 28 to 12pm on Friday, Nov 29. Penang Water Supply Corporation chief executive officer Datuk K. Pathmanathan said the disruption is due to the replacement of a 900mm...

Fatal Cyberjaya accident claims four lives

SEPANG: The fatal accident that killed four people was believed to have been caused by the car crashing into a road divider. In a statement Thursday (Nov 21), Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said that the incident occurred near IOI Conezion Putrajaya, where the car that was being driven from the Kajang area had spun...

Melaka Health Department shuts two hotel kitchens for rat droppings and cockroaches

MELAKA: Two hotel kitchens in Ayer Keroh have been ordered to close for 14 days by the state Health Department after it found rodent droppings and cockroaches on the premises during an operation last week. State Health Director Dr Ruzita Mustaffa said the inspections conducted on Nov 11 and 12 revealed that the hotel kitchens were...