(Reuters) - At least 144 people in Myanmar have been killed and 732 injured by a major earthquake that struck the country on Friday, state-run MRTV said on the Telegram messaging app on Friday (Reporting by Shoon Naing; Writing by Martin Petty)
KUALA LUMPUR: A man miraculously survived a fall from the 10th floor of a building here. When contacted, Sentul District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said that the police were informed of the incident today at the Sri Aman Flats at around 12.30pm. "The 25-year-old man fell from the 10th floor and landed on a...
KLUANG: What was supposed to be an exciting "balik kampung" journey turned into a tragedy when three members of a family died in an accident while travelling back to their hometown for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Taufiq Bani, 33, said his sister, Siti Khazira, 35, and her husband, Nasaarudin Pardi, along with their four children, were on...
KYIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, after a summary of Washington's latest offer showed it demanding all of Ukraine's natural resources income for years. The latest U.S. proposal would require Kyiv to send Washington all profit from a...
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (March 28) stressed that the proposed implementation of subsidy rationalisation for RON95 petrol will not affect the low-income group. As such, he said the public should not fall for dubious information spread by irresponsible parties because the petrol rationalisation was not implemented to affect the majority...
PETALING JAYA: The actions of a businessman who insulted, injured, and threatened his personal security guard for fasting in 2021 led to severe consequences when he was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison and fined RM22,000 by the Magistrate's Court here on Friday. Magistrate Siti Zubaidah Mahat made the decision after finding that...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim distributed 28,000 fresh chickens to congregants of 28 mosques across the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency. The Prime Minister’s special officer in Penang, Zainal Abidin Saad, said that 56 tons of chickens were distributed free of charge last Friday (March 21) and this Friday (March 28) to residents in three state constituencies...
SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim advises those travelling back to their hometowns for Hari Raya Aidilfitri to drive safely and exercise caution on the roads. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of road safety, warning that the joy of Hari Raya Aidilfitri could be overshadowed by tragedy if accidents continue to rise, as they often...
SINGAPORE: After evading paying goods and services tax at Changi Airport for luxury items she bought in Europe, a woman went on social media to teach others how to do the same. On Thursday (March 27), Cloey Tan Wan Qi, 27, was fined S$18,000 after pleading guilty to a charge under the Customs Act. In sentencing, District...
BANGKOK: The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) on Thursday (March 27) revealed details of their investigation into the murder of a Thai woman at a condominium in Sukhumvit Soi 39, in Bangkok’s Watthana district. A manhunt has been launched for Singaporean national Daniel Benjamin Goh Wei-En, 32, after the body of his 30-year-old girlfriend, Phraophilas (surname withheld),...
