ALOR SETAR: Four business premises near a fast-food restaurant on Jalan Changlun in Jitra, were destroyed in a fire on Sunday (March 16) night. Kedah Fire and Rescue Department Operations and Station Management branch chief Abd Fataf Amdan said the department received an emergency call at 9.13pm and a team arrived at the scene three minutes...
SIBU: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department has asked the state government to help build three new stations along the Pan Borneo Highway to ensure faster response times in handling road accidents. Its director Jamri Masran said the department had prepared a proposal to build the Category D fire stations and will submit it to the...
Lee Sinje, who celebrated her 49th birthday in January, laughs happily when StarLifestyle mentions she will be turning 50 next year. In person, the Kedah-born singer-actress who made a name in Hong Kong and Taiwan, looks fantastic even without a hint of makeup as she takes a seat for our exclusive interview. When we ask her how old she...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia's main index ended the early session on a strong rebound, in line with regional markets, as investors turned their sights to China on more plans to stimulate the economy. At 12.30, the FBM KLCI was up 17.07 points to 1,529.22 while the market was broadly higher with 655 stocks rising as compared...
JOHOR BARU: A seven-year-old Singaporean boy died while being treated for injuries after an accident between a car and a lorry at KM2.4 of Jalan Pantai here bound for Permas Jaya. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the incident occurred at 10.34pm on Sunday (March 16). “Initial investigations found that the lorry, driven by...
JOHOR BARU: The incident in which a non-Muslim was scolded and slapped while eating at a convenience store in a shopping mall during Ramadan was an act of provocation that went against the spirit of unity and harmony in Malaysia’s multicultural society, says Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang. The Unity Minister said the victim, identified as Elijah,...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for the third day of questioning on Monday (March 17). The Bera Member of Parliament, who smiled and waved at media personnel, arrived at 9.52am in a black multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) accompanied by police escorts, reported Sinar...
IPOH: Traffic at Jalan Changkat Jong in Batu 8, Teluk Intan, came to a standstill for about five hours after some 1,000 foreign workers gathered on the road following a fatal accident involving a Nepal national. Several video clips have gone viral showing the foreign workers assembling on the road, with some sitting down, halting traffic. Hilir...
SHAH ALAM: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah graced a ceremony to receive business zakat contributions totalling RM11.6mil from seven companies at the Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque in Bukit Jelutong here on Saturday (March 15). The companies that presented their business zakat were Pintas Utama Sdn Bhd (RM3mil), Rafulin Holdings Sdn Bhd (RM2.15mil), Sime Darby...
(Reuters) -Ukrainian troops are still fending off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia's Kursk region but face a potential new attack on Ukraine's northeast Sumy region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Military analysts say Russia is close to ejecting Ukrainian forces from their months-old foothold in the western Russian region, prompting U.S. President Donald...
