MELAKA: Rembia state assemblyman Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis, who was previously part of the government bloc, has been moved to the opposition bloc, says Melaka State Assembly Speaker Datuk Ibrahim Durum. Ibrahim said the decision was made after reviewing several matters concerning Jailani's membership in PAS, following its secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan's announcement at a...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Mohd Affendi Awang (pic), a repeat khalwat (close proximity) offender, was brought to Dewan 'Aasim at Masjid Al Muktafi Billah Shah, Jalan Sultan Mahmud, here, at 2.30pm to undergo a public caning. The 42-year-old carpenter is set to receive six strokes of the cane under Section 31(a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Takzir) (Terengganu)...
BAKU (Reuters) -Two passengers on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia. Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opens on a steady note this Friday, driven by positive momentum from year-end window dressing activities, which continue to support market sentiment. At 9:14 am, the FBM KLCI rose 7.35 points, or 0.46%, to 1,621.05, after opening 3.86 points higher at 1,617.56. Among the gainers, United Plantations surged 64 sen to RM31.24, Tenaga...
Japan Airlines Co. said it has resumed ticket sales for international and domestic flights after resolving a system malfunction caused by a cyberattack on Thursday morning. Ticket sales are back up and running after being halted as a result of the incident, the airline said in a statement at 2:19pm Tokyo time. Systems have been restored...
PETALING JAYA: Graduate employment and wages in 2023 went up but interest groups stress that further action is needed to sustain this trend. They highlight the need to improve productivity and adopt technology while also addressing the lack of women in the workforce and their limited progress into leadership roles to fully use skilled talent. Executive search...
Ask anyone in professional motorsports what the hardest race in the world is, and you’ll probably get the same answer: the Dakar Rally. To compete is to risk it all in one of the harshest environments on earth. The 2025 edition of the race will start in Bisha and end in Shubaytah, both in Saudi Arabia,...
OSLO: A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday (Dec 26). "Many of the passengers on the bus were foreign nationals," police said, adding...
A RECENT video has caught the attention of many online viewers. The footage appears to show a woman setting a motorcycle on fire, leading to widespread interest. Could it be true that this incident took place in Taiping? Verdict: TRUE Police in Taiping, Perak have arrested a woman for allegedly setting a motorcycle on fire. Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Nasir...
BANGKOK: Moo Deng, the celebrity baby pygmy hippopotamus at a Thai zoo, has just received a huge Christmas present from one of the most influential figures in the crypto world. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain platform, “adopted” the beloved Moo Deng through a generous donation of 10 million Thai baht (US$300,000) to the...
