BEIJING (SCMP): A Chinese woman was brutally beaten and blinded by her husband two months after they married because she refused to fund his gaming habit. The woman, known as Lao Chunxue, 28, from Inner Mongolia in northern China, met her husband, surnamed Xie, who is two years older than her, through an introduction by a...
PETALING JAYA: While some private companies have chosen to offer a replacement holiday on Tuesday (Sept 17) due to the overlapping observances of Maulidur Rasul and Malaysia Day on Monday (Sept 16), it will be business as usual for Bursa Malaysia and civil servants. The Prime Minister's Department had said, in a statement, that there would...
SINGAPORE: With more people treating their cats or dogs as family members and often willing to pay for the animals’ medical treatments like they would for their own, veterinary services have changed from offering mainly primary care to something resembling human healthcare today. This means expensive diagnostic scans, surgery and cancer treatments are routinely offered, leading...
TONGOD: A fire destroyed 44 houses in Kampung Penangah here, leaving 282 people from 74 families homeless. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received at 7.24pm on Sunday (Sept 15). However, firefighters only arrived at the remote location – more than 170km from the Kinabatangan fire station – at 11.30pm. The...
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has extended Maulidur Rasul greetings to all Muslims, urging them to embody the noble values imparted by Prophet Muhammad, especially in daily life. In a post on social media, Ahmad Zahid emphasised that Maulidur Rasul is not just about commemorating the Prophet's birth but also...
IPOH: Three people were badly injured while 31 others sustained light injuries after the double-decker bus they were in crashed into a divider at KM273 southbound on the North-South Expressway near here. Perak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said three passengers on the lower deck were trapped between seats after the...
KUCHING: The formation of Malaysia in 1963 is rooted in the constitutional documents already enshrined in the Federal Constitution and should remain undisputed, says Tun Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak said that these documents include the Memorandum of the Malaysia Solidarity Consultative Committee, the Cobbold Commission Report, the Inter-Governmental Committee...
KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, extended Happy Malaysia Day greetings to all Malaysians on Monday (Sept 17). Their Majesties conveyed their greetings through a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's official Facebook page. ALSO READ: Don't dispute constitutional documents that led to Malaysia's formation, says...
BEIJING: Middle-aged wives in China are participating in “sex appeal training camps” designed to teach them seduction techniques as a means to discourage their husbands from cheating. In July, a group of women convened in the eastern city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province for a two-day programme that charged each participant 2,999 yuan (US$420). A poster advertising...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Ronnie Ang enjoyed cycling regularly along the Sembawang Park Connector. But the 60-year-old’s leisurely ride on July 4, 2022, was tragically his last after he was attacked by hornets and died in hospital three days later. State Coroner Adam Nakhoda delivered his findings on Ang’s death on Sept 13, ruling it a...
