KUALA LUMPUR: The three-day Malaysia International Health (MIH) Megatrends 2025 Conference starting Tuesday (Nov 25) will elevate Malaysia as a regional health hub in an effort to achieve better health sustainability in the future, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the conference themed "Innovation for a Sustainable Health Future" held at the...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has warned of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in several states until 1am on Friday (Nov 21). In a statement at 8.40pm on Thursday (Nov 20), MetMalaysia said the states affected are Pahang (Jerantut, Maran, Kuantan, Bera, Pekan and Rompin); Johor (Segamat, Mersing and Kota Tinggi); and the...
KOTA BARU: Police are actively looking for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing in Kampung Bedal, Kuala Krai, last Sunday (Nov 16). Kuala Krai deputy district police chief DSP Mohd Maizan Mustaffa, in a statement on Thursday (Nov 20), said the missing teenager had been identified as Nur Danisha Amira Muhammad Arif. He said Nur Danisha,...
PHNOM PENH: The owner of Songhak Marina Maternity and Treatment Clinic, who administered a fatal injection to a patient last year and subsequently dumped the victim’s body, has been sentenced by to 5 years in prison, while her husband received a one-year sentence. On November 17, the Takeo Provincial Court sentenced Sun Marina, 39, to a...
TOKYO: Within days of China urging its citizens not to travel to Japan due to a diplomatic dispute, Tokyo-based tour operator East Japan International Travel Service had lost 80% of its bookings for the remainder of the year. The small firm, which specialises in group tours largely for Chinese clients, is at the sharp end of...
NIBONG TEBAL: The Madani government continues to demonstrate strong commitment in addressing teacher shortages, achieving a placement rate of over 98% for teacher positions nationwide, says Fadhlina Sidek. The Education Minister said that less than 2% of teaching positions nationwide remain vacant, with a total of 53,000 teachers appointed since 2022 to meet schools' staffing needs. "This...
ADDIS ABABA: Malaysia and Ethiopia have agreed to bring 60 years of its diplomatic relations to greater heights through new areas of cooperation. This was agreed upon during a meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopia's President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde. Anwar said the cooperation between Malaysia and Ethiopia would reach high value sectors such...
KUCHING: The Federal Court on Wednesday (Nov 19) upheld the conviction and death sentence on a father found guilty of murdering his two-month-old disabled baby boy by smashing the child's body. A three-member panel chaired by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Azizah Nawawi, together with Federal Court Judge Rhodzariah Bujang and Court of Appeal Judge...
PETALING JAYA: The temporary steel canopy that fell on a moving car at MRR2 in Batu Caves on Tuesday (Nov 18) is believed to have occurred after a collision with a skylift boom. In a statement issued on Wednesday (Nov 19), the Selangor Occupational Safety and Health Department (DOSH) said the incident occurred during a paint...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old boy in Setapak was detained for allegedly slashing his own father with a knife. Prior to the incident, the 47-year-old father had scolded the son, who is sitting for his SPM, for skipping school. Wangsa Maju OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Lazim Ismail said the incident occurred at 6.42pm on Monday (Aug 17). "The father...
