Family seeks RM1.7mil compensation for China tourists killed in Penang wall collapse

GEORGE TOWN: A family from China is demanding RM1.7mil in damages for the deaths of a father and daughter after an uprooted tree and part of a wall fell on their vehicle in the Pinang Peranakan Mansion parking lot in September. Their lawyer Ng Kian Nam said the family has initiated legal action against five parties,...

Japan to begin trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Monday (Aug 19) it will send a probe inside a battered reactor this week for a trial removal of radioactive debris. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) aims to retrieve a tiny sample of the estimated 880 tonnes of radioactive debris that is believed to...