BANGKOK, Oct 8: The father of the teenage gunman who went on a shooting rampage at…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink touches hearts of rural folks in Kindasan, Sabah
KENINGAU, Oct 8: After decades of waiting, more than 1,000 residents in Kampung Kindasan and Kampung…
Thumbs up for SPT at toll plazas
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8: The government’s initiative to introduce an Open Payment Toll Collection System (SPT)…
Residents plea for help to fix Pulau Redang’s poor garbage disposal
KUALA NERUS, Oct 8: The garbage problem in Kampung Baru, Pulau Redang, is becoming a nightmare for…
Jokowi wants immediate action on forest fires
JAKARTA, Oct 8 : Indonesian President Joko Widodo warned that smoke from forest and land fires in…
Verstappen is already champ ahead of 2023 F1 season’s end
BEIJING, Oct 8: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured his third consecutive Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship after finishing…
Cardinal Sebastian Francis, the pride of Malaysian Roman Catholics
GEORGE TOWN: Roman Catholics in Malaysia and beyond have been beaming with gratitude and pride in…
Businesswoman falls victim to another “Pos Laju” scam
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct 7: A businesswoman who fell victim to a phone scam syndicate that claimed…
Schools can close if API reading exceeds 200, says Deputy Education Minister
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 7: Schools in areas with Air Pollution Index (AIP) reading of more than…
Families of victims in Bangkok shopping mall shooting to get compensation
BANGKOK, Oct 7: The Thai government and private sectors have collaborated to provide 14.15 million baht in…
Amazon launches maiden satellites into orbit
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7: Amazon’s first pair of satellites blasted into orbit on Friday, initiating the…
Haze may affect Singapore this weekend, says NEA
SINGAPORE, Oct 7: Singapore is likely to experience haze over the weekend if the fires in…
More homegrown malaria cases in US for first time in 20 years
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7: The United States has identified at least 10 locally acquired malaria cases, the…
World sugar prices up by 10 pct in September, says FAO
ROME, Oct 7: Global sugar prices surged by nearly 10 per cent in September to their…
Thailand gives 3.6m baht for Unicef support in border areas of Myanmar
BANGKOK, Oct 7: Thailand has contributed 3.6 million baht (100 baht = RM12.79) to the United…
Bangkok shopping mall shooting: Teenager modified plastic gun to fire real bullets
by Linda Khoo BANGKOK, Oct 5: The teenage gunman who was suspected of killing two people and…
3 Labuan fishermen hailed for protecting turtle eggs, rescuing dolphins
LABUAN, Oct 5: Three local fishermen were awarded certificates of appreciation by the Fisheries Department of Labuan…
Iranian teen in coma after morality police assault, alleges rights group
TEHRAN, Oct 5: In Iran, a 16-year-old schoolgirl has been hospitalised after an incident in the Tehran…
German teachers association against banning mobile phones in school
BERLIN, Oct 5: The German Teachers’ Association has ruled out a mobile phone ban in schools,…
Rishi Sunak plans to overhaul British education system
LONDON, Oct 5: Britain’s government will introduce a single qualification “the Advanced British Standard” bringing together…
World’s biggest crisis is climate change, says Apple’s Tim Cook
COPENHAGEN, Oct 4: The negative consequences of global warming present a major challenge for companies, according…
HK pop legend Anita Mui was a staunch Man United fan
By Jeff Yong “If you didn’t even know what ‘offside’ meant, she (Anita Mui) would get…
History’s conceptual connections to the past, the present and the future
By Sam Trailerman Napoleon once said; “What is history but a fable agreed upon?” Mind you…
Ipoh businesswomen loses RM213,700 to money lending scammers on Instagram
IPOH, Oct 4: A businesswoman lost RM213,700 to a ‘licensed money lending syndicate’ that actually did…