Dad of Siam Paragon’s shooter begs for forgiveness from victim’s mum

BANGKOK, Oct 8: The father of the teenage gunman who went on a shooting rampage at…

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…