Thankful for the return to normalcy
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Drunken brawls break out over festive break
GEORGE TOWN: The Chinese New Year break led to several foreigners having too much to drink and getting involved in drunken brawls. Read full story
Civil Defence Force helps groom and guests in flooded village
A GROOM had to take a boat to his bride’s house on Sunday due to floods, Harian Metro reported. Read full story
Ella impresses fans with her durian opening skills
TAIWANESE singer Ella Chen, who is spending the Chinese New Year in Melaka, impressed Internet users by opening a durian by herself, reported Sin Chew Daily. Read full story
Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds
CYPRIOT authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, conservationists on the Mediterranean island said today. Fines totalling 21,000 euros (almost US$23,000) were last week ordered for an individual after three birds of prey were found dead at a rural property in the southern Limassol […]
PM returns to hometown
PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim today returned to his hometown in Cheruk Tok Kun in Bukit Mertajam for the first time after assuming the office of Prime Minister. The return of Anwar, who was accompanied by his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, was greeted with great enthusiasm by the local residents at Masjid Jamek Cheruk […]
Iraqi central bank chief leaves post amid currency volatility
IRAQ’s prime minister said on Monday the country’s central bank governor had been relieved of his duties as the local currency continues to fall against the dollar. “Today, the central bank governor’s request for discharge was approved, as was the request for retirement by the president of the Trade Bank of Iraq,” Prime Minister Mohammed […]
No official seat negotiations yet between Pakatan and Barisan for state polls, says Anwar
BUKIT MERTAJAM: The seat negotiations between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional to face the six state elections have not officially started, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Read full story
German antitrust watchdog opens probe into PayPal
GERMANY’s antitrust watchdog said today it had launched an investigation into PayPal to examine whether the US online payment giant was using its dominance to restrict competition. The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) said it would examine whether the conditions set out in PayPal’s terms of use amount to a possible “hindrance of competitors and restriction […]
Danger-level heavy rain warning for Johor, Sabah, says MetMalaysia
THE Meteorological Department of Malaysia (MetMalaysia) has issued a danger-level continuous heavy rain warning for several districts in Johor and Sabah until Wednesday. According to a statement issued at 7pm today, the districts involved in Johor are Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru while in Sabah, the affected districts are Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, […]