Sweden moves to toughen anti-terror laws

SWEDEN’s government on Thursday proposed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, in a move to toughen anti-terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm’s Nato bid. The proposed legislation widens the scope of activities that can be prosecuted.

Intermediate bus service launched as alternative to Ampang LRT line

RAPID Bus Sdn Bhd said it received support and cooperation from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to launch an intermediate bus service as an alternative to the disrupted Ampang LRT line. According to a Rapid Bus statement, this service was activated this evening during peak hours and was the result of discussions to help […]

UN aims to forge new way of tracking greenhouse gases

THE United Nations has launched a major effort to try to fill a key gap in the fight against climate change: standardised, real-time tracking of greenhouse gases. Better ways of measuring planet-warming pollution are vital to responding to the impact on humanity and should help inform better decision-making.

Hong Kong offers free flights after Covid isolation

HONG Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said today, as he pitched free flights and positive publicity to resurrect the once-vibrant global hub after three years of Covid-enforced isolation.   The government’s rebranding campaign, “Hello, Hong Kong”, bills itself as an effort to tell “good stories” about the southern Chinese city, where […]

I sell food to support my three sons, says Emilia

KUALA LUMPUR: The former wife of Datuk SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin Kamal, Emilia Hanafi, told the Magistrate’s Court here that she had to work part-time as a food seller and do house decoration work to cover her children’s expenses as a single mother. Read full story