13 dead as Chile forest fires provoke state of disaster
CHILE has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave sparked forest fires that left at least 13 people dead, authorities said yesterday. More than 100 homes have been affected and 47,000ha of forest destroyed since the fires broke out on Wednesday.
Police awaiting Home Ministry's guidelines on fireworks
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will wait for the Home Ministry’s policy on the legalisation of firecrackers and fireworks, says Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. Read full story
Details of reduction in MPs' allocations to be announced in Budget 2023
KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh says that she accepts the Prime Minister’s decision to slash the annual development allocations for MPs. Read full story
Fireman bitten by 90kg sun bear in stable condition
SUNGAI PETANI: An auxiliary firefighter who was injured after being bitten by a sun bear in Kampung Kabu Sepuluh, Selengkoh Tengah, Yan, is now in stable condition. Read full story
Iraqis outraged after father kills YouTube star daughter
THE death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, where so-called “honour killings” continue to take place in the conservative country. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on January 31 in the southern province of Diwaniya, interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan said on Twitter […]
Don’t speak on behalf of ROS, Ismail Sabri tells Umno colleague
UMNO secretary-general Ahamd Maslan should not claim on behalf of the Registrar of Societies that the party did not violate its constitution at its recent general assembly, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The Umno vice-president said Ahmad should understand that the ROS was still investigating the complaint on the legality of the general assembly’s decision to […]
Covid-19: Another 340 cases recorded for 5,037,582 total
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 340 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Feb 3), says the Health Ministry. Read full story
Dress code at police station based on govt directive, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: The dress code for the public at police stations is based on a directive from the Chief Secretary of the Government, says Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. Read full story
Jury clears Musk of fraud charges in Tesla tweet trial
JURORS yesterday cleared Elon Musk of liability for investors’ losses in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweets claiming that he had funding in place to take Tesla private. The tweets sent the Tesla share price on a rollercoaster ride, and Musk was sued by shareholders who said the tycoon acted recklessly in an effort […]
Microsoft says Iranians hacked Charlie Hebdo
US computing giant Microsoft said yesterday that it had identified Iranian state actors as those behind the recent cyberattack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Clint Watts, the general manager of Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center, said that the hackers, who called themselves “Holy Souls,” were Iranian cybersecurity firm Emennet Pasargad.