It’s not just a Malaysian problem
PETALING JAYA: The problem of litter being thrown from high-rise residential buildings is not unique to Malaysia, with other countries also recording similar instances. Read full story
A community unscathed by a senseless death
KUALA LUMPUR: Five years have passed since her teenage son died from being hit by a falling chair at the flat where they lived. Even more heartbreaking, the mother feels her son died in vain. Read full story
20 years later, Anwar makes historic return
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a historic moment as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim set foot into the Umno headquarters in Menara Dato Onn here after more than 20 years to chair the unity government’s first secretariat meeting. Read full story
Turkiye earthquake: Govt seeks to evacuate 13 stranded Malaysians
SEPANG: The government is making every effort to evacuate 13 Malaysians still trapped in several regions affected by the earthquake in south Turkiye, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Mohamad Alamin. Read full story
Erdogan declares state of emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces
TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern provinces hit by a major earthquake that claimed thousands of lives. Rescue and recovery work in the isolated region near Syria has been hamstrung by a fierce winter storm that has made some roads impassable and slowed the delivery of food […]
All members of unity govt agree to face state polls together, says Anwar
THE unity government secretariat has agreed to form three committees, including one that will focus on the upcoming state polls, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today. “This committee will discuss issues on the state polls, particularly seat allocations, and will focus on efforts to ensure we have a firm ground in facing the upcoming state polls,” he […]
Yayasan Sabah has successfully carried out 95% of 17 SMJ initiatives, says Hajiji
KOTA KINABALU: The Yayasan Sabah (YS) Group has managed to execute 95% of the 17 initiatives under Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) halatuju so far, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. Read full story
Ebit Lew case: Cops seized Firdaus Wong’s phone, court told
TENOM: A prosecution witness in the trial of preacher Ebit Irawan Ibrahim Lew, or Ebit Lew, told the Magistrate’s Court here that she had confiscated a mobile phone belonging to preacher Firdaus Wong Wai Hung. Read full story
Electric trucks produce far fewer emissions than diesel, says EU report
ELECTRIC trucks produce far fewer planet-warming emissions than their diesel counterparts over a lifetime, a report in Europe showed today, emphasising that the biggest climate impact comes from driving vehicles and not manufacturing them. The transport sector accounts for about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, the biggest contributor in the bloc. […]
Quake imperils cross-border aid to Syria
THE sole border crossing used to shuttle life-saving aid from Turkey into conflict-ravaged Syria has seen its operations disrupted by the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries, the UN said today. The 7.8-magnitude quake and its aftershocks struck Turkey and Syria yesterday and killed more than 5,000 people.