Teacher charged with sexually assaulting 11-year-old pupil
KOTA KINABALU: A religious school teacher has pleaded not guilty at a Sessions Court here to two charges of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old female pupil. Read full story
12-year-old girl killed in house fire
BALING: A 12-year-old girl was burnt to death as fire razed her home in Kampung Besah in Kuala Ketil. Read full story
Baby dies after brother rolls onto her
ALOR GAJAH: A two-month-old infant died after her brother is believed to have inadvertently rolled onto her while she was sleeping. Read full story
MMEA rescues passengers after ferry runs aground
ALOR SETAR: Over 500 passengers on a Langkawi ferry that ran aground at the Kuala Kedah estuary were rescued by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 9.15pm on Thursday. Read full story
Divyadarshini’s recitation of surah amazes Muslims
A VIDEO of a non-Muslim reciting Quran verses went viral on TikTok, impressing Muslim netizens. Read full story
Jay Chou emerges first Taiwanese in Global Artiste Chart
“MANDOPOP King” Jay Chou (pic) has become the first Taiwanese artiste to be named in the Global Artiste Chart 2022 by the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI), coming in at ninth place, reported China Press. Read full story
Covid-19 Watch: 204 new cases, says Health Ministry
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded 204 new Covid-19 infections on Friday (Feb 24), says the Health Ministry. Read full story
Budget 2023 announcements for Johor timely, says MB
JOHOR BARU: The Budget 2023 announcement of RM525mil to improve the highway network in Pengerang and to upgrade stretches of the North-South Expressway will be beneficial to various sectors, says Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. Read full story
Cops welcome new allocations under Budget 2023, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR: The allocations for the police in Budget 2023 are welcome – especially the new unit to tackle child pornography, says Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani Read full story
Cops arrest 29, bust investment scam syndicate
KUALA LUMPUR: An investment scam syndicate was busted with the arrests of 29 people in four states. Read full story