Climate activists stop Berlin traffic to pressure govt

ENVIRONMENTAL activists blocked dozens of streets in Berlin today to protest Germany’s climate policy, causing widespread transport disruption in the capital.  “We no longer accept that the government has no plan to stop the destruction of the basis of our existence,” Carla Rochel, a spokeswoman for Last Generation, the leading group behind the protests, said […]

4 including baby killed in Kemaman crash

FOUR individuals, including a baby, were killed in a crash involving two Proton Persona cars along Jalan Terengganu-Jabor near Chukai this afternoon. Fire and rescue operations officer Mohd Hafiezul Mohamad said the incident also caused injuries to eight people, including three children.

China says respects ex-Soviet states’ sovereignty after envoy sparks outrage

CHINA said it respected the “sovereign state status” of all ex-Soviet countries today, after Beijing’s ambassador to France sparked outrage in Europe by questioning the sovereignty of those nations.   “China respects the sovereign state status of the participating republics after the dissolution of the Soviet Union,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters.  

Ten hurt in four-car pile-up in Kundasang

KOTA KINABALU: Some holidaymakers in Kundasang, Ranau who were in four separate vehicles found themselves in a multi-car accident in the district on Monday (April 24). Read full story

MTUC urges govt to provide data on errant contractors

THE government is urged to provide data on errant contractors to enable payment of minimum wage adjustments, including salary arrears, to be made directly to affected workers.  Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general Kamarul Baharin Mansor said salary arrears reached RM3,600 per government service contract worker since the new minimum wage rate of RM1,500 was implemented in May last year.